Question 1

Does it come with a USB 3.0 cable?

Accepted Answer

I purchased mine a little over a year ago it came with a cable a rather short one, I ended up getting a longer one.

Question 2

Does this hard disk need two usb?

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Not sure I understand your question.  The drive has a USB 3.0 interface and when used with a USB 3.0 port it has impressive speeds for an external drive.  The drive will also work with older USB 2.0 ports - the drive is backward compatible  however the transfer speeds will be slower.

Question 3

Hello, I am trying to use this drive for recording audio sessions in Garageband and Logic Pro. I just got it today and I would like to view what I have backed up so far. How can I see what's on the the drive so far ?

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Thanks Robert, yes , I know that's the way it works for windows. However, I am using it on a mac which doesn't have that option. I looked in / system preferences and there is no indication of new hardware. As a matter of fact the icon is in my dock but, for some reason it has a question mark on it.
Thanks again, any help would be great.
Jim.

Question 4

Is this compatible with a mac?

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I don't know if it's Mac compatible, I bought mine as an Xbox One storage device. I don't see why it wouldn't work, just have to format it.

Question 5

does this drive go sleep mode?

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Not that I have experienced. I also use it only as a drive and did not use the software that came with it.

Question 6

Would this unit be recommended for storing recordings from a DVR?

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It is a fast drive and should work fine for a DVR.  I would suggest a larger drive capacity, however.  Also, most DVR's only have a USB2.0 port, so you wouldn't get the speed of this unit's USB3.0 port.  See if your DVR has an eSATA or a USB3.0 port and go from there.

Question 7

Internally, is it a standard SATA hard drive (with standard SATA connector)?  I wonder if I can use it as an internal drive on a PS3. Thanks!

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It's USB 3.0. I'm using it as my primary drive for my Xbox One because you can't replace the internal drive.

Question 8

What are the dimensions of this product? The size?

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Its about the size of a cell phone.  Pretty light weight.  I like it a lot and use it for back-ups.

Question 9

I'm debating between this and a Western Digital My Passport Ultra. I can't tell which will be faster with upload and download speed. Any suggestions?

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I haven't used the Western Digital, but this one is pretty good. I use it to archive pics and other things I do not want to lose.  If that's all you're using it for then it will probably work for you.  I am a fan of WD, so that would be a good purchase as well.

Question 10

What is the transfer speed

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The transfer speed is facilitated by the USB 3.0 interface and a 7200 RPM hard drive.

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