At the moment the (Dutch) market is flooded with bargains for
external (200-250 Gb) Maxtor hard drives. With a price of just over an
euro a gig (excluding VAT) I couldn't resist. After a couple of weeks
I'm still so satisfied with it that I just have to blog about it. The
drive is fast, the connectors (USB 2 and firewire) are fast and, most
important of all, it is silent. You can't hear it but when you touch it
you will feel a vibration, something like the vibration of a cycle
chain when acellerating. This vibration could cause some noise,
but some very good rubbers are included. All
accesories coming with are abundant and of a very
good quaility
The USB and firewire cables look like they are certified for 380kV.
The power adapter includes two cords, the dull european one and the
gigantic Britsh one. The adapter side of the cords is universal so now
I can take my notebook to the UK as well. The adapter itself looks
small but has a built in power buffer, when you pull the plug it gives
the drive the opportunity to go to standy.
Really recomended.
Peter