Review on (Old Model) Toshiba Canvio Connect 500GB Portable Hard Drive by Brad Phifer

Received yesterday and used immediately without any problems. I transferred about 200GB from my Windows 7 laptop and the transfer speed was just over 1.1GB per minute. Not sure if that speed is considered fast or not. I also transferred 150GB of data from my second Vista laptop and the transfer speed was a bit slower at <0.9GB per minute. Both are connected via USB 2.0 ports. During 6 hours of continuous use, this little machine made no sound - it just ran flawlessly. One more thing: It's a bit thicker than my other portable hard drives (Segate and WD) so when ordering the case, make sure the case is at least 1 inch thick.