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I am using the product with a Dell Latitude D600. Many of my associates have had the hard drive fail on this model. I have 25GB +/- backed up. It backs up changed files automatically every day at the proper time. I of course will know if it is really as good as advertised if my hard drive fails and it restores all my work. In response to your question below, I am 50 years over the age of 13 thank you.
SmartDisk USBFLB60 60 GB

It’s too bad I can’t actually review the device because the Nero Software was impossible to start.

On the first installation pass I received an error message which I copied down. It advised contacting customer support. Customer support just had me restart the computer a few times trying to get the USB port to disengage. They told me it was Neros’ problem, call their support…which announces from the get-go that it’s $1.29/minute for technical support. So I’m off to the website to see what I can find, and Googling up a Forum for this issue. Discovered the recommendation was to use the Nero clean tool to uninstall all Nero software (I did have another Nero product on my machine)and then download a more recent version of the BackItUp4 software from provided link, using the serial number from the bundled software. No go. Finally Nero tells me to contact Verbatim for a re-installation disc.

I’m over it. Verbatim gets a black eye for loading software incorrectly and Nero gets one for insisting you uninstall all their products to install this one.
Verbatim 500 GB USB

In this information age, data is perhaps the most important thing there is. But let’s face it. Storage devices are boring. Few years ago, manufacturers got creative with USB flash drive design. For example, 1GB Salmon Sushi USB Drive – So real you get hungry!!.

Beyond the fun factor, however, we often need to carry a lot more information than these USB flash drives can hold. Western Digital started stylish portable hard disks trend with their Western Digital My Passport Essential 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable Drive WDMER5000TN (Real Red) series. Iomega upped the ante with eGo series.

The drive looks and feels a lot like woman’s cosmetic compact. In fact, my wife and I tried flipping it open. Surrounded in stylish chrome border and beautiful red finish, this is one substantial high quality design. This might strike as a nitpick, but perhaps the only design weakness is the blue activity indicator light. I would’ve chosen subtler, white glow LED found on Apple notebooks. The blue indicator light cheapens otherwise very stylish, high quality product.

The hard disk itself is very solid. Backed by generous 3-year warranty, this 320 GB hard disk spins at 5400 rpm. It’s formatted as a single 300 GB NTFS format partition. Mac users will need to format to HPFS+ or FAT32. It includes few security software for Windows you might want to backup, in case you are thinking of reformatting. The disk is very quiet like most modern notebook hard disks are and it connects to your computer with a bundled USB cable. The cable splits into two full-sized USB connectors in case your computer isn’t capable of supplying sufficient power. My iMac worked with just one USB connection, Dell Latitude notebook needed two connections.
Iomega eGo 500 GB

I bought this product to use as a backup for my hard drive. It works very well. I’ve had it a little over a month. The automatic back up is wonderful. The 640 GB is large enough to hold automatic backup and any additional items I want to store. The backup is very fast and does not delay any work I am doing while back up is occurring. If the computer is turned off when auto backup is supposed to occur, the computer asks if it should do the missed backup the next time the computer is started. It is easy to program when to do backup and easy to change the settings. I’ve not had to reboot the system from this external hard drive. As I read in reviews, the only problem is the short USB cable. I’d recommend buying this product.
Toshiba 320 GB USB

Compact discs available at half dot com, just type in “catcher in the rye , audio” and it comes right up. Great for the sight impaired or dyslectics.
Maxtor 18 GB 15K