When it comes to portable external hard drives, hardware features are outshining the software that resides on them. While I absolutely adore the design, portability and storage capacities of these new devices, the bundled software that comes with them desperately needs some work. I discovered this when testing two such devices recently The Seagate Portable External Hard Drive (about $350) is a 160GB device no bigger than the palm of your hand. With no extra power adapter, the drive is powered solely from a user's PC through the use of a USBY cable, which attaches to two USB 2.0 ports on the PC. The 2.5-inch drive weighs 10.3 ounces and comes with bundled backup software from CMS Products (BounceBack Express) and some diagnostic test tools.
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