CBA Digital 80GB 2.5 inch Portable Hard Drive
Offer:
Here is an offer that you simply cannot afford to miss. CBA Digital is providing you with a massive 20GB extra free storage on selected units. For instance, if you choose to order a 40GB portable hard drive, you will be sent a 60GB drive, or if you opt for 80GB drive, you will be given a 100GB drive. But you must really hurry to enjoy this offer as it is only as long as the stock lasts and the offer is strictly limited to a maximum of two units per customer.
Review:
CBA Digital has an experience of over twenty years in the market place of digital storage that assemble, support and supply their range of storage products. Only one of that kind in UK! All the portable hard drives of CBA Digital are custom built in UK and along with this; they are also covered by their total support warranty. Hence, the CBA Digital products assure you with the best quality products, with UK based service and support.
In this era where the manufacturers of the storage media are spitting out hard drives in capacities of tera bytes, everybody seem to have forgotten about the needs of those people who want only a little more of storage capacity for their domestic needs. But CBA Digital does think about them too and has its 80GB portable external hard drive to offer.
Decent looking drive:
Though the CBA Digital 80GB 2.5″ portable hard drive ONE80 is not one of the stylish ones in the market, they look very decent. They come in a rubberised black surrounding that offers the extra protection for the drive against accidental drops. The central facia of the drive has a glossy black finishing so that the drive has some personality and not completely dumb. The drive is also available in white finishing. The drive is amazingly compact with its dimensions being (H x W x D) 13 x 8 x 1.5cm. The small size of the unit makes them very pocket friendly and you can also use the carry case offered in the package to carry around the drive. The enclosure not only looks decent, it is extremely durable too.
Interface:
CBA Digital custom made portable hard drives can be connected to your PC or Mac via the USB interface. Irrespective of the fact if the system is a desktop or laptop, the drive is recognised in just seconds and takes power directly from the USB port and so, there no need for any additional power supply. With this plug and play system, the device can be used in any system and allows you to transfer, back up and copy data instantly. The unit is compatible with both USB 1.1 and USB2.0.
Capacities available:
The capacity of the drive that we are testing now is 80GB, the same drive is available in a range of other capacities too, from the low storage need options like 40GB and 160GB to high storage needs like 250GB, 320GB and 500GB.
Compatibility:
Though the CBA Digital 80GB Portable Hard Drive One Touch Storage is compatible with both PC and Mac systems, Mac users have to reformat the drive before usage, as the drive comes preformatted for use with PC. Only the drive is compatible with both the operating systems, but the free One Touch Software that comes with the drive is not compatible with the Mac systems. This is very disappointing.
The One Touch Capability:
The 2.5″ 80GB CBA Digital Hard Drive it uses is housed in the cool enclosure. The CBA Digital 80GB drive has its One Touch Capability built-in, which is the single biggest selling point of the drive. In other words, you can select the file or folder that you have to make a copy of, and just press the button in the front of the drive. On doing so, the particular file or folder will have a back up. However, using this feature and software or not using it is entirely your wish. You can also have a backup of the filed by just drag and copy.
Performance:
The data transfer speed of the drive is fast as this CBA portable drive has employed the latest SATA technology 2.5” Hard drive. As in the case of most of the portable drives, the larger the size of the data you transfer, the better is the speed of the drive. The drive is quiet and is cool even after long hours of usage.
Package:
Since the drives are assembled in UK and fully tested prior to dispatch, they are all ready to go just out of the box. The package of the CBA Digital portable hard drive includes the 80GB drive, a USB Cable, Software and a Carry case.
Warranty:
CBA Digital external hard drive comes with one year limited warranty.
Verdict:
The CBA Digital 80GB Portable 2.5 Inch External Hard Drive has most of the features that we will be looking for, in an external hard drive like decent looks, portability, durability and reliability. The drive makes use of all the latest technologies and is hence having acceptable read and write speeds. The One Touch Software makes the entire process of back-up very easy, but it is extremely disappointing that the s/w is incompatible with Mac. Since the price tag is also very moderate, we recommend CBA external hard drive for your small storage needs. But we would not recommend it if you intend to use the drive in a Mac system as the main feature of the drive itself is incompatible with Mac.
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CBA Digital Portable Hard Drive One Touch Storage 80GB - Technical Specification Table
| Manufacturer | CBA Digital |
| Model Name | CBA Digital 80GB Portable 2.5 Inch External Hard Drive |
| Model number | ONE80 |
| Device type | Portable hard drive |
| Form factor | 2.5 Inch |
| Enclosure colours available | Black and White |
| Hard disk drive capacity | 80GB |
| Other capacities available | 40GB, 160GB, 250GB, 320GB and 500GB |
| Buffer Size | 16MB |
| Hard disk interface | Serial ATA |
| Hard disk rotational speed | 5400 rpm |
| Data Transfer Rate | 480 mbps |
| Standard Compliance | USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 |
| Connector Types | 1 x USB 2.0 |
| Software | One Touch Software |
| Number of Ports | One |
| OS Support | Windows Vista , Windows XP/2000 & MAC OS X |
| Package Contents | CBA Digital 80GB Portable Hard drive, a USB Cable, Software and a Carry case |
| Warranty | 1 year |
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