SimpleTech SimpleDrive - External Hard Drive with Free Online Storage

SimpleTech SimpleDrive is quite a mouthful to say but it's a pretty nice external hard drive that has plenty of perks. If you want a cheap reliable external that you can trust you data with then this might be the drive you are looking for. It has a decent software bundle that comes with the drive and you get 2GB of free online storage capacity. With an offer like that it will be hard to pass up this drive.

Right now the SimpleDrive only comes with the ability to connect via USB future versions are planned to offer USB and FireWire capability. The software that comes with the drive is easy to setup and even a novice can use the software. You can make simple backups of your system or data and you get a free online storage account with the software. The SimpleDrive is an easy surefire way to backup your data without any problems. Although the Seagate FreeAgent Pro might be a little more beefy in read and write times it only offers free online storage for a six month grace period, then you have to pay if you want to keep the storage space.

The SimpleDrive is a relatively nice looking external hard drive with a sleek design, in a black plastic case with blue accents. The body was designed by the legendary Pininfarina, who you might know as the designers of Ferraris. Not a big drive by any means measuring in at 8.25 inches long, 1.5 inches tall, and 5 inches wide. It has six sizes and comes in many different colors, but all have a large button mounted on the top, with a ring that tells you how much drive space you have left. With a 7,200 RPM hard drive powered by the USB port, you are sure to get good transfer speeds if you are using a USB 2.0 compliant port. You can also get a power adapter if your USB port isn't enough to power the device, one you plug in the drive it is plug-and-play.