SimpleTech PRO1000Q Pro, Multiple FireWire 400..
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Multiple FireWire 400 Failures
I needed another large capacity external hard drive that was both USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 compatible. The SimpleTech PRO1000Q looked to fit the bill perfectly.
Unfortunately, when the drive arrived I found that, while the USB interface worked fine the drive refused to mount at all using FireWire 400. I tried it on multiple machines (PC and Mac) that all have no difficulty mounting other large FireWire drives. I returned the drive to Amazon (which was fast and hassle-free!) for a replacement, only to find that the second drive had the same issue. Again, this was on multiple platforms where I regularly mount FireWire drives of this size.
I didn’t try the FireWire 800 or eSATA ports on either drive, so I can’t comment on them one way or the other.
I’m disappointed, as this drive promised to be exactly what I was looking for and for a great price.
Update (5/19/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen. I also found some auctions for this item here.
The featured review for this product, SimpleTech PRO1000Q Pro Drive 1 TB Quad Interface External Hard Drive Grey Electronics, was written by Datan0de.
The average rating for this item is out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.
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Posted on: May 4, 2010
Filed under: Reviews
Reviews (2)
Datan0de
April 24th, 2010 at 2:20 am
Multiple FireWire 400 Failures
Rated 2 stars.
Benjamin Hollander
April 25th, 2010 at 1:25 am
Great drive, great price
I’m using this drive with Time Machine and it has worked very well. I have had a couple instances where I plugged it in, turned it on and it would not mount. There is a chance that it was the computer but If I unplugged it and plugged it back in it would mount and backup fine. It hasn’t done this to me in a few weeks now, since 10.5.6 actually….
You can have the drive upright or using the included rubber thingies it can lay on it’s side, I liked having the choice.
It’s Firewire 800, so once I get a firewire 800 cable I can get those speeds. That’s really my only problem, it did not come with a firewire 800 cable.
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