Pockey 525 DataStor External USB 2.0 20 GB Hard Drive

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Title : Pockey 525 DataStor External USB 2.0 20 GB Hard Drive
Author : POCKETEC
Release Date : 20020829
Binding : Electronics
Regular Price : $
Amazon.com Price : $167.99 ( %)
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Buyer Reviews :
Pros: Compact size with a large storage
Cons: Power cable is very awkward to use for laptop computer
The Bottom Line: Yes, buy a pocket-sized HDD. It's a smart choice. Buy either Pockey or Storix. If you buy a zip drive, you'll regret it.
Recommended: Yes

I just bought this product. First thing I noticed on the cover box was 'Assembled in USA (Not Made in USA).' According to their website, it says 'Made in USA,' but on the back (bottom) of this product, it clearly says 'Made in Thailand.' Not that this is a big matter, but I felt cheated from the very beginning.

Installation was easy, but its manual did not show any pictures, so I had no idea which was the USB cable and which was the power cable. Another problem was that the power cable has a very awkward design (T-shaped), so I could not connect the USB jack and the other jack (O-shaped) together without bending them almost to the point of breaking it. I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop which has USB and O-shaped port located right next to each other.

I transferred 1.6MB of my mp3 files from HDD to Pockey. It took me about an hour through USB 1.1 port. When I checked the capacity of my pockey, it showed only 18.xxGB (Not 20GB). Another thing I noticed was that the pockey gets very hot. After one hour, it was almost too hot to touch with a bare hand. But if I have to choose, I would still buy the one encased in metal box. It looks much better. But the metal case can be made slicker in design.

But overall, I still like this pocket hard disk drive. It's a much better idea to buy this product than to buy a ridiculously high-priced ZIP drive or expensive IBM Microdisk which holds only 1GB. Other portable external HDD's are available, but the size is too big to carry. Smaller ones are more expensive and still a lot bigger than pocket-type HDD.

As far as I know, there are 3 pocket-sized hard drives on the market. Their names are Pockey, Storix, and Archos. Storix is almost identical to Pockey. Not only the size and design, but also the capabilities. I wonder whether they are made by the same company or exact clone products with just different marketing names.

Archos MiniHD 6GB looks very cute, but 20GB one looks very unattractive (it looks a little bulkier and clumsy-looking). A lot of web vendors sell Archos MiniHD 20GB product but put a photo of 6GB model. So be aware.

A lot of people just don't know this pocket HDD exist. They think ZIP drive is the only alternative to floppy disk. Once you have this product, you'll never want to go back to floppy or ZIP drive.

(by pipi1234)

Features/Technical Specs :
* USB 2.0 Certified with transfer rate up to 480 Mbps (40x faster than USB 1.1), but backwards compatible with USB 1.1
* No additional power source required (no batteries or AC adapter required)
* Tiny footprint offers maximum portability
* Stackable (multiple Pockeys can be attached to your computer)
* Cross-platform compatible (PC, MAC, and Linux)

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