ADATA HD710 Pro 2TB USB 3.1 IP68 Waterproof/Shockproof/Dustproof Ruggedized External Hard Drive, Black (AHD710P-2TU31-CBK)

Justo lo que pedí, el color que se observa en la foto, y la capacidad correcta de 5TB, llego en perfecto estado.

Plug and Play and good value. They have software to install for backup, but it is outdated and not even worth the free price. Product good, dont even goto the website for the software.

I needed a flash drive that I can store my photographs on whilst I travel. It had to be simple to use, good capacity, and stand the shock and tumble of long distance adventure travel. I have to say that this drive meets all my needs, on unpacking, the rubberised protection jacket felt like it would provide the protection needed, and the bonus of storing the single usb connecter around it is pretty neat. I chose the bright yellow color as hopefully it will make it a bit easier to keep track of, from light hands. On connecting to my laptop I immediately found it was plug and play all the way, it is a doddle to use and I transferred a whole bunch of photos on to it, thus freeing up masses of space on my hard drive, and yet I have all the space I need to store my future memories. For me it suites my purpose perfectly and at a great price.

My first urge was to return the drive... But I decided to keep it, since I need it right now. The drive uses a special cable for the USB connection. If you loose the small cable (this drive will be used for travel), you can throw the drive to trash, since you cannot buy such a cable. One end is a regular USB connector while on the drive side it uses a very fancy socket. The only remedy that I see is that you take the enclosure apart and use the hard drive in some regular 2.5 enclosure to recover the data, unless they were so smart to use something else than SATA on the drive. It is probably greed on the part of the manufacturer, since their special spare cable costs probably 50 bucks, or something and it will get to you when you no longer need it. It is hard to imagine that a special socket for USB is needed for anything. It is an old trick of cell phone producers to make unique power supplies more expensive than a phone itself. I only have a drive for a day, so it is hard to say how solid or durable it is.

These drives get smaller and more durable, it seems. This is a good one.

Although my initial impression was good (for what you get spec-wise for the cost) after using it more Im beginning to regret my purchase. This device is locked down with a non-upgradable custom system (Meaning you cant update existing Android system or upgrade to newer Android version(s) Its missing options under settings that are seen in most android operating systems (even something as simple as Apps or the option to check for updates, security or feature, both of which dont exist here) which force you to jump through hoops to access, if they exist at all on this custom system install. Trying to go into recovery mode on boot-up to try and force an android system update (this one hasnt been updated since 2017 so not the latest security installed) will yield you a list of Chinese characters with no idea on what to choose or how to get out of the endless loop it will likely put you in (turns out it seems the bottom choice lets it boot up normally, if you can get back to that choice screen after choosing something else from the list) And after giving up on that, youll eventually realize another issue...that being, this thing randomly changes the last 3 entries of its MAC address for its wireless connection, forcing anyone that has an access list for their devices to either change it in their router every time this thing powers off/on/reboots, or to turn off their access list control entirely on their wireless router Honestly, if I knew all this before-hand Id not have spent my money on it. However, as it was relatively cheap (especially considering the base specs it lists) its not really worth the effort of trying to get a refund, as it would be too much trouble trying to figure out how to permanently get rid of all my various personal account info Ive put on the device before returning it (with its gimped/hidden/locked-out features) It comes down to this...if you dont care about access lists for your wireless connection at home, and dont care if the android system never gets updated with no option to check for updates (security, feature or anything else for the base system) let alone upgrades to higher OS version(s) then this is a pretty good deal for the money...otherwise, Id suggest you stay away and opt for a slightly slower (and more expensive) option, but with more secure and updated system and more reliable and standardized access features.

The external harddrive is nice, but the accompanying software is difficult to use and is not compatible with newer Windows.

Have been using this for a little over a month now and working like a charm. I had previously used a WD external drive that required a separate power connection as well and one day the cat knocked it off the table and it does not work anymore. This unit only has one cord the data cable and is more than twice as fast as the WD unit I was using before. Will update if I become less happy with the drive or if a year from.now it is still working A OK.

I owned a different ADATA drive in the past and this one seems better. Most of my issues came from the cable being left plugged in as to not lose it but this drive medigates that issue by having a way to keep the cable attached to itselfe at all times. the speed is highly acceptable for my purposes and the drive works great for computer backups.

I have years under my belt working in IT and technology and Im picky. I needed to transfer files from several PCs and Macs to a new PC, and I needed a reliable hard drive for backup. Cloud and network transfers were slow and unreliable. I was wary buying this because it was a little pricey, and because external hard drives that Ive bought in the past have ended up failing in all but one case. So far Ive had no issues with this. Data transfers have been fast and the hard drive already seems reliable. I havent had it long, so if anything changes then Ill change my review, but this gets 5 stars so far. Im happy.