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SimpleTech SimpleDrive SP-U35/320 320 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (designed by Pininfarina) | 
| Brand: SimpleTech
Category: CE
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $85.76
You Save: $14.23 (14%)
Rating:  114 reviews
Sales Rank: 5311
Color: Sapphire
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Hard Drive Size: 320
Size: 320 GB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 10 x 3 x 9
8MB Cache
7200 RPM
1 Year Warranty
Free 2GB myfabrik.com Account to Share Music, Photos, Video, and Data
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: SP-U35/320
Model: SP-U35/320
UPC: 705487167405
EAN: 0705487167405
ASIN: B000NF8X9M
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 days
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| Features:
| • | Stylish, external 320 GB Hard Drive with USB 2.0 connection | | • | Stylish design by Ferrari designer Pininfarina | | • | Built-in slot for Kensington security lock | | • | Backed by 1-year warranty and unlimited technical support | | • | Measures 5.0 x 1.50 x 8.25 inches (WxHxD) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The sleek lines and ultra-low profile styling of the new SimpleDrive were designed by Pininfarina, the very same design firm that gives Ferrari sports cars their stylish lines.Don't let its beauty fool you. SimpleDrive is a high-performance external hard drive ideal for storing and backing up your music, video, photos and more. And with Hi-Speed USB 2.0, setup is a snap and data transfer rates are fast and reliable.One-Click backup enables you to back up and protect your entire computer or only selected files with a single click, providing the peace of mind knowing your digital world is safe and protected. And the built-in capacity meter allows you to view the utilized disk space.
Amazon.com Product Description
Thanks to the sleek, low-profile styling by famed Italian car designer Pininfarina, the SimpleDrive Desktop USB 2.0 External Hard Drive isn't just another external hard drive. The recipient of the same magic design touch and attention to fine details that helped turn Ferrari and Maserati into icons of the automotive world, the SimpleDrive Desktop will help turn your work space into a virtual art display while offering you up to 320 GB of backup storage for your computer files.  | The SimpleTech SimpleDriveTM offers: - Slick Ferrari-inspired design by Pininfarina.
- High-speed USB 2.0 interface for data transfer at up to 480 Mbps.
- Fabrik Ultimate BackupTM for 2 GB of free secure online storage.
- 1-year warranty.
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The SimpleDrive was designed Pininfarina of Ferrari fame. View larger. | Ferrari-Inspired Low-Profile Design for your Desk
Get used to the staring when your colleagues visit your desk. This compact and elegant sapphire blue drive is as much a piece of fine art as a piece of robust hardware. But don't let the looks fool you. Beneath its cool and sleek exterior is a robust, high-capacity, single-drive solution that gives you the ability to store and backup tons of music, videos, photos and documents in a small footprint. Featuring plug and play simplicity, and Mac and PC compatibility, the SimpleDrive Desktop features a hi-speed USB 2.0 interface for fast transfer of data at up to a 480 Mb/sec data transfer rate. Whether you want to increase the capacity of your desktop, or back up your valuable files quickly and securely, the SimpleDrive Desktop will perform for you with style. A built-in Kensington security lock lets you lock down your drive while you're away, and a built-in capacity meter keeps you abreast of your storage situation at all times. Powerful Local and Online Backup Options
The SimpleDrive Desktop includes two backup options that will keep your mind at ease about your important data. With the included OneClick backup software, you have the option of either backing up and protecting all your files and folders, or selected ones, with a single click, or automatically. Either way, you'll have the peace of mind knowing your digital world is safe and protected. But for the ultimate in protection, the SimpleDrive Desktop also offers the Fabrik Ultimate Backup solution that uploads your files to a secure, online server that will protect your data from real-world mishaps and offer near-real time protection without bogging down your computer. Fabrik's Ultimate Backup allows you to store up to 2 GB for free on one of its 448-bit encrypted servers, and for just a few dollars a month, you get unlimited capacity to securely store all of your important files and media collections offsite. Acting just like the drive's local backup software, you simply set Fabrik Ultimate Backup once, and it automatically and regularly backs up your content behind the scenes. 
The capacity meter shows you how much space is left at a quick glance. View larger. | All backups, to the external drive or online service, are unobtrusive. Once your initial content has uploaded, the software performs incremental backups, so only the smallest amount of data that has been changed or modified in your files will be updated. (Although the SimpleDrive Desktop is both Mac and PC compatible, at this time the Fabrik Ultimate Backup solution is only available for Windows-based computers.) To keep your content private and confidential, all files are encrypted with 128-bit SSL encryption while in transit, with an option for a private encryption key. Fabrik's offsite 448-bit Blowfish encrypted servers are housed by a Fortune 500 company, ensuring file protection, security and peace of mind. So no matter what happens to your drive--a curious toddler, a spilled drink or natural disaster--your irreplaceable photos, music, videos and files will be safe and secure both offsite and online. The SimpleDrive Desktop measures a scant 1.50 x 8.25 x 5.0 (WxLxD), is backed by a 1-year warranty, and comes with free, unlimited technical support. What's in the Box
3.5 SimpleDrive Desktop External Hard Drive with One-Click Backup Software, USB 2.0 Cable, AC Adapter, Resource CD, and Quick Install Guide.
The SimpleDrive comes in different storage capacities for every need. |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 109 more reviews...
 Bad Customer Service - No returns January 4, 2009
Mark Skeehan (Atlanta, GA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My SimpleTech SimpleDrive 500MB USB drive broke after 8 months of use. I filled out the RMA request form online and submitted it. I faxed my original receipt to the service department adn waited for a RMA email. Then nothing. No response. I emailed, faxed and waited endlessly on the phone to their customer no service which never picked up. They never responded to my warrantee return request. Don't buy this brand. It is SimpleBad.
 SimpleDrive 500 December 28, 2008
James Smith (Manistee, MI USA)
Easy setup. Larger (physical) than I thought it would be, so I set it up as an added external drive at home and bought a Maxtor 250 "one touch" for travel backups. Great price for 500 GB of external storage.
Unreliable December 21, 2008
Christopher Kanis (Savoy, IL United States)
Don't buy yourself a headache. This drive worked for me for a couple of months. One day, however, when I plugged it in, my computer wouldn't recognize it anymore. Instead, it asked me to install the device drivers -- which a USB HD shouldn't require. I checked with SimpleTech. There are no drivers (except for Win98), because they're not needed.
Several hours of research later, I've learned that this is a VERY common problem with these drives. Try a Google search for "Simpletech not recognized," and you'll find page after page of people who've had the same problem I have. Only a tiny few seem to have ever solved the problem -- and so far, I'm not one of them.
This drive makes a moderately attractive paperweight, but I can't recommend buying it to store data.
This drive caused he USB port on my computer to fail December 14, 2008
M. Berman
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased the 500GB External Hard Drive. I plugged in the usb cable and the power cord, the computer recognized a "new hardware found". Then my usb mouse stopped working, I could not find the drive on "my computer", this hard drive fried my USB ports. I now have to purchase a USB card for my computer as the built in ones are no longer working. Taking this drive back to the store.
Break down December 6, 2008
D. Hunt (NC)
i ordered this hard drive to iraq were im staioned. when is first plugged it in it didn't seem to have any problems because i already have the 250GB version. when i first started to load my music and videos it seamed like it was taking forever to load. after it was done it would take a few minites to load up when i plugged it into my comp. after about 2 weeks it just stopped working at all. being in iraq i wasn't able to mail it back within the 30 day warinty time so im suck here with a broken hard drive. but at least it makes for a good paper wieght. i don't recamend any buy this. considering how many other reviews say the same thing about it breaking down.
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