excellent value for money (Freecom Hard Drive 400 GB)

Name: rlparker23

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Product:	Freecom Hard Drive 400 GB
Date:	20/03/08 (51 review reads)
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Advantages: good size, cheap, great customer service

Disadvantages: gets a bit hot

I am a web developer and have several very large software packages installed on my laptop which take up a lot of memory when being used simultaneously. My machine was running very slowly. I bought a I portable external drive as it was small and light so I could carry it with me (very important as my laptop goes everywhere with me). I thought it would take ages to fill. I was wrong!

I download lots of films and music etc which took up most of my memory but lets face it I don't need them with me 24/7. so I had a look on the web and found the freecom website. I saw this 400GB drive for £74 and thought it would be perfect.

I would describe it as cheap and chearful. It's big, it's not that pretty and it's heavy. The fact that it has to be plugged in annoyed me at first as i was used to my portable one. However as it just sits on my desk none of that really matters. I have nearly 200 films and 100s of music files stored on it and i still have 100GB free space. I did need to buy a new USB cable for it though as the one it comes with is not very long at all (if you need to do the same buy one from a small independant computer hardware store as PC world charge a fortune for them and they only cost 12p to make)

I agree with one of the other reviews that the software is a bit big and clunky but it was very quick and easy to set up. I really can't see the point of paying more for storage like this as lets face it you are paying for the brand name as the technology is pretty much the same. I know several people who have freecom drives and none of them have ever had any problems with them.

One other thing i feel is important to mention is the freecom customer services. after about 8 months the power lead frayed/ started to come away from the plug. I emailed the support team on their website and received a reply the next day. I gave them my address and 4 days later i had a free new replacement power lead. They didnt ask when i had bought it or argue in anyway. They could not have been more helpful, which makes a nice change!

If you are looking for a cheap reliable external drive then you can't go far wrong with this one, though for the price difference i would be tempted to go for the 500GB one instead, but maybe i'm just greedy! One thing i would mention is that you must remember to turn it off as it gets very hot.

Summary: good size, cheap, great customer service - excellent value for money

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