Aten Technologies Disk2Go External 3.5In Hard Drive Epp Disk Case

Aten Technologies Disk2Go External 3.5In Hard Drive Epp Disk Case
Manufacturer: ATEN TECHNOLOGIES
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Product Description
Adding a "convenient to take with you" hard disk has never been easier than with ATEN's Disk2Go portable hard disk connection devices. These units are ideal for backup, storage, expansion, file sharing, software installation and data management. Since the Disk2Go connects directly to the PC's parallel port, it requires no interface card or tools to install or set up.Disk2Go comes with a handy and compact carrying case that protects the drive when you are on the move, and has room for all the necessary cables and adapters.

Average customer rating: 4.0

Excellent value for money
Great graphics chip
Great price, great features!
very pleased and to address the noise issue IMO
Beware is right

Toshiba Satellite 3005-S304 Notebook (1-GHz Pentium III, 256 MB RAM, 20 GB hard drive)

Manufacturer: Toshiba
Product Group: Personal Computer
Binding: Personal Computers
ASIN: B00005QJ2M

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Amazon.com Product Description

It seems like it would be hard to go wrong with a system like Toshiba's Satellite 3005-S304. Some of its more appealing features are a 1 GHz Pentium III processor, a combination CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, 256 MB of RAM (expandable to 512 MB), and a 20 GB hard disk. Also housed in its 7-pound, 1.8-inch-high case are a 56K modem, a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet NIC, and a 14.1-inch, active-matrix display with 1,024 x 768 resolution. The system comes with Windows XP, Microsoft's newest operating system, and the Lotus SmartSuite productivity suite pre- installed.

Product Description

For outstanding functionality at a truly affordable price, look no further than Toshiba's Satellite series portable PCs. These portable PCs are built to deliver impressive specification together with exceptional value-for-money: an unbeatable price/performance combination that ensures the world's most advanced mobile technology is accessible to every portable computer user.With the Satellite 3000 series notebook you can fully enjoy a movie or create your own music CD through the modular bay DVD-ROM drive. Convenient DVD controls provide one-touch ease of skip, repeat, forward or play functions. Quickly and easily download digital camera photos onto your hard drive for use in documents and e-mails. The Satellite series combines top quality with budget-friendly prices!

Customer Reviews:

Excellent value for money.......2002-01-17

I have had this Laptop with the XP pro version on it since Nov,
I knew the specs of it before i bought it. I also knew that i could not get a comparable Laptop for the same price anywhere else..The graphics card is the icing on the cake. It runs superbly, does everything you could ask without fault. I know people complain about the ticking of the hard drive, but its not something that is likely to make you not buy it, although i am surprised that Toshiba still use such a low speed Hard Drive 4200 rpm, nevertheless its still quick.. I reccomend it wholeheartedly.

Great graphics chip.......2001-12-21

After much research, I chose this machine because of its combination of features, weight, and price. What I didn't expect was the excellent graphics chip on this. The machine comes with a Nvidia GeForce2Go with a 166Mhz DDR bus and a 16Mb DDR video memory. This is in contrast with many laptops that use slower graphics chip or use onboard graphics that share memory with the main RAM. The range of graphics modes supported is quite impressive. Of course the 14" TFT screen only supports 1024x768, but I have it configured now to simultaneously drive an external monitor at a total of 2048x768! That's right, I have a horizontally spanning virtual display where I can mouse from my TFT to my 19" analog monitor. Having the dual displays is fantastic! Works great in WinXP and you get so much more screen real estate. Alternately, you can choose to drive your external display exclusively at high resolutions like 1600x1200 or 1920x1440.

Note: on this machine there are 3 USB ports, but no PS/2 ports for an external keyboard or mouse. You will need a USB keyboard or mouse if you want to use an external one or get a USB-PS/2 adapter.

Great price, great features!.......2001-11-29

This notebook has pretty much everything you could want in a notebook! It's a very nice package with a great balance of features, size, and battery life. The price is right too. It suspends and resumes in under 5 seconds each, is very stable (no crashes yet!), and solidly built. Having everything you need such as Firewire and 10/100 Ethernet built in saves you the cost of adding these feature and carrying around additional components. The DVD/CD-RW combo is nice as well.

The only thing I would have liked to have seen is scroll buttons to accompany the touchpad like some other notebooks have. Regarding the users complaining about the drive clicking, it is completely normal! ALL drives make some noise when they access the disk, some are louder than others. The drive in this notebook is probably not the quietest drive around, but it's not the loudest I've heard either. They may be complaining simply out of lack of experience with many hard drives, or not used to a notebook where you're closer to it than a desktop and the louder fans may drown out the drive sounds.

very pleased and to address the noise issue IMO.......2001-11-27

i own this laptop and am very pleased. for the price you get a good package. it is more than i will ever need. i just wanted to address the complaints about the HD noise. YES, the HD does make a click-klack noise when it is in use. However, this noise is just the normal noise of drive heads repostitioning. Out of curiousity I have dB analyzed HDs outside of there metal casings and this noise is common and normal and not a sign of damage or soon-to-lose-data errors. A few websites have wave files are in agreement. Many drive manufacturers have done great in dampening this noise. I am assuming that toshiba didn't. So eventhough this is a noisy laptop HD, i don't think it is malfunctioning. Also, has anyone noticed that their CD-RW can burn at 8x?

Beware is right.......2001-11-24

I wish I had read his review (and the first review) before I bought one. This is the PERFECT machine - except for that lousy hard drive. Made that click every time it accessed the disk. Drove me crazy. The system lasted only 15 minutes before I took it back. Checked the demo in a retail store and it did it too. If you care about noise at all, stay AWAY from this computer. Broke my heart to return it. Can't find a thing with similar specs. If only Compaq would put 16MB of video ram into their 1720 instead of 8MB, that would do it. Or if Toshiba put a Intel-M instead of a regular Intel into the 5005. Oh, well. Guess I'll wait for the next wave of laptops...

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