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The Rugged Portable Drive is the first external hard disk we've seen from Hitachi, a company better known for its range of internal hard disks. The 500GB Rugged gets its macho name from its chunky, ruggedised design which Hitachi claims is shock and wa...
The SimpleTough is inexpensive and its sturdy build will be reassuring if you travel a lot or specifically want a water-resistant disk...
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Hitachi claims it's tough too, capable of shrugging off drops from 3m and even a sprinkling of water. We're not entirely convinced. Dropping it from above head height onto the office floor incurred nothing more than curious looks from colleagues, but w...
With its curved, carbon fibre-effect centre panel and shapely rubber side panels, this 500GB USB 2 drive looks and feels great...
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Product Code: 0S00347 The Hitachi SimpleTOUGH external hard drive's rugged enclosure and embedded USB cable make it a great companion for road warriors. If you plan to knock your hard drive about during travel, this would be a good choice. There are...
The Hitachi SimpleTOUGH external hard drive's rugged enclosure and embedded USB 2.0 cable make it a good option for carting around data, though style-conscious road warriors may want to look elsewhere. James Hutchinson, PCWorld.idg.com.au...
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Zdnet.com.au Updated: 2015-01-01 10:02:04
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Design There's a saying in backup circles that there's really only two types of hard drive. Those that have failed, and those that have yet to fail. We've seen it attributed to many sources, but no matter the original author, it's still stunningly tru...
An aptly named external drive; it's simple and it's tough.
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As rugged external hard disks go, Hitachi's latest is quite a looker. From its curved centre section finished in carbon fibre-effect plastic to its shapely rubberised side panels, this 500GB USB 2.0 drive looks and feels luxurious. On paper, it's prett...
A tough, impact resistant hard disk at a good price, but we'd stop short of exposing it to moisture...
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Robust storage is starting to become a hot item. Just recently Cameron , a water and shock proof external USB drive. Many years ago I was the first to test Corsair’s Flash Voyager and while testing I boiled the drive in water on my stove and then...
The name for Hitachi’s rugged line of portable storage is very fitting. Hitachi isn’t advertising their SimpleTOUGH products as being able to survive a burning building or go through the English Channel; it is just simply tough. You can get aw...
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As notebooks now outsell desktop computers, more folks require a handy storage sidekick to push, pull and share data easily among their many media entertainment devices and PCs at home, as well as systems at the office. We scanned the market prices for po...
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There are no shortage of ruggedised hard drives - LaCie's Starck Mobile Hard Drive can be run over by a car without worries, and its Rugged All-Terrain Hard Disk will certainly survive knocks and bumps. Transcend's StoreJet 25M-R even claims to withst...
The Hitachi SimpleTOUGH external hard drive's rugged enclosure and embedded USB 2.0 cable make it a good option for carting around data, though style-conscious road warriors may want to look elsewhere...
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If you're the sort of power user who's hard on technology, especially out in the field, then ruggedized mobile storage might be apropos. Today...
The ruggedized drives from A-Data and Hitachi are a bit larger than most other 2.5” portable drives, as they have to accommodate mechanisms for cable management and additional rubber cushion crush zones. Our 500GB capacities are sufficient for most...
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Just recently we reviewed the A-DATA SH93 portable hard drive which featured a rugged design said to be both shock resistant and water proof -- within reason anyway. After abusing it for a few days the SH93 lived up to all our expectations with flying...
Having thoroughly tested the 500GB Hitachi SimpleTough we are struggling to find a fault with this portable hard drive. It would have been nice to get eSATA support, as this interface provides significant performance improvements over USB 2.0. Conside...
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hardwarecentral.com Updated: 2015-01-01 10:02:04
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Shock-resistant portable USB 2.0 hard drives are not a new idea. Last year introduced the eGo BlackBelt, which . But , an company, has added new wrinkles with the Hitachi product. SimpleTough, about the size and weight of BlackBelt and other portab...
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