The SureFire 500GB has neither bundled software nor a snazzy design, but it's a great performer when used with FireWire 800.
Manufacturer’s Description
Verbatim's SureFire portable hard drive offers blazing performance in a pocket-sized drive. Made from super durable aluminum, it's lightweight but gives you heavyweight, rugged protection for traveling. This hard drive also comes with a sleek carrying case and all the cables you need to get started. With a fast USB and an even faster FireWire 800 connection, data transfers at break-neck speed. The SureFire hard drive may be small, but offers big storage - choose from capacities of 250GB, 320GB or 500GB. It's also formatted for Macs and ready to use with Time Machine. With Verbatim's SureFire portable hard drive, you get dazzling speed, sleek design and tough dependability in a pocket-sized drive.
The Specs
Pricing
Part Number
96976
Storage
Drives included
1.0
Drive size
500.0 GB
Hard Drive Speed
5400 RPM
Ports and Connections
Available Interfaces
FireWire 800
USB 2.0
Firewire
FireWire 800
USB 2.0
Yes
Hardware
Installation Kit Hardware
USB 2.0 cable, USB power cable, FireWire 800 - 400 cable, FireWire 800 - 800 cable, Protective carrying case
Warranty
Warranty information
3 Years
Warranty information
3 Years
Performance
PC World Test Center
Interface tested
FireWire 800
External Performance, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit)
Copy Files Read, 3.68 GB
60.1 seconds
Copy Files & Folders Write, 3.68 GB
91.6 seconds
Copy Large File Read, 3.68 GB
48.2 seconds
Copy Large File Write, 3.68 GB
73.6 seconds
Install OpenOffice.org 3.1
42.4 seconds
Uninstall OpenOffice.org 3.1
54.8 seconds
Malware Scan
381.9 seconds
System Power, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit)