All 5 of mine worked fine when tested straight away. Some are better suited to USB ports than others. They are also taller than my little Kingston who died while playing music through my car stereo's USB port. But now I have 5 cheap hard drives to replace it. Write speed is slow, but what do you expect for $1? I'm glad I found her.
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