Is this easy for a tech-challenged senior to use? And understand?
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yes depending on what the intended use of the drive is. If you intend to use it as a backup source then the use is straight forward but be aware that these drives have backup software preinstalled on them so you need to access the drive to use this software and foollow the instructions in the software as you use it to et the most out of the use of the backup capaibility of the drive if you need further instructions you might go on the internet to buffalo's website or call their 1-800 number for tech assitance. I hope you know that this drive run by a supplied cable on you USB port on your computer and connected to your drive you can go from there I hope this answers your basic question. yes depending on what the intended use of the drive is. If you intend to use it as a backup source then the use is straight forward but be aware that these drives have backup software preinstalled on them so you need to access the drive to use this software and foollow the instructions in the software as you use it to et the most out of the use of the backup capaibility of the drive if you need further instructions you might go on the internet to buffalo's website or call their 1-800 number for tech assitance. I hope you know that this drive run by a supplied cable on you USB port on your... » Read More yes depending on what the intended use of the drive is. If you intend to use it as a backup source then the use is straight forward but be aware that these drives have backup software preinstalled on them so you need to access the drive to use this software and foollow the instructions in the software as you use it to et the most out of the use of the backup capaibility of the drive if you need further instructions you might go on the internet to buffalo's website or call their 1-800 number for tech assitance. I hope you know that this drive run by a supplied cable on you USB port on your computer and connected to your drive you can go from there I hope this answers your basic question. « Show Less
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I am a 72 year old Mac user, and I found the drive plug-and-play easy so that I didn't have any problems at all
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It was but since then I've lost all my pictures that I took for over two years. I would highly recommend the western digital external hard drive. I've used them for over ten years and no problems at all. I just bought another one two days ago "the WD passport w. Auto cloud backup. It's about the same price plus they give you cloud back up. Can't. Beat this company that been around for 30 years.
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Very easy to use. My computer recognized it and got it ready to use automatically. It shows up labeled something like "buffalo hard disk drive". I opened it up and just started creating folders. Then i went to my computer and dragged and drppoed them where i wanted.
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It is a great product that anyone can understand and use. I love it. I am a senior myself.
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I am a Buffalo Tech. fan . I've had several pieces of their equipment and am well pleased with their products, especially if bought new. I'm 58 yrs old and struggled with comprahending the use at fist but the instructions were actually pretty simple; I just tried to overthink it. Bought a refurbished Buff. drive for my son from a another company, which did'nt work; but I stand behind the Buffalo products as for performance.
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its relatively easy! you pair it with your computer.......& yes.....you read the instructions!
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We followed guideline on iPad but it was really easy. They also have live person phone support. Very happy to learn I can fix things at age 70
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Follow the directions and put in your password. I am a senior and I did it without any problems. It was fairly easy. Make sure you can find it on your computer choices for printers after putting in the password.
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Maybe Dennis is a senior, or maybe he is just helping a senior with the selection. I am trying to find something for my parents, who are 80-ish. They had a computer a while back for word processing, but have never gone online. I know they would love it if they had a very user-friendly machine. Dennis, did you find something good? I'd love to know.
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I don't remember, but it must have been very simple to set up. I'm a 78 year old lady with not much hands on skills with equipment! Alexander R. Ng had the best answer for you.
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The menu is certainly not intuitive. However, it's simple enough to figure out quite quickly. You may need the help of the manual/diagram the first couple of times.
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Maybe Dennis is a senior, or maybe he is just helping a senior with the selection. I am trying to find something for my parents, who are 80-ish. They had a computer a while back for word processing, but have never gone online. I know they would love it if they had a very user-friendly machine.Dennis, did you find something good? I'd love to know.
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I've installed a few of these systems and never needed tech support. Like all systems in this price range, the configuration application is pretty clunky, but workable. If you can do basic troubleshooting, you will be OK. The key issue most people have port forwarding for remote access, but Swann made this easier by including a pretty easy-to-use dynamic DNS service. Also - I investigated several systems (Q-See, Samsung, earlier versions from Swann, Harbor Freight's house brand) and continue to recommend this system to my clients.
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I found the device pretty intuitive. Probably the only thing that was a bit challenging was loading the software onto the computer, but, not really that tough. Then, when plugged in, you just need to look for the courses you want to play, check them off and sync with the program. It will load them onto the device. Then just play with it using the menu items (access this from the lower left button that looks like a scroll) and the other buttons on it. Really, it is quite simple. Hope this helps.
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I set it up for my mom very easily. I believe there is a menu button and it will bring up all the info you need. I need to look at it again to be sure. She is 22 miles away so I can not look at it right now.
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I think so. I am 66 and kinda tech savvy but not really. I used it and liked it for phone, text and voice mail. It is inexpensive and mine was very reliable. I had different models for about 6 years.
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Patricia, thanks for the tutorial. I bookmarked it in case I need help when the scanner arrives. I have PSP also, so I expect things to go smoothly. I'm really looking forward to preserving and sharing my family's old photos, many 50 years and older!
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I'm a 50 year old grandmother and setting up on my Mac was as easy as everything else on my Mac . . .and took less than a half hour. There will always be the technology challenged who probably still have VCRs flashing 12:00am but for most living in a tech world, it's no problem at all.
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Hi - the CD does actually need to be centered and snapped in to play. It's easy to do but it's definitely not a drop-in and close type of system. Also, it doesn't read all CDs well, not even the few brand new ones that I own, so it can cause some frustration. As someone who works with the elderly, I would go with a simpler model.
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It is easy, just be careful with the wires, making sure they connect, can be frustrating if they don't, but the user manual is not 100% correct on install in regards to that, but otherwise just need a phillips and batteries.
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There must be a quick start guide that comes with the unit, as I remember reading about the changes to the device. It is also available on the HP web site along with some articles on more sophisticated uses such as programming the device. Search using the term "guide" rather than "manual". That fooled me for awhile.