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FRANK B.

FRANK B.

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Update for Vista doesn't work

Maxtor OneTouch III 500GB USB 2.0 3.5" External Hard Drive T01H500 (STM305004OTAB01-RK)
Maxtor OneTouch III 500GB USB 2.0 3.5" External Hard Drive T01H500 (STM305004OTAB01-RK)

Pros: It's a hard-drive. It hooks up to USB2. It's big.

Cons: Until the software works -- this is just another big hard-drive. Certainly NOT worth the extra amount paid if the One Touch feature is crippled or broken.

Overall Review: The software is the only differentiator for this type of product. I wish I had just gotten a regular drive and used Windows backup software since that seems to work just fine.

Whole directories lost?

Crucial M4 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT256M4SSD2
Crucial M4 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT256M4SSD2

Pros: - Relatively fast. - Shock-proof for a laptop.

Cons: - I just had a directory *poof*! reported as corrupt and can't open by Windows. So my work there is lost.

Overall Review: I bought this to replace a HD on a laptop, because of the shock-proof quality of solid state disks. I had expected that after being around for this many years, the technology would be stable. Apparently not true. I really don't care about any other feature if the drive isn't reliable. This product is a joke. I might only consider this in a pair RAID, but even with that I hesitate.

only WEP worked for me

BYTECC Black 1.44/1.25 MB 3.5" External USB Floppy Drive Model BT-144
BYTECC Black 1.44/1.25 MB 3.5" External USB Floppy Drive Model BT-144

Pros: good range

Cons: I couldn't get this to work for any authentication other than Open (no authenticaton) or WEP. WPA2 AES, WPA TKIP and WPA2 mixed wouldn't work.

Overall Review: My RMA comments: "This only works for WEP or no authentication. Will not connect to WPA2 AES nor WPA TKIP or WPA2 Mixed. I tried to connect to 2 different routers, and change modes. I also downloaded the latest Encore drivers, which were already up to date upon install. I can't use this if it only works with WEP. 2 stars."

10/16/2011