Great For a Backup Drive
591203
Having lost data twice, I bought this drive for my parents (who are not computer idiots, but not amazingly tech savvy, either).  They were able to hook it to their computer, get it up and running, and copy necessary and vital data.  I know this doesn't sound like much, but the fact that it was that easy for them makes this a great purchase.  For the price, this is a nice unit.
1116146
Great for backing up your stuff or just having an extra drive. Plenty of space and the price is reasonable.
46835
Quiet and fast. Works well as a back-up drive for my iMac. I keep a complete copy of my internal hard drive contents (including the OS-X operating system) on this drive and carry it with me in my backpack so I don't have to worry if my desktop computer is somehow destroyed or stolen. I can even boot to this drive and run my iMac using it if the internal drive has problems or fails.
3255340
I was running out of storage on my home computer due to a large collection of kids pictures and videos.  I plugged this unit in and it was immediately recognized and assigned a drive-letter.  I now have a place to archive my pictures and videos and the speed is pretty good since it is USB 3.0.  I do NOT use it is a backup like a lot of people do as I don't feel that it makes much sense to rely upon a backup solution that is RIGHT NEXT TO MY COMPUTER.  If we had a fire, or storm where water destroyed my computer, it would probably kill this thing too.  I use an online backup service so that for $60 a year, I can feel secure.

It is small enough to hide behind the computer and forget about.  I upgraded to a new computer a while back and it worked fine with Windows 8 when I attached this HD to it...all of my files were still available and it didn't give me any problems at all.
1056473
I ordered this to backup my computer's important files, and 2TB is plenty enough for all my documents and pictures! Runs quietly and USB3.0 works great and allows it to be self powered when connected to a USB 3.0 port.
4497241
I needed a USB drive with enough storage to hold a backup of my laptop.  This fit the bill perfectly.
3943513
Replaced a 1TB laptop drive with a SSD.  Had a 1TB drive sitting there.  Bought one of these and connected it to my NAS for backups.  Liked it enough I bought a second one for another 1TB laptop drive to use for Misc.  I have only used it on laptop drives so far.  I think if you use it for a 3.5 inch you will need external power.  I have connected the drive to Windows 10, a WD NAS, and to Scientific Linux 7 with no issues.
429403
I plugged it into the USB port and it came up immediately. I reformatted it to ntfs, which can be done with a quick format, so it took about five seconds, and started to use the drive.

It has been working perfectly for several weeks now and I do not expect anything but continued good operation from the drive. I have already transfered more than 450 GB to the drive and reads and writes are fast.

I recomment this to anyone needing a good, large removavle HD. It would be a great backup drive that could be connected only when needed and not subject to constant use. Unplug it when you aren't doing a backup, or leave it connected for auto backups.
1881801
I've been using this drive for about a week.  The setup was straightforward and easy.  It is automatically backing up my files.  My primary need is to back some files and lots of pics and videos of the family.  It does that well.  I've been pleased so far.
1704035
Great for save a lot of data and have a backup. It works good. I have this for my home PC.
2427484
I needed a back-up drive that would work well with the built in backup solution naive to Windows 7.  This little drive fills the bill.  All I had to do to install it was to take the drive out of the box, plug the included short USB cable in to my PC and wait for Windows to recognize it.

Then I went to the control panel and navigated to back up and did a full image and backup of my PC.  Now my PC is incrementally backed up automatically every day.

The drive is very quiet and read/write speed seems to be fast.
1355450
I am using this to thumb drive to back up my work system and it is working great though it is a bit slow.
1106634
OK, so I am a back-up fanatic.  I have an iMac running an Apple Time Capsule which makes continual back-ups using Time Machine software.  That works fine, but what if the house burned down.  My iMac and my Time Capsule would literally be toast.  Those over the internet back-ups cannot work in tandem with Time Capsule.  So, I bought this drive to do weekly back-ups and then store the drive in my house safe (fire and water proof).  The drive came out of the box, plugged in the Firewire port, and was making back-ups within ten seconds.  Love the size.  It is silent.  I only have it hooked up for a few minutes each time, so I can't address some of the "drive gets hot" comments I've read.  Love it!
2237801
Great price for a 2 TB drive!  This may not be the fastest drive but I wanted a drive to be used for backups in a desktop system.  The drive is quiet, cool, and draws less current than most other drives.
144367
I bought this hard-drived pre-owned.  I had no idea how long it had been in another machine.  So far (about a month), it's worked faultlessly.  I use it in an external enclosure for backup purposes.  It seems to function well for that purpose.  I partitioned it into two partitions - a 250 GB EXT3 and a 750GB NTFS.  I connect to a Linux system and a Win7 system via USB.  I've had no problems with either.
3947472
Excellent; fast USB and easy to use. Great for storing those old files. I wouldn't leave it on all the time though as there is no cooling for the drive. Great for backing up to a bare SATA drive you may have.
1801840
I bought this to use as a backup drive for my personal & important files-- I really love the optional
password lock which is simple to setup & real easy to use.

*Easy to use
*Under $99
*2TB and doesn't not require a power separate power supply
*Lock-able with a Password
*USB 3.0 (quickly transfers files)
*Runs cool and quiet