4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
STOP SEARCHING, this is the one!,
April 19, 2010 B. Bertini "fella73" (STATEN ISLAND, NY, US) - See all my reviews
Anyone looking for a 500 GB external hard drive for around $100 should look no further. There are a lot of contradicting stories out there on the internet, and if you ask sales people at the major retail chains, you will get equally confusing feedback in regards to what is the best and most functional external drive. Sometimes it takes a lot of research and a bad purchase or two in order to finally get what you want, so if you have already started down that road, do not give up hope. Here is a true shortcut to success and happiness:
The diskGO external drive is REALLY 'plug and play' right out of the box. Just plug the USB cable (which is attached to the drive, and folds away nicely when not in use..) into your PC or laptop and start dragging files onto it. There is no confusing software to install and your PC will recognize the drive within seconds. Another nice feature is that they give you an extension for the USB in case you need more slack, AND it splits into 2...Read more
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A reliable, functional workhorse,
April 19, 2011 Trillian (Arizona) - See all my reviews
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The biggest concern I always have when purchasing an external drive is, "When will this thing die on me?" I have been through four different brands of external drives (Western Digital, Oyen, Iomega and Diskgo) and this is one of the most reliable brands I've ever come across. I first was introduced to Diskgo when I bought one of their 12 GB mini hard drives (not a flash drive, but an actual mini hard drive) about 4 years ago. That drive had my life on it for a good long while, and I carried it with me everywhere. After four years of nonstop bouncing around in purses and bags, it still works like a charm (it's just too small for my needs now). After having some serious issues with the Oyen and Iomega drives, I thought I'd give the Diskgo 500 GB model a try. It had the same feature on it that I liked on their other drive, a permanently built-in USB plug that could be folded into a slit on the drive when it wasn't needed. As another reviewer has mentioned, an additional plus is...Read more
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