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Anthony M.

Anthony M.

Joined on 07/17/08

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Microsoft Windows Anytime Upgrade: Windows 7 Home Premium to Professional
Microsoft Windows Anytime Upgrade: Windows 7 Home Premium to Professional

Pros: Upgrades your Windows 7 without changing any programs or modifying any settings.

Cons: Must be connected to the internet to get the updates, so it takes a while.

Overall Review: You are just buying a plastic case with a business card with a key on it. This defiantly should be done electronically, but some people prefer something tangible for the money.

Technical Details

iomega Prestige 1TB USB 2.0 2.5" Compact Portable External Hard Drive 34866
iomega Prestige 1TB USB 2.0 2.5" Compact Portable External Hard Drive 34866

Pros: Drive is covered in a metal case Drive is mounted with screws on the bottom of the drive Plastic & Foam exist between the drive & case

Cons: Case isn't all metal, which would help heat disipation The drive is extra thick, which may prohibit installation into some laptops.

Overall Review: Drive Info: Toshiba MK1059GSM HDD2K11 Z ZK01 S DC=5v 1.0A

Kinda Thick

iomega Prestige 1TB USB 2.0 2.5" Compact Portable External Hard Drive 34866
iomega Prestige 1TB USB 2.0 2.5" Compact Portable External Hard Drive 34866

Pros: Requires only 1 USB port (Lenovo T410) for power & data. (The included 2 headed cable is not necessary for me) Pretty Metal Case Very Quiet

Cons: Very Thick, nearly twice as thick as my other external hard drives. The case is actually more then twice as tall as 2 2.5in hard drives stacked on top of one another.

Overall Review: Other then my complaints about the large size the drive is not significantly heaver then my other drives (Seagate FreeAgent Go) but the thickness means I can't replace my 2x500GB with this 1TB drive to save space.

Good

CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750 W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible with New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750 W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible with New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Pros: Quiet and very heavy included cable ties & sleeved cables look nice

Cons: nothing

Overall Review: Purchased for an under-equipped Lenovo K320 desktop with only a 240W PSU for an i7 gaming machine.

Nice Case

Rosewill RX-358 V2 BLK - Black, 3.5" SATA to USB & eSATA External Enclosure with Internal 80 mm Fan
Rosewill RX-358 V2 BLK - Black, 3.5" SATA to USB & eSATA External Enclosure with Internal 80 mm Fan

Pros: Includes all of the cables and good instructions Fan is relatively quiet with on/off switch

Cons: The pulsing lights are a bit annoying, no way to turn them off

Overall Review: Good case, metal construction sucks heat away

Perfect for Video Edition

EAGLE ET-CS2PESU2-BK 2.5" Black SATA I/II USB 2.0 & eSATA External Enclosure with built-in USB cable
EAGLE ET-CS2PESU2-BK 2.5" Black SATA I/II USB 2.0 & eSATA External Enclosure with built-in USB cable

Pros: The USB cable is attached to the drive, so you can't loose it. The USB cable can be used to power the drive when in eSATA mode (many drives lack this option) Easy to open case quality all metal construction

Cons: It's a bit tricky at first, if you plus in USB it sees the drive then you plug in eSATA and it see's the drive again. A bit of fiddling is needed, but thats a small price to pay considering that most other drives require a dedicated usb power cable.

Overall Review: This is one of the best cases out there, I would like it more if it was easy to open & close, but that would sacrifice some of the ruggedness.