Genuine Sony Ericsson CCR-70 M2 USB Memory Card Adapter - Black

Useful, Durable - Does what it should
This is a remarkably handy, reliable and compact microSD adaptor/reader that enables you to easily transfer files between your memory card and computer.

Because of what the CCR-80 does it's been of interest to a few of my friends; I have purchased more solely for them (I think it's been about 5 so far) and the products are always received quickly and good condition as you'd expect them to be.

It has a great build, the pivoting cover idea works great for the protection of your Micro SD and I love that you can have one memory card in your phone and use the CCR-80 as a storage space for the other. You can also attach this to your keys or a lanyard if you use it often and want to keep it close to hand. t

The product shown in the display image is incorrect, it's a picture of he CCR-70 that is an adaptor for M2 cards; the difference is in the colour of the shimmering circles on either side on the device: On the CCR-70's the are chrome, whereas the CCR-80's...

Genuine Sony Ericsson CCR-70 M2 USB Memory Card Adapter - Black

Excellent product
Before ordering I tried to establish whether this adaptor handled microSDHC cards up to 32GB. Nowhere on this site or on Sony Ericsson's site did it state this. Having received the product today, I fitted it with a 32GB MicroSDHC card and was pleased to find that it worked without problem on my Windows PC.

I like the capless design and the fact that, when fitted, the microSD card is protected. It all works fine and is good value for money.

Genuine Sony Ericsson CCR-70 M2 USB Memory Card Adapter - Black

Very good for the price, no, just very good..
I first bought another make, which were a few pence cheaper.Big mistake.... Then I bought these. They were stocking fillers for my daughters to use to keep photo's on (With the memory cards, of course). The cards click in firmly and easily and they seem to be well made. The price is amazing and the delivery was good. A good buying experience.

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Asus O!Play HD 1080p HDP-R1 Live Internet Media Streamer

Great little box
I have been looking for a little box to play all my DVD & Bluray rips for a while as I was getting fed up of having so many discs in my lounge and I can keep the originals safely away from small children and sticky fingers! I have been slowly copying them onto a NAS drive connected to a wired ethernet network. When I first got the Asus O!Play, I updated the firmware to the latest 1.21P version by simply downloading the file to a USB pendrive and inserting it into the USB slot on the O!Play. The firmware updated easily. Set-up was minimal, I set my timezone to GMT and gave the box a static IP on my network and that's it. I can play straight DVD rips as Video-TS folders and Bluray rips as m2ts files. The picture quality is excellent and with a wired network I have had no problems with network speed. The resume playback feature is great if I get disturbed half way through a film and the menu system works quickly.

I have a MythTV box set-up as well and the O!Play finds its uPNP...

Asus O!Play HD 1080p HDP-R1 Live Internet Media Streamer

Almost perfect
I'd love to be able to give this 5 stars since it has some great features and the price is very good. However, a few things let it down. First the good stuff. This is a very smart little box that looks very good. It delivers true 1080p resolution and HD content does look very good. Connect up pretty much any USB device (or eSATA) and it will recognise it straight away. It can handle all sorts of disk formats and so one is not limited to FAT32. It will also recognise just about any format of video, photo or music. Very impressive. Even loads up DVD iso images and displays the DVD menu allowing you to use it just like a real DVD (which you can also do if you connect a DVD drive to the unit - so the instructions say, but I have not tried that). Content on devices attached directly to the O Play is handled very well. Hence, as a basic media player, it is very capable. However, there are cheaper units that will do pretty much the same thing. What sets the O play apart from them is that it...

Asus O!Play HD 1080p HDP-R1 Live Internet Media Streamer

BUY IT, CONNECT IT AND WATCH IT, SIMPLE AS THAT
I bought this box of tricks two weeks ago (November 2010) and it's got to be
one of the best bits of kit I've bought in years, but i can't understand
why other people are having problems with it, i took it out of the box
plugged the power lead in, plugged the HDMI lead in, plugged the network cable in
and connected an external hard drive then turned it on.

The setup menu came up so i set the screen size and all the other options
then searched the hard drive for Movies Photos And Music all played as normal.

Then i plugged a Sandisk cruzer 16GB stick in the USB slot containing a DivX movie
and a few other photos and music files and everything just worked.

DVD Menus worked as well, the only videos i found that wouldn't play had the wmv file extension,
which could be converted to another format if necessary

I mainly use Linux (Kubuntu 10.4 64 bit) it had no problems finding stuff in my shared folders
via...

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LaCie Minimus 2TB USB 3.0

Looks great with performance to match
I am really pleased with this drive. It is quiet in operation, feels really well built and look fantastic, very sleek and minimalist. I have no equipment capable of USB3 speeds yet but have no complaints about the performance on USB2. Works seemlessly with my iMac.

LaCie Minimus 2TB USB 3.0

Working well
Having done a lot of comparison shopping over the Christmas period looking for the best bang for my buck when it came to a fast, portable hard drive, I eventually settled on this one. I wanted a drive to store a growing number of media files; one that was portable and fast. I ordered this late in the afternoon on the 26th December. It arrived just two days later which was shockingly fast for the time of year.

I find the drive to be very quiet in operation and very easy to operate. I tested it in a USB2 port first of all and got a transfer speed of 34.5mb/s. For my needs, I reflected that this speed would have been quick enough; so I could have just as easily got by with a USB2 drive in hindsight.

Along with this hard drive, I bought the Transcend USB3 expansion card. Having installed that and connected the LaCie up to it, I am now getting transfer speeds of 95mb/s in USB3 mode.....so whilst I found I didn't necessarily need the extra speed... it certainly is...

LaCie Minimus 2TB USB 3.0

Well Worth the Money
I purchased this external hard drive for

Seagate FreeAgent Go 320GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive (Blue)

Perfect for Home Use
I purchased the Blue Seagate 320Gb from amazon recently and have nothing but praise for it. Firstly the feel and build is of high quality. No cheap plastics here that you often find in other external HDD. Secondly it is extremely very simple to use and operate, simply plug in the supplied USB2 cable from the HDD to your laptop/PC and Windows will detect & install the required driver. Then its simply a matter of clicking & dragging folders/files into the Seagate HDD for storage...you can be up and running in a matter of minutes. The Seagate external drive does come with its own software for quickly backing up the contents of your laptop/PC, but the choice is up to you to install. In summary, the Seagate is a lightweight external HDD that exudes quality and style without compromising on its core function and that is to backup & store data.

Seagate FreeAgent Go 320GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive (Blue)

External Hard Drive
I needed to secure my familly photographs on my home PC. I was looking for a small, smart looking unit that did not need an external power supply. This is extremely easy to use (plug n play) and the capacity is excellent (no dramatic unit overhead regarding operating system) It is very very fast data transfer and i was amazed by the speed of data recall. Several thousand pictures only just dented the total capacity. This small unit is manufactured to a high spec and the illuminated graphic on the casing is neat. The unit looks and feels very well made. Minor consideration, It didn't come with a storage case.

Seagate FreeAgent Go 320GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive (Blue)

Seagate 320GB portable 2.5" HDD
Very satisfied with this product. I have bought it for my girlfriend. Needed something bigh in capacity, but small and light regarding the size to fit her hand bag. This product is ABSOLUTELY perfect.
Andrej, Worthing UK

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QNAP TS-412 Digital Home Series (Diskless) 4 Bay All-in-One Desktop Turbo NAS Server Multimedia Station

QNAP TS412 - Excellent
After spending much time researching the various NAS drives available this was the one I settled on.
There are a large amount of configuration options within the NAS, perhaps more than enough for the average technical home user.

I have an atom PC (running windows home server) connected to the NAS drive via a Gb switch which is also connected to 3 x Popcorn hour A210 boxes, which allow the sharing of all my media and even applications through the TVs

This setup allows me to run a SQL server, MySQL server, IIS web server and a PHP web server.

There are plenty of backup options for most scenarios within the NAS. 2 x Gb ethernet ports to provide load balancing and redundancy in the correct environment.

I have 4 x 3Tb HDD in the NAS. They are not in QNAP's compatibility list, and they only cost

Dane Elec Capless 64GB USB Memory Drive

Dane Capless 64gb USB memory drive
I bought 2 of Dane Capless 64gb USB memory drive but one of them came duracell and boht of them are very slow
I have tried to load 10gb of mp3 it took me about 70 minutes.I thought it is my laptop and tried different made of memory stick and it is 10 time faster than Dane Capless 64gb USB. I would not buy unknown made again.

Dane Elec Capless 64GB USB Memory Drive

Not a good item
Please do not waste your money buying this particular product. It's extremely slow and takes forever uploading/downloading. I wish I hadn't bothered.

Dane Elec Capless 64GB USB Memory Drive

Looks tougher than it is
I was initially pleased with this purchase - I wanted a large capacity USB stick that would fit on my keyring, but without sharp edges that would dig a hole in my trouser pocket, and this seemed to fit the bill perfectly.

However, 2 months later, the top part has broken away from the rest, revealing that it was held in place with 2 tiny plastic clips - one of which has now broken.

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WD Elements 500GB USB 3.0 High Capacity Portable Hard Drive for Windows

Overall as good as previous WD elements
The drive works well so far (less than a week's use).
However I note previous reviewer mentioned that the transfer rate was below par averaging on 40-45mb/s.

I found the same with mine, this is well below USB3 specs. By chance I decided to swap the USB3 cable from my old 1TB WD element drive and the speed shot up to 80 - 90Mb/s.

Furthermore when I used the old cable on an older WD element drive (the one I swapped the USB cable with) and plugged it into my new Samsung LED tv, it should just pick up the USB drive, but in this instance, Samsung although detected the drive but no playback was possible.

My conclusion - the cable is sub standard. Amazon should alert customers to this. I'm reluctant to send the drive back as it now has my data on board, I loath to get another cable on ebay which cost between

Synology DS212J DiskStation 2TB (2 x 1TB) 2 Bay Desktop NAS Solution

Great product, easy to set up and use
There are a few NAS systems on the market, and I eventually went with the Synology due to the number of positive reviews. I wasn't disappointed. This is one of the best experiences I have had setting up new technology. First impressions of the DS213J is that it's smaller than you might expect from the photos. Installing the hard disks is a doddle - just slide off the plastic cover on the side of the NAS, slot the disks into the bays (easy with SATA connections as there are no separate power/data cables to worry about) and secure the hard disks in place with the provided screws (the rubber bushes in the drive bays make this much easier - nice attention to detail). Setting up the system is just a matter of pointing your web browser to the Diskstation. It automatically formats and sets up the disks in a RAID1 (mirrored) configuration, and you're good to go. If you want to use the NAS as a media server, this is a separate download, but takes seconds to do using the package manager. The...

Synology DS212J DiskStation 2TB (2 x 1TB) 2 Bay Desktop NAS Solution

Synology NAS
Unit was simple to set up as simple Nas storage for home use with RAID. The unit is well built although other reviews you may rerad will suggest it is flimsy before the drives are installed.

The unit was easy to set up with the Synology management software meaning that little IT expertise was required as the interface was fairly straightforward. This was worth a slight premium on price for the Synology product range.

Creating directories with appropriate access rights requires a little thought with multiple users accessing the drive to avoid having to change the file structure.

It is used to store music files for a Sonos system and works well in this application. I have not investigated the many other options and features available with the Synology system so cannot comment but based on the experience of the features I have used I have no reason to believe they would not work.

This review was written about one month after set up and so far...

Synology DS212J DiskStation 2TB (2 x 1TB) 2 Bay Desktop NAS Solution

You gets what you pay for.
I've had external hard drives before (2 Iomega Network Drives - Cloud Edition and a WD My Book) both used for storing and accessing photo, video and music on various TV's and pc,s around the house via my home network.
My other drives were single drives. Both Iomegas failed - one disastrously losing all data, the other I caught before total failure.
This made me re-think my storage options.
So after a lot of research I hit on Synology.
It comes without drives. So for a case alone it does sound very expensive. But really what you are paying for is the control and software side of the product. This is where it excels.

The case looks good, is quiet and is simple to open and install your hard drives (sold separately)

If you haven't had a NAS drive before it can be a bit daunting. But for a twin drive system - where the second drive is an exact copy of the first (for back-up) then its just a simple case of following the install instructions and...

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HP ProLiant N40L 1P 2GB-U Emb SATA NHP 250GB LFF 150W PS MicroServer

A very capable Home Server
I had an HP Mediasmart EX490 server that had been running the original version of Windows Home Server. It was a pretty slow, low powered machine, but it did the job.

About 10 days ago it died on me. Power supply and motherboard were both fried so I needed to look for a replacement.

Luckily, the hard drives were unharmed so 10 years of family photos, movies, music, etc were safe, but I realised that the next solution would need an extra layer of data backup just to guarantee our stuff would be safe from hardware failure, fire or theft.

So I bought this HP Proliant Microserver (with a

Icy Box IB-250StU3-BH HDD Enclosure for 2.5 inch SATA Upto 12.5mm Height and USB 3.0 Host

Brilliant for reusing old internal drives
I've upgraded the internal drive from my MacBook pro from a 5400rpm 250gb, to a 7200rpm 500gb and now to a 250gb SSD. Meaning I've two perfectly good but unusable sata drives sitting in boxes.
Saw these and decided to grab two of them. Used the transfer cable to copy all files from old drive to new SSD, then put the old two drives into these and BAM, i've got two fantastic, usb3 speed, external drives.

Don't think I'd actually buy another external drive now. WAAAY cheaper to by a sata drive and put it in an enclosure!

Icy Box IB-250StU3-BH HDD Enclosure for 2.5 inch SATA Upto 12.5mm Height and USB 3.0 Host

Excellent quality, and works! Simple and FAST.
I recently (yesterday) removed a 128GB Solid-State hard disk from my laptop and replaced it with a 256GB HDD. I put my old 128GB HDD in this IcyBox and it works perfectly.

I have USB3.0 on my laptop, so the USB3.0 interface with the IcyBox is ideal.

I did back up all my data to a WD My Passport drive, before removing the old HD, but now I can simply restore what I want, directly from the original HD, using it as a simple external USB disk.

It was simple to mount the HD inside the IcyBox, and the overall appearance is of a professional, quality product.

To install the HD inside the IcyBox, remove the two screws that secure the circuit board, lift it out and plug the hard-disk to the circuit board. put the complete assembly back into the case and replace the two screws.

The USB cable that is supplied with the IcyBox has an additional USB-A plug as a fly-lead additional power source, but so far I have not needed to use it -...

Icy Box IB-250StU3-BH HDD Enclosure for 2.5 inch SATA Upto 12.5mm Height and USB 3.0 Host

Nice little case
Easy to assemble and the 2.5 inch drive fits inside the case snugly. The USB 3 interface is terrific moving data very quickley.

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Bipra 100GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Pocket Size External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

Works perfectly - what more could you want
The drive arrived in good time and is as described.

It's not overly noisy and seems to run nice and quickly. It also comes with a convenient little carry sock. It you have a powered USB socket you only need a standard USB cable to connect to it - if not it comes with a power adapter.

My only criticism is that the software that comes with the drive (which I was hoping to use) comes on a mini CD, which my laptop won't accept - you need a CD tray, not a slot loading CD drive to install it.

Bipra 100GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Pocket Size External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

great
loved it i have over 5000 songs and there are loads more space available. very easy to find on computer.

Bipra 100GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Pocket Size External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

This is fantastic
After spending the last 4 years dragging a hard drive 10 times bigger and heavier and with a quarter of the memory this is brilliant.
So small, neat, light, quick and with a huge capacity that you would not believe.
This is worth every penny it cost which was not that expensive.

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Icy Box - Ib-318stus2-b - Premium Aluminium Case For 3.5" Sata Hdd With Usb 2.0 & Esata Interface

Good, cheap(ish) enclosure
I had previously tended towards buying cheaper enclosures than this, reasoning that there is virtually nothing in them to merit spending more on (it's just a PCB in a metal box after all). However, a recent enclosure failure has made me a little more cautious, especially regarding the quality of the power supply and potential surge damage to the disk, so I moved a little further up market and tried one of these enclosures from Icy Box. This is the first time I have used an Icy Box product and I have to admit I found the quality to be pretty good.

Visually it is very basic - a simple rectangular tube of aluminium with a grill on the front end - yet pretty handsome, especially painted in satin black on its funky, curved stand. There's also an attractive blue power light. A single small screw needs to be removed to gain access to the interior, which I did have a little trouble sliding out as it fits quite tightly.

Inside things remain neat and simple. The hard disk...

Icy Box - Ib-318stus2-b - Premium Aluminium Case For 3.5" Sata Hdd With Usb 2.0 & Esata Interface

Good low cost enclosure
Bought this as I needed an eSata connection, good value and no fan. It replaced an Antec MX-1 enclosure whose fan had failed and despite being in warranty Antec would not fix it or replace it and so I just got a refund from the reseller. Very disappointing.

Easy enough to fit the Sata drive. If you want something more hot swapable then there is a different Icybox (361) with a sort of flip open front where you just slot the drive in off you go. The box is longer than you'd expect presumably to provide more cooling surface as there is no fan. Good news this means no whir of a fan but unfortunately the airspace inside combined with being on a wooden cabinet appears to create a bit of a sound chamber and so the disk access noise is much more noticeable now. The Antec box had rubber mounts. As this is being used in a living room then this has created a problem. The other nuisance is the piercing blue power light on the front which means I don't have it facing into the...

Icy Box - Ib-318stus2-b - Premium Aluminium Case For 3.5" Sata Hdd With Usb 2.0 & Esata Interface

More flexible then using a standard external drive,Very good quality...
I've been using this device on my new laptop via an e-sata connection, and it is lightening fast!

I'm in the process of selling my desktop PC as I just want a laptop and rather than getting

Bipra 160GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Pocket Size Slim External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

Works perfectly - what more could you want
The drive arrived in good time and is as described.

It's not overly noisy and seems to run nice and quickly. It also comes with a convenient little carry sock. It you have a powered USB socket you only need a standard USB cable to connect to it - if not it comes with a power adapter.

My only criticism is that the software that comes with the drive (which I was hoping to use) comes on a mini CD, which my laptop won't accept - you need a CD tray, not a slot loading CD drive to install it.

Bipra 160GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Pocket Size Slim External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

great
loved it i have over 5000 songs and there are loads more space available. very easy to find on computer.

Bipra 160GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Pocket Size Slim External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

This is fantastic
After spending the last 4 years dragging a hard drive 10 times bigger and heavier and with a quarter of the memory this is brilliant.
So small, neat, light, quick and with a huge capacity that you would not believe.
This is worth every penny it cost which was not that expensive.

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Synology DS411J/4TB 4 Bay 4TB NAS Solution (4x 1TB HDD Installed)

Brilliant NAS
I've had my DS411j for a few days now and I absolutely love it. It's the third NAS I've owned and is much, much quieter than the previous two (a Buffalo Linkstation and a Thecus N1200). I installed three 2TB Samsung HD204UI drives in it and it took about 14 hours to build the RAID5 array, which gave me plenty of time to read the extensive help files in the device's very slick web interface.

The media server is also much better than those on my previous two NAS devices, including the Twonky server I installed on the Thecus. If you're planning to use this to serve media to a DMA (digital media adapter) it'll be perfect.

Transfer speeds aren't up there with the high-end expensive models that are targeted as businesses but that's why this thing is

Synology DS212J DiskStation 4TB (2 x 2TB) 2 Bay Desktop NAS Solution

Great product, easy to set up and use
There are a few NAS systems on the market, and I eventually went with the Synology due to the number of positive reviews. I wasn't disappointed. This is one of the best experiences I have had setting up new technology. First impressions of the DS213J is that it's smaller than you might expect from the photos. Installing the hard disks is a doddle - just slide off the plastic cover on the side of the NAS, slot the disks into the bays (easy with SATA connections as there are no separate power/data cables to worry about) and secure the hard disks in place with the provided screws (the rubber bushes in the drive bays make this much easier - nice attention to detail). Setting up the system is just a matter of pointing your web browser to the Diskstation. It automatically formats and sets up the disks in a RAID1 (mirrored) configuration, and you're good to go. If you want to use the NAS as a media server, this is a separate download, but takes seconds to do using the package manager. The...

Synology DS212J DiskStation 4TB (2 x 2TB) 2 Bay Desktop NAS Solution

Synology NAS
Unit was simple to set up as simple Nas storage for home use with RAID. The unit is well built although other reviews you may rerad will suggest it is flimsy before the drives are installed.

The unit was easy to set up with the Synology management software meaning that little IT expertise was required as the interface was fairly straightforward. This was worth a slight premium on price for the Synology product range.

Creating directories with appropriate access rights requires a little thought with multiple users accessing the drive to avoid having to change the file structure.

It is used to store music files for a Sonos system and works well in this application. I have not investigated the many other options and features available with the Synology system so cannot comment but based on the experience of the features I have used I have no reason to believe they would not work.

This review was written about one month after set up and so far...

Synology DS212J DiskStation 4TB (2 x 2TB) 2 Bay Desktop NAS Solution

You gets what you pay for.
I've had external hard drives before (2 Iomega Network Drives - Cloud Edition and a WD My Book) both used for storing and accessing photo, video and music on various TV's and pc,s around the house via my home network.
My other drives were single drives. Both Iomegas failed - one disastrously losing all data, the other I caught before total failure.
This made me re-think my storage options.
So after a lot of research I hit on Synology.
It comes without drives. So for a case alone it does sound very expensive. But really what you are paying for is the control and software side of the product. This is where it excels.

The case looks good, is quiet and is simple to open and install your hard drives (sold separately)

If you haven't had a NAS drive before it can be a bit daunting. But for a twin drive system - where the second drive is an exact copy of the first (for back-up) then its just a simple case of following the install instructions and...

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Bipra 640GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Portable External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

Works perfectly - what more could you want
The drive arrived in good time and is as described.

It's not overly noisy and seems to run nice and quickly. It also comes with a convenient little carry sock. It you have a powered USB socket you only need a standard USB cable to connect to it - if not it comes with a power adapter.

My only criticism is that the software that comes with the drive (which I was hoping to use) comes on a mini CD, which my laptop won't accept - you need a CD tray, not a slot loading CD drive to install it.

Bipra 640GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Portable External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

great
loved it i have over 5000 songs and there are loads more space available. very easy to find on computer.

Bipra 640GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Portable External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

This is fantastic
After spending the last 4 years dragging a hard drive 10 times bigger and heavier and with a quarter of the memory this is brilliant.
So small, neat, light, quick and with a huge capacity that you would not believe.
This is worth every penny it cost which was not that expensive.

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CBA Digital 80Gb Portable 2.5 Inch External Hard Drive FREE upgrade to 160Gb* including One Touch Software. UK Assembled Supplied and Supported

C'mon!
Ok, let me start by saying the product is great...60GB for

Bipra 500GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Portable External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

Works perfectly - what more could you want
The drive arrived in good time and is as described.

It's not overly noisy and seems to run nice and quickly. It also comes with a convenient little carry sock. It you have a powered USB socket you only need a standard USB cable to connect to it - if not it comes with a power adapter.

My only criticism is that the software that comes with the drive (which I was hoping to use) comes on a mini CD, which my laptop won't accept - you need a CD tray, not a slot loading CD drive to install it.

Bipra 500GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Portable External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

great
loved it i have over 5000 songs and there are loads more space available. very easy to find on computer.

Bipra 500GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Portable External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

This is fantastic
After spending the last 4 years dragging a hard drive 10 times bigger and heavier and with a quarter of the memory this is brilliant.
So small, neat, light, quick and with a huge capacity that you would not believe.
This is worth every penny it cost which was not that expensive.

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Bipra 120GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Pocket Size Slim External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

Works perfectly - what more could you want
The drive arrived in good time and is as described.

It's not overly noisy and seems to run nice and quickly. It also comes with a convenient little carry sock. It you have a powered USB socket you only need a standard USB cable to connect to it - if not it comes with a power adapter.

My only criticism is that the software that comes with the drive (which I was hoping to use) comes on a mini CD, which my laptop won't accept - you need a CD tray, not a slot loading CD drive to install it.

Bipra 120GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Pocket Size Slim External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

great
loved it i have over 5000 songs and there are loads more space available. very easy to find on computer.

Bipra 120GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Pocket Size Slim External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

This is fantastic
After spending the last 4 years dragging a hard drive 10 times bigger and heavier and with a quarter of the memory this is brilliant.
So small, neat, light, quick and with a huge capacity that you would not believe.
This is worth every penny it cost which was not that expensive.

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USB 2.0 MICRO-SD/MICRO SDHC MEMORY CARD READER - SDHC UP TO 32GB by SERENA

Just does what it says.........and fast!
This is a great little card reader and I use it mostly as a normal data storage USB drive utilizing spare Micro SDHC cards. It apparently handles all MSD and MSDHC cards you throw at it though I have only gone up to 8GB.
It is also very fast - I was so surprised how fast it was that I ran tests which showed it is as fast or faster than my normal USB flash drives.
Using Windows 7 and Vista the adapter is recognized immediately (XP not tried).
One very minor quirk is that if the empty adapter is already plugged in and you insert an MSD card into the adapter, the adapter needs to be unplugged and plugged in again to be recognized or should I really say, for the MSD data to be read. Clearly not a problem and I only mention it as it was a little disconcerting the first time it happened.

USB 2.0 MICRO-SD/MICRO SDHC MEMORY CARD READER - SDHC UP TO 32GB by SERENA

More convenient than the camera software.
I have a small video camera that takes micro SD cards and when I got it I had trouble getting the softwaare to work. After a struggle I got things working but when I saw this item I got it and found, as I had hoped, that it worked like any other card reader and became a removable drive. I only use the camera infrequently and I forget how to use its software between times. Now I don't bother I just use the card reader. As you might have guessed, I need things to be simple, like me.

Ged.

USB 2.0 MICRO-SD/MICRO SDHC MEMORY CARD READER - SDHC UP TO 32GB by SERENA

Review of memory card reader
A good way to re-use some of the spare SD cards to tend to acquire over the years from mobile phones, cameras etc. This enabled me to re-use a micro SD card in the USB socket of my car stereo for my music.

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iGloo 8GB Novelty Cute Baby Penguin USB 2.0 Flash Drive Data Memory Stick Device - Black and White

Value for money
This product gives you 8GB of data storage for a good price. It is a fun yet practicle item to have. You won't lose this item in your college or workplace, as it will be instantly recognisable. Value for money and delivered quickly. Recommended - don't bother with those plain boring ones that you get from the supermarket.

iGloo 8GB Novelty Cute Baby Penguin USB 2.0 Flash Drive Data Memory Stick Device - Black and White

Cute
Cute little thing. Works as it should (memory stick). Small issue is that the head is connected to say your keys, but the most important part is the body and over time i can see people may lose this part. Although the head is fairly secured to the body. otherwise a fun and cute little product.

iGloo 8GB Novelty Cute Baby Penguin USB 2.0 Flash Drive Data Memory Stick Device - Black and White

Cute, works well, excellent item
Works well, has a sturdy 'quality' feel. Excellent item.
The picture shows a keychain, but this was not supplied with item.

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Synology DS411j 4-bay - No HDD - NAS Enclosure (No HDD Installed)

Brilliant NAS
I've had my DS411j for a few days now and I absolutely love it. It's the third NAS I've owned and is much, much quieter than the previous two (a Buffalo Linkstation and a Thecus N1200). I installed three 2TB Samsung HD204UI drives in it and it took about 14 hours to build the RAID5 array, which gave me plenty of time to read the extensive help files in the device's very slick web interface.

The media server is also much better than those on my previous two NAS devices, including the Twonky server I installed on the Thecus. If you're planning to use this to serve media to a DMA (digital media adapter) it'll be perfect.

Transfer speeds aren't up there with the high-end expensive models that are targeted as businesses but that's why this thing is

Synology DS213J 8TB (2 x 4TB WD Red HDD) 2 Bay Desktop NAS

Great product, easy to set up and use
There are a few NAS systems on the market, and I eventually went with the Synology due to the number of positive reviews. I wasn't disappointed. This is one of the best experiences I have had setting up new technology. First impressions of the DS213J is that it's smaller than you might expect from the photos. Installing the hard disks is a doddle - just slide off the plastic cover on the side of the NAS, slot the disks into the bays (easy with SATA connections as there are no separate power/data cables to worry about) and secure the hard disks in place with the provided screws (the rubber bushes in the drive bays make this much easier - nice attention to detail). Setting up the system is just a matter of pointing your web browser to the Diskstation. It automatically formats and sets up the disks in a RAID1 (mirrored) configuration, and you're good to go. If you want to use the NAS as a media server, this is a separate download, but takes seconds to do using the package manager. The...

Synology DS213J 8TB (2 x 4TB WD Red HDD) 2 Bay Desktop NAS

Synology NAS
Unit was simple to set up as simple Nas storage for home use with RAID. The unit is well built although other reviews you may rerad will suggest it is flimsy before the drives are installed.

The unit was easy to set up with the Synology management software meaning that little IT expertise was required as the interface was fairly straightforward. This was worth a slight premium on price for the Synology product range.

Creating directories with appropriate access rights requires a little thought with multiple users accessing the drive to avoid having to change the file structure.

It is used to store music files for a Sonos system and works well in this application. I have not investigated the many other options and features available with the Synology system so cannot comment but based on the experience of the features I have used I have no reason to believe they would not work.

This review was written about one month after set up and so far...

Synology DS213J 8TB (2 x 4TB WD Red HDD) 2 Bay Desktop NAS

You gets what you pay for.
I've had external hard drives before (2 Iomega Network Drives - Cloud Edition and a WD My Book) both used for storing and accessing photo, video and music on various TV's and pc,s around the house via my home network.
My other drives were single drives. Both Iomegas failed - one disastrously losing all data, the other I caught before total failure.
This made me re-think my storage options.
So after a lot of research I hit on Synology.
It comes without drives. So for a case alone it does sound very expensive. But really what you are paying for is the control and software side of the product. This is where it excels.

The case looks good, is quiet and is simple to open and install your hard drives (sold separately)

If you haven't had a NAS drive before it can be a bit daunting. But for a twin drive system - where the second drive is an exact copy of the first (for back-up) then its just a simple case of following the install instructions and...

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Patriot PEF32GSUSB Supersonic 32GB USB 3.0 flash drive

Fastest USB drive I've ever encountered
This is an amazing drive. Don't be put off by its slightly uninspiring physical appearance - it's easily the fastest USB drive I've ever used.

I read a couple of reviews of this drive before purchasing, which said it has read speeds of around 100 MB/s and write speeds of 70 MB/s. I tested this claim with a disk benchmarking program called Atto, and the results showed that the drive really is that fast. This is just phenomenal for a USB drive - even a USB 3 drive, many of which average around 30 MB/s read & write times. Patriot's "Quad Channel technology" is clearly not just a gimmick. The drive's also faster than many USB 2 drives when plugged into a USB 2 port. Copying a 3.5GB file from my SSD to this drive over USB 3 took about 30 seconds.

Patriot are onto a winner here. Highly recommend this drive.

Patriot PEF32GSUSB Supersonic 32GB USB 3.0 flash drive

Very fast and reliable
I bought this Patriot flash drive because I needed a reliable, fast and small memory stick. It cost more than other brands of USB 3.0 drives but because the performance was supposed to be so much better I stumped up my cash and bought one.

From the start I was impressed by its build quality and its performance. It was far faster than the other, smaller drives I had (mostly Sandisk branded) and fitted the bill nicely. However, a few months later I realised that I needed another USB drive of the same size and decided to try a different brand because of the difference in price and bought Transcend 32GB JetFlash 700 Super Speed USB 3.0 Flash Drive for around a third less cost. That claimed to have similar performance and indeed was also fast in practice. To compare I ran actual tests on them both by transferring my own data, and also by using a proper piece of testing software called ChkFlsh 1.16 and...

Patriot PEF32GSUSB Supersonic 32GB USB 3.0 flash drive

Patriot USB 3 flash drive 32GB
This flash drive looks alright, not the best looking flash drive I have seen on Amazon, but good enough. It's built very well as you would expect for the money and brand, and you do get what you pay for with electronics.

As for performance, when I transferred film it averaged 70-75 MB/sec (took 60 sec to send several gig), small files around 30-35MB/sec. Not super fast, but quick enough.

Not that worried as USB 2.0 you would be waiting a fair amount of time.

If you want a good, fast, USB 3 flash drive, then this isn't bad for the money, you do get a good deal, tenner less and the get the next best thing- Transcend 32GB JetFlash 700 Super Speed USB 3.0 Drive. If you want even faster then you are looking at

Sony Ericsson Memory Stick Micro M2 USB Reader - Black

Unbeatable micro USB reader for the money
I purchased this reader in order to upload items from a mobile phone card when the phone was faulty and had stopped reading. I was impressed by the bargain price, and the item arrived within 2 days of order. Transferred 300+pictures in mere minutes to my laptop, have since used to back up pictures for several friends. I would recommend this reader and the seller highly to others.

Sony Ericsson Memory Stick Micro M2 USB Reader - Black

Super Cheap Super Fast
Ordered the Sony Ericsson Memory Stick Micro M2 USB Reader and it came within two days and worked perfectly.Super Cheap and Super Fast. good buy

Sony Ericsson Memory Stick Micro M2 USB Reader - Black

Sony Ericsson Memory Stick Micro M2 USB Reader
The Sony Ericsson Memory Stick Micro M2 USB Reader is extremely simple to use, it functioned perfectly from the outset and has not failed to read any of the memory sticks that have been used in conjunction with it to date.

It is light and portable and absolutely fit for purpose, I would recommend this to anyone who is thinking about increasing the memory capacity on their Sony Ericsson phone and need a USB reader in order to do this.

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Bipra 320GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

Works perfectly - what more could you want
The drive arrived in good time and is as described.

It's not overly noisy and seems to run nice and quickly. It also comes with a convenient little carry sock. It you have a powered USB socket you only need a standard USB cable to connect to it - if not it comes with a power adapter.

My only criticism is that the software that comes with the drive (which I was hoping to use) comes on a mini CD, which my laptop won't accept - you need a CD tray, not a slot loading CD drive to install it.

Bipra 320GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

great
loved it i have over 5000 songs and there are loads more space available. very easy to find on computer.

Bipra 320GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

This is fantastic
After spending the last 4 years dragging a hard drive 10 times bigger and heavier and with a quarter of the memory this is brilliant.
So small, neat, light, quick and with a huge capacity that you would not believe.
This is worth every penny it cost which was not that expensive.

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Bipra 750GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Portable External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

Works perfectly - what more could you want
The drive arrived in good time and is as described.

It's not overly noisy and seems to run nice and quickly. It also comes with a convenient little carry sock. It you have a powered USB socket you only need a standard USB cable to connect to it - if not it comes with a power adapter.

My only criticism is that the software that comes with the drive (which I was hoping to use) comes on a mini CD, which my laptop won't accept - you need a CD tray, not a slot loading CD drive to install it.

Bipra 750GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Portable External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

great
loved it i have over 5000 songs and there are loads more space available. very easy to find on computer.

Bipra 750GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Portable External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

This is fantastic
After spending the last 4 years dragging a hard drive 10 times bigger and heavier and with a quarter of the memory this is brilliant.
So small, neat, light, quick and with a huge capacity that you would not believe.
This is worth every penny it cost which was not that expensive.

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Bipra 1TB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Pocket Size Slim External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

Works perfectly - what more could you want
The drive arrived in good time and is as described.

It's not overly noisy and seems to run nice and quickly. It also comes with a convenient little carry sock. It you have a powered USB socket you only need a standard USB cable to connect to it - if not it comes with a power adapter.

My only criticism is that the software that comes with the drive (which I was hoping to use) comes on a mini CD, which my laptop won't accept - you need a CD tray, not a slot loading CD drive to install it.

Bipra 1TB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Pocket Size Slim External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

great
loved it i have over 5000 songs and there are loads more space available. very easy to find on computer.

Bipra 1TB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Pocket Size Slim External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

This is fantastic
After spending the last 4 years dragging a hard drive 10 times bigger and heavier and with a quarter of the memory this is brilliant.
So small, neat, light, quick and with a huge capacity that you would not believe.
This is worth every penny it cost which was not that expensive.

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Bipra 80GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Portable External Hard Drive - Black

Works perfectly - what more could you want
The drive arrived in good time and is as described.

It's not overly noisy and seems to run nice and quickly. It also comes with a convenient little carry sock. It you have a powered USB socket you only need a standard USB cable to connect to it - if not it comes with a power adapter.

My only criticism is that the software that comes with the drive (which I was hoping to use) comes on a mini CD, which my laptop won't accept - you need a CD tray, not a slot loading CD drive to install it.

Bipra 80GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Portable External Hard Drive - Black

great
loved it i have over 5000 songs and there are loads more space available. very easy to find on computer.

Bipra 80GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Portable External Hard Drive - Black

This is fantastic
After spending the last 4 years dragging a hard drive 10 times bigger and heavier and with a quarter of the memory this is brilliant.
So small, neat, light, quick and with a huge capacity that you would not believe.
This is worth every penny it cost which was not that expensive.

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Bipra 200GB 2.5 inch NTFS USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

Works perfectly - what more could you want
The drive arrived in good time and is as described.

It's not overly noisy and seems to run nice and quickly. It also comes with a convenient little carry sock. It you have a powered USB socket you only need a standard USB cable to connect to it - if not it comes with a power adapter.

My only criticism is that the software that comes with the drive (which I was hoping to use) comes on a mini CD, which my laptop won't accept - you need a CD tray, not a slot loading CD drive to install it.

Bipra 200GB 2.5 inch NTFS USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

great
loved it i have over 5000 songs and there are loads more space available. very easy to find on computer.

Bipra 200GB 2.5 inch NTFS USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

This is fantastic
After spending the last 4 years dragging a hard drive 10 times bigger and heavier and with a quarter of the memory this is brilliant.
So small, neat, light, quick and with a huge capacity that you would not believe.
This is worth every penny it cost which was not that expensive.

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Bipra 250GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Portable External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

Works perfectly - what more could you want
The drive arrived in good time and is as described.

It's not overly noisy and seems to run nice and quickly. It also comes with a convenient little carry sock. It you have a powered USB socket you only need a standard USB cable to connect to it - if not it comes with a power adapter.

My only criticism is that the software that comes with the drive (which I was hoping to use) comes on a mini CD, which my laptop won't accept - you need a CD tray, not a slot loading CD drive to install it.

Bipra 250GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Portable External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

great
loved it i have over 5000 songs and there are loads more space available. very easy to find on computer.

Bipra 250GB 2.5 inch USB 2.0 NTFS Portable External Hard Drive with One Touch Backup Software - Black

This is fantastic
After spending the last 4 years dragging a hard drive 10 times bigger and heavier and with a quarter of the memory this is brilliant.
So small, neat, light, quick and with a huge capacity that you would not believe.
This is worth every penny it cost which was not that expensive.

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Toshiba HDDR320E04EL_CS 320GB USB Portable External Hard Drive (McAfee Internet Security, Password Protection, Encryption, Blue)

Nice drive... TERRIBLE software!
I write this having lost all my data over the weekend...

Word of warning - the "NTI Backup EZ Now" software will NOT help you if you decide to re-install Windows yourself.

Here's the problem. When you backup to the drive the NTI software creates a compressed file of its own format. To restore just the files and folders, you need the software on your newly-formatted computer. BUT when you install the software it AUTOMATICALLY STARTS A NEW BACKUP! So, your old files get over-written immediately, and the new installation does not recognise the old restore points.

Before this catastrophe, the over-keen software had already started a backup onto my MP3 player (assuming it was an external drive).

Thankfully I no longer use the machine for work, and most of our personal stuff is held on memory cards and CD.

Otherwise, the drive itself is easy to use and well enough made - a little plasticky, but compact and robust.

Just DON'T...

Toshiba HDDR320E04EL_CS 320GB USB Portable External Hard Drive (McAfee Internet Security, Password Protection, Encryption, Blue)

A nice little USB powered backup drive
I'm a fanatical backer upper and this 320Gb Toshiba looked ideal for holding multiple data backups - I like having a series of older backups just in case and all our music, photos etc now take up 60Gb and growing. With this drive I'll be able to keep 4 or so generations of data backups. I also synchronise our desktop and laptop data and emails across the local network and mirror the system partitions to another external drive - and backup photos etc online.

The Toshiba drive looks good, is pretty small and gets its power through the single USB plug - no separate power block or 2nd USB plug. I plugged it in and Windows 7 quickly sorted out the drivers. On the disk is a 458 page pdf manual but luckily only the first 20 are in English. The main thing to remember is to safely remove the drive in Windows (so it parks its read/write heads away from the data area). Strangely the manual says the drive is only for Windows XP or Vista. Well it's fine with Windows 7, although I didn't...

Toshiba HDDR320E04EL_CS 320GB USB Portable External Hard Drive (McAfee Internet Security, Password Protection, Encryption, Blue)

toshiba 320gb external hard drive
Received this hard drive and was able to plug it in and transfer my files across without any issue at all via the usb port. Accessing files from it is like it was as quick as if it was an internal drive.

Its a sleek little piece of equipment that sits nicely beside my laptop unobtrusively.

Does what it says it does

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Freecom 56146 64GB DataBar USB 2.0 Flash Drive

Excellent little peice of kit!
OK...let's cut to the chase, the main thing that you want to know when buying a new flash drive is that it's the genuine article and not a fake, as a number of them on sale are. Well, the good news is that this one really is the genuine article. I've filled it with 60gb, worth of mp3s to play on my micro hi-fi system, It reads them and plays them perfectly, time after time, and there's still room for more! It has what I consider a not unreasonable speed for loading it, about 15mbs, it varies from time to time, but not by much. And I've now got 2 of therm, so I'm set up for a good while! If I need any more, I'll be looking at another one of these little beauties.

Freecom 56146 64GB DataBar USB 2.0 Flash Drive

Excellent lightweight design, good performance. Top value
This compares well to the many other flash drives I have tried.
Freecom drives appear well constructed from good materials.
Speed to transfer files from PC is quick.
Works great with my WD TV live to play movies without stuttering.
It is light so doesn't put pressure on USB socket.
Top value for 32GB

Freecom 56146 64GB DataBar USB 2.0 Flash Drive

Very good
A really usefully sized usb key. The transfer rate seems to be quite quick. I can recommend it. Good back up size.

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Freecom 56143 8GB DataBar USB 2.0 Flash Drive

Excellent little peice of kit!
OK...let's cut to the chase, the main thing that you want to know when buying a new flash drive is that it's the genuine article and not a fake, as a number of them on sale are. Well, the good news is that this one really is the genuine article. I've filled it with 60gb, worth of mp3s to play on my micro hi-fi system, It reads them and plays them perfectly, time after time, and there's still room for more! It has what I consider a not unreasonable speed for loading it, about 15mbs, it varies from time to time, but not by much. And I've now got 2 of therm, so I'm set up for a good while! If I need any more, I'll be looking at another one of these little beauties.

Freecom 56143 8GB DataBar USB 2.0 Flash Drive

Excellent lightweight design, good performance. Top value
This compares well to the many other flash drives I have tried.
Freecom drives appear well constructed from good materials.
Speed to transfer files from PC is quick.
Works great with my WD TV live to play movies without stuttering.
It is light so doesn't put pressure on USB socket.
Top value for 32GB

Freecom 56143 8GB DataBar USB 2.0 Flash Drive

Very good
A really usefully sized usb key. The transfer rate seems to be quite quick. I can recommend it. Good back up size.

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160GB 2.5" External SATA Hard Drive - Storage Device

Great Item, great value :)
I was looking for a cheap USB portable hard drive that did not need an additional power cable and this is what I got :) The data transfer seems reasonable if not good, mine actually came in silver though I would have preferred black, no biggie though. Comes with a small wallet for transport, it really is small!No instructions come with it, but then, just plug it into a USB slot and (at least for Windows 7) it's ready to use :) Couldn't be happier :)

160GB 2.5" External SATA Hard Drive - Storage Device

works a treat
The item looks a little diffrent than the picture but the one I got was nicer has a brushed steel finish & works a treat. This drive is just a little bigger than a mobile phone & it works with my PHILIPS HTS3020/12 Home Cinema System 5.1 system, DVD/MPEG4 player, USB After I had reformatted the drive to fat 32 file system.
I will recommend this product to friends & family.

160GB 2.5" External SATA Hard Drive - Storage Device

Excellent product!!
Works perfectly with my mac after formatting it, very fast data transfer (over 2GB in under a minute) and very portable/easy to use. The capacity actually shows up as 232.83GB, and it's

4GB Mini Camera USB Flash Drive Funny Memory Stick

Novelty Memory
I was surprised by the level of detail on the replica camera and with the rubber coating it makes the memory stick very durable and resilient

4GB Mini Camera USB Flash Drive Funny Memory Stick

Brilliant Replica
This memory stick is a great gift for a photographer. It has great detail and is of good quality. It is made from rubber coating so is durable and will survive a photgraphy expedition. Great novelty gift for amy photographer and useful too. Good value for money and arrived very quickly despite the delivery time saying 3 weeks.

4GB Mini Camera USB Flash Drive Funny Memory Stick

Beware of this product
Waited quite a long time for delivery of this item. Purchased specially to store my photos but, when I got round to using it, my security programme rejected it as it was infected with a virus. I informed the supplier through Amazon as I was outside the return period but have not yet had the courtesy of a reply.

Would definitely not recommend this product or this supplier.

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HP 16GB V165 USB

Speed info!
HD Tune pro 5.0:

Read: Min 21.7 MB/s, Max 26.3 MB/s, Average 22.4 MB/s

Windows 7:

21.6 MB/s read, 11.8 MB/s write (copying a 700 MB movie too and from this USB drive)

Fastest USB drive I have ever owned!

HP 16GB V165 USB

Very cool
Great piece of kit. Good quality and looks and feels solid despite the plastic body. The transfer speeds seem to be good enough though I dont have numbers to offer. However, there is one issue with this pen drive. The cap is very loose and its easy to lose it. I have however, managed to circumvent the problem by pouring a few drops of cyanoacrylate glue on the insides of the cap and after leaving it to dry it forms a coating thereby making the cap tight enough.
Very small, very handy and very cool.

HP 16GB V165 USB

Great
I bought this to take music to the usb port of the car radio. It is ideal, small, no flashing light and it carries all the kids stories and music and more music than I remember buying in my life and it is about half full....I've got the MP3 player back from the car.

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Freecom 56142 DataBar 4GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive

Excellent little peice of kit!
OK...let's cut to the chase, the main thing that you want to know when buying a new flash drive is that it's the genuine article and not a fake, as a number of them on sale are. Well, the good news is that this one really is the genuine article. I've filled it with 60gb, worth of mp3s to play on my micro hi-fi system, It reads them and plays them perfectly, time after time, and there's still room for more! It has what I consider a not unreasonable speed for loading it, about 15mbs, it varies from time to time, but not by much. And I've now got 2 of therm, so I'm set up for a good while! If I need any more, I'll be looking at another one of these little beauties.

Freecom 56142 DataBar 4GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive

Excellent lightweight design, good performance. Top value
This compares well to the many other flash drives I have tried.
Freecom drives appear well constructed from good materials.
Speed to transfer files from PC is quick.
Works great with my WD TV live to play movies without stuttering.
It is light so doesn't put pressure on USB socket.
Top value for 32GB

Freecom 56142 DataBar 4GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive

Very good
A really usefully sized usb key. The transfer rate seems to be quite quick. I can recommend it. Good back up size.

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Stainless Steel SWIEL METAL Chrome USB 2.0 High Speed GLOSS FLASH MEMORY DRIVE DISK STICK PEN with Keyring Supports Windows and Mac OS Choice of 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB Great Gift Metallic Silver (8GB)

Could be a great product but...
I received a 16GB version of this for Christmas. Potentially it is a great design as the housing seems very solid and attractive. However, as soon as I opened the packet the USB part slid under its own weight into the open position, leaving the connector exposed when the device is hanging from a key ring etc. When pushed back into its shell, it doesn't grip or latch, and slides out again as soon as it is picked up. This effectively means that the device, which if its design worked would be very well protected, isn't protected at all! As I have only seen one other reviewer mention this problem, it seems I have been unlucky, but the manufacturer should improve their quality control.

Stainless Steel SWIEL METAL Chrome USB 2.0 High Speed GLOSS FLASH MEMORY DRIVE DISK STICK PEN with Keyring Supports Windows and Mac OS Choice of 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB Great Gift Metallic Silver (8GB)

Excellent
I bought 2 of these one for me and he 'boss' and hey are brilliant. I can keep me work fies on it an it never leaves my side and my wife uses her mainly for carrying photo's of e kids about.

Stainless Steel SWIEL METAL Chrome USB 2.0 High Speed GLOSS FLASH MEMORY DRIVE DISK STICK PEN with Keyring Supports Windows and Mac OS Choice of 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB Great Gift Metallic Silver (8GB)

superb product
This is the second of this type of flashdrive I have purchased. Robust andalways works first time - not always the case. Onlybdrawback is small capacity - would love to buy more but with more g.

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8 GB Novelty XYLO-FLASH Guitar Keyring USB 2.0 Memory Stick / Pen Storage Drive Compatible With PC / Mac.

Memory stick
This is great and my daugher loves it for school, stands out so she can find it easily. Only downside is the very long delivery time, it took at least 3 weeks as I didn't realise when ordering it that it came from so far away.

8 GB Novelty XYLO-FLASH Guitar Keyring USB 2.0 Memory Stick / Pen Storage Drive Compatible With PC / Mac.

Not arrived
I have been waiting for this to be delivered for over a month.... Not happy. Baught it for my boyfriends birthday next week (dads account) and I won't have it in time.

8 GB Novelty XYLO-FLASH Guitar Keyring USB 2.0 Memory Stick / Pen Storage Drive Compatible With PC / Mac.

Fab - exactly what I expected!
Exactly what I expected to be delivered to my door, precisely on time as well! I bought it as a present for my musical older brother as a little gimmick and he seemed pleased with his gift. Handy little chain attached to it means you can attach it to your keys etc.

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Stainless Steel SWIEL METAL Chrome USB 2.0 High Speed GLOSS FLASH MEMORY DRIVE DISK STICK PEN with Keyring Supports Windows and Mac OS Great Gift Metallic Silver (Ricco 01-014) (32GB)

Could be a great product but...
I received a 16GB version of this for Christmas. Potentially it is a great design as the housing seems very solid and attractive. However, as soon as I opened the packet the USB part slid under its own weight into the open position, leaving the connector exposed when the device is hanging from a key ring etc. When pushed back into its shell, it doesn't grip or latch, and slides out again as soon as it is picked up. This effectively means that the device, which if its design worked would be very well protected, isn't protected at all! As I have only seen one other reviewer mention this problem, it seems I have been unlucky, but the manufacturer should improve their quality control.

Stainless Steel SWIEL METAL Chrome USB 2.0 High Speed GLOSS FLASH MEMORY DRIVE DISK STICK PEN with Keyring Supports Windows and Mac OS Great Gift Metallic Silver (Ricco 01-014) (32GB)

Excellent
I bought 2 of these one for me and he 'boss' and hey are brilliant. I can keep me work fies on it an it never leaves my side and my wife uses her mainly for carrying photo's of e kids about.

Stainless Steel SWIEL METAL Chrome USB 2.0 High Speed GLOSS FLASH MEMORY DRIVE DISK STICK PEN with Keyring Supports Windows and Mac OS Great Gift Metallic Silver (Ricco 01-014) (32GB)

superb product
This is the second of this type of flashdrive I have purchased. Robust andalways works first time - not always the case. Onlybdrawback is small capacity - would love to buy more but with more g.

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Synology DS213+ DiskStation 4TB (2 x 2TB WD Red HDD) 2 Bay High Performance All-in-One Desktop NAS Server

a great Piece of Kit
I bought this device after several hours of researching NAS systems. I was torn between a QNAP (As I currently already own an older model and it’s been great) and the DS213+ which a friend of mine had recently purchased and raved about. I was fortunate in the fact my friend allowed my remote access to his system. I had a really good play on with it and in the end took the plunge.
I ordered my unit form Amazon and arrived in less than 48 hours of ordering. My main issues, whilst setting the system up, were nothing to do with the NAS; more to do with Network Issues and my VirginMedia Superhub. In the end I deactivated the SuperHub as a router and changed it into Modem Mode (Which gives you an IP Address of 192.168.100.1 – Not 192.168.1.1 as you’d expect) I connected the device to my wireless router and I ran the supplied software on a Mac (works on a Windows/Linux too) and it saw the device straight away. I accessed the control panel from a web browser and...

Synology DS213+ DiskStation 4TB (2 x 2TB WD Red HDD) 2 Bay High Performance All-in-One Desktop NAS Server

Excellent Performer
Bought this to augment my QNAP TS109 which was struggling with high quality video streamin

Performance is excellent, setup was MUCH easier than the QNAP and its quiet and efficient, highly reommended

Synology DS213+ DiskStation 4TB (2 x 2TB WD Red HDD) 2 Bay High Performance All-in-One Desktop NAS Server

DS213+ easy and efficient
Not being an expert, I did some research in magazines and online. Synology came up several times and well rated. Selected DS213+ because is latest version (after DS212+). It is easy to insert the 2 hard disk, it is easy to push ON button, it is easy to follow the instructions online, it looks complicated when the box comes to your place, but at the end of the day it is easy and fun. What else, I stored all media, personal files, and I can access these via Ipad, and top of the top, via media share (TV must be connected to router). I recommend a RAID 1 set up when using 2 disk (1 disk copies to the second one for safety and backup purpose). Delivery of Amazon was perfect and speedy, no issue. I need other's comments online to build trust before buying, I hope this review helps you too. Enjoy!. Antoine

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Integral Courier 16Gb High Speed USB 2.0 Flash Drive

Intergral USB Pendrive
Bought a couple of these now. An 8GB and a 16GB mainly for work. After 3 years, the 8GB is starting to show signs of wear. The cap is loose and it crashed losing all the data recently, but after reformatting, works fine again. The 16GB, which I've had for 2 years, still performs brilliantly, good data transfer, no issues with being recognised by any computer it is inserted into and very durable. After 2 years, the connector is wearing and becoming loose, however, it is used daily and is often "borrowed" by students, who need to save work, so has had a lot of hammer and abuse in this time.
I'm pleased to report it handles this well and despite looking cheap and fragile, it really is up to the job and surprisingly tough.
I've had a few different usb sticks in the past, from Dan Cruzers to Data travelers, but this is by far the best make. Recommended thoroughly. I'll be ordering the 32GB one next.

Integral Courier 16Gb High Speed USB 2.0 Flash Drive

memory stick
Excellent service,ideal for storing large numbers of pictures of my grandchildren.Good value for the price paid.Extremely pleased with this item.

Integral Courier 16Gb High Speed USB 2.0 Flash Drive

Memory Stick
I had bought the 8GB version and I can't fault it. It works very well in my PC and Music Player. I wanted to use it for storing MP3 files all together in one place and plug it into my Hi-Fi. Someone told me that you can store up to 2,000 MP3 Music tracks on it. When I plug it into the USB connection on my Windows Vista PC it open up fast without any problems. Overall, I am happy with it and it does what I wanted it to do.

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Synology DS213+ DiskStation 4TB (2 x 2TB) 2 Bay High Performance All-in-One Desktop NAS Server

a great Piece of Kit
I bought this device after several hours of researching NAS systems. I was torn between a QNAP (As I currently already own an older model and it’s been great) and the DS213+ which a friend of mine had recently purchased and raved about. I was fortunate in the fact my friend allowed my remote access to his system. I had a really good play on with it and in the end took the plunge.
I ordered my unit form Amazon and arrived in less than 48 hours of ordering. My main issues, whilst setting the system up, were nothing to do with the NAS; more to do with Network Issues and my VirginMedia Superhub. In the end I deactivated the SuperHub as a router and changed it into Modem Mode (Which gives you an IP Address of 192.168.100.1 – Not 192.168.1.1 as you’d expect) I connected the device to my wireless router and I ran the supplied software on a Mac (works on a Windows/Linux too) and it saw the device straight away. I accessed the control panel from a web browser and...

Synology DS213+ DiskStation 4TB (2 x 2TB) 2 Bay High Performance All-in-One Desktop NAS Server

Excellent Performer
Bought this to augment my QNAP TS109 which was struggling with high quality video streamin

Performance is excellent, setup was MUCH easier than the QNAP and its quiet and efficient, highly reommended

Synology DS213+ DiskStation 4TB (2 x 2TB) 2 Bay High Performance All-in-One Desktop NAS Server

DS213+ easy and efficient
Not being an expert, I did some research in magazines and online. Synology came up several times and well rated. Selected DS213+ because is latest version (after DS212+). It is easy to insert the 2 hard disk, it is easy to push ON button, it is easy to follow the instructions online, it looks complicated when the box comes to your place, but at the end of the day it is easy and fun. What else, I stored all media, personal files, and I can access these via Ipad, and top of the top, via media share (TV must be connected to router). I recommend a RAID 1 set up when using 2 disk (1 disk copies to the second one for safety and backup purpose). Delivery of Amazon was perfect and speedy, no issue. I need other's comments online to build trust before buying, I hope this review helps you too. Enjoy!. Antoine

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Synology DS213+ DiskStation 6TB (2 x 3TB) 2 Bay High Performance All-in-One Desktop NAS Server

a great Piece of Kit
I bought this device after several hours of researching NAS systems. I was torn between a QNAP (As I currently already own an older model and it’s been great) and the DS213+ which a friend of mine had recently purchased and raved about. I was fortunate in the fact my friend allowed my remote access to his system. I had a really good play on with it and in the end took the plunge.
I ordered my unit form Amazon and arrived in less than 48 hours of ordering. My main issues, whilst setting the system up, were nothing to do with the NAS; more to do with Network Issues and my VirginMedia Superhub. In the end I deactivated the SuperHub as a router and changed it into Modem Mode (Which gives you an IP Address of 192.168.100.1 – Not 192.168.1.1 as you’d expect) I connected the device to my wireless router and I ran the supplied software on a Mac (works on a Windows/Linux too) and it saw the device straight away. I accessed the control panel from a web browser and...

Synology DS213+ DiskStation 6TB (2 x 3TB) 2 Bay High Performance All-in-One Desktop NAS Server

Excellent Performer
Bought this to augment my QNAP TS109 which was struggling with high quality video streamin

Performance is excellent, setup was MUCH easier than the QNAP and its quiet and efficient, highly reommended

Synology DS213+ DiskStation 6TB (2 x 3TB) 2 Bay High Performance All-in-One Desktop NAS Server

DS213+ easy and efficient
Not being an expert, I did some research in magazines and online. Synology came up several times and well rated. Selected DS213+ because is latest version (after DS212+). It is easy to insert the 2 hard disk, it is easy to push ON button, it is easy to follow the instructions online, it looks complicated when the box comes to your place, but at the end of the day it is easy and fun. What else, I stored all media, personal files, and I can access these via Ipad, and top of the top, via media share (TV must be connected to router). I recommend a RAID 1 set up when using 2 disk (1 disk copies to the second one for safety and backup purpose). Delivery of Amazon was perfect and speedy, no issue. I need other's comments online to build trust before buying, I hope this review helps you too. Enjoy!. Antoine

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