Pros
- USB and FireWire 400/800
- Excellent performance
Cons
- No software
Bottom Line
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 |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Warranty | |
| Warranty information | 3 Years |
Performance
| PC World Test Center | |
|---|---|
| Interface tested | FireWire 800 |
| External Performance, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | |
|---|---|
| Install OpenOffice.org 3.1 | 42.4 seconds |
| Uninstall OpenOffice.org 3.1 | 54.8 seconds |
| Copy Large File Read, 3.68 GB | 48.2 seconds |
| Copy Files Read, 3.68 GB | 60.1 seconds |
| Copy Files & Folders Write, 3.68 GB | 91.6 seconds |
| Malware Scan | 381.9 seconds |
| Copy Large File Write, 3.68 GB | 73.6 seconds |
| System Power, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | |
|---|---|
| Copy Large File Read, 3.68 GB | 90.9 watts |
| Malware Scan | 104.2 watts |
| Copy Large File Write, 3.68 GB | 87.8 watts |
| System Work State | 96.8 watts |
| System Idle State | 85.4 watts |
| Copy Files & Folders Read, 3.68 GB | 90.6 watts |
| Copy Files & Folders Write, 3.68 GB | 87.5 watts |
| Install OpenOffice.org 3.1 | 91.4 watts |
| Uninstall OpenOffice.org 3.1 | 88.7 watts |
| System Sleep State | 85.3 watts |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| External Write - Large File | 54.3 |
| Primary Volume - Windows File Search | 109.9 |
| Test Version | 2 |
| External Read - Files and Folders | 78.2 |
| External Write - Files and Folders | 89.1 |
| External Read - Large File | 51.1 |
| Primary Volume - Virus Scan | 148 |
