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Freecom Hard Drive XS review

£65.93 inc VAT

Manufacturer: Freecom

Our Rating: We rate this 4 out of 5

By | Macworld UK | 20 December 10

The Freecom Hard Drive XS is a compact and silent portable hard drive offering good performance.

The Freecom Hard Drive XS is a compact and silent portable USB 2.0 hard drive offering good performance.

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The Freecom Hard Drive XS is available with a one-terabyte (1TB), 1.5TB or 2TB capacity.

The rubber enclosure on the  Freecom Hard Drive XS not only provides it with an attractive and tactile finish but also absorbs a large amount of the noise produced by the drive itself. The design also means it feels more portable than most desktop drives.

The Freecom Hard Drive XS's transfer speeds are above average and even when working with large Photoshop or video files it always stayed fast and responsive. There is no bundled backup software. If you want to use Time Machine with an Apple Mac it will need reformatting in Disk Utility.

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3.5in external hard drive
1TB capacity (also available with 1.5TB and 2TB
fanless design
rubberised enclosure
USB 2.0
hot-swappable
interface transfer rate 480 Mbps
182x114x31mm
1-year manufacturer's warranty with free helpdesk support
  • Overall: We give this item 8 of 10 overall

We like the Freecom Hard Drive XS. The only real letdown is the password-protection feature, which over multiple attempts failed to recognise the drive in order to complete the setup. As a backup solution or working hard drive, this unassumingly stylish product would otherwise suit most people, although you are paying slightly more for the slimmed-down design.

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Comments

Sumbul93 said: Um what if I want music from another laptoppc can I plug it into another and use it to transfer

dave said: So how was the password problem resolved please

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