SmartDisk FWFL80 FireLite 80 GB 2.5-Inch FireWire Portable Hard Drive
- Durable, palm-sized 80 GB 2.5-inch FireWire portable hard drive for fast back-ups
- 400Mbits/sec transfer speed; powers via Fire Wire connection; Mac and PC compatible
- Constructed with a ultra-rugged magnesium alloy housing
- CMS BounceBack Express Backup Software for easy data backup
- 1-year limited warranty
Product Description
FireLite from SmartDisk is a portable external hard drive that offers great looks, huge storage capacities and a trim design that makes it easy to carry and use either at your desk or on the go. One of the first things you’ll notice about FireLite is its size. But while FireLite is small in size, it offers a big storehouse for your applications and data. With its terrific styling and versatility, FireLite is the perfect solution to all of your data storage needs. Forget copying documents to CDs to carry them between home and office: store them instead on portable FireLite and take the entire drive with you wherever you work. No more updating the ‘wrong’ version of a document, no more ’selecting and copying’ new or changed content from one version of a file to another. FireLite safely stores important documents so you can work on them any time, anywhere. Whether you use a laptop, desktop or both, FireLite is the perfect way to add storage capacity to your c… More >>
SmartDisk FWFL80 FireLite 80 GB 2.5-Inch FireWire Portable Hard Drive
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5 comments
Peter Coptor on December 3, 2009 at 9:43 pm
I’ve got the drive for about 10 days but at the first day I realized that I have to spend more $$ on the power adapter since my laptop only has 1 4-pin 1394 port. You don’t need the power adapter if you have 6-pin 1394 port. They put this info in a very small fine print in a middle of their description. So, be warned. Also, no software for sync or back-up, unlike other WD passport external hard drives or Seagate drives. BTW, the disk inside is Fujitsu. If I can choose again, I will definitely have a second thought.
Pros: quite disk spinning, well-protected design inside the case
Cons: expensive, $10-20 power adapter is required when connecting to 4-pin 1394 firewire port (most likely for all laptops), no ON-OFF switch, no good software to backup or synchronize the files
K. Kopchick on December 3, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Bought the FlashTrax Media Player. After a power outage the hard drive was fine, but the main computer would not recognize the drive. We were only three months over the one year warranty, and even though we would pay for the repair they said they wouldn’t touch it after it was out of warranty. POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. Poor attention was given to detailed emails, had to keep repeating the same thing over and over.
Their final response….”But it is the way that we have everything set up. We can not change things because you want us to. It would not be fair to every other customer who fellows the rules and saves their paper work. Good luck.” Hello? I had the paperwork.
Aneesah Mcnamee on December 3, 2009 at 11:08 pm
if you are a MAC user, firewire is the best and most reliable connection over USB. this is a wonderful device to store and save all data. i use this as a back-up to all my school work and is a work-horse indeed. i can transfer data from my little 4 gig to this in just seconds.
Gary Fields on December 3, 2009 at 11:30 pm
The product is quick, small, attractive, versitile, and very attractively priced.
Santa Claus on December 4, 2009 at 1:46 am
I’ve been using it for a few months now, and I’ve had no problems. It works great with my two Mac Laptops, and is very fast. The hard drive is small and rugged as well. Highly recommended.