HGST Touro Mobile MX3 1TB External Hard Drive - Black

Title : HGST Touro Mobile MX3 1TB External Hard Drive - Black
ASIN : B006DZKEAW
Description :

Highlights: ·1 TB storage capacity ·USB 3.0 interface ·Power supply via USB

Features: ·Portable storage media for all your digital files ·Smooth housing ·Pre-formatted for PCs, easy to re-format for Macs ·power supply via USB.

Technical Specifications: ATT.EXTERNAL_HARDDISC_CONNECTION_TYPE: USB 3.0 · Colour: Black · Dimensions: (L x W x H) 126 x 80 x 15 mm · Interfaces (type-maintain without number): 1x USB 3.0 · Memory capacity: 1 TB

Description: The TouroÃ'® Mobile external drive allows mobile backup for all your photos, films, music, and files. Simply plug in and switch on, and Touro Mobile has all the quality and reliability that you can expect from Hitachi.

Features :

• Depth:12.6 cm
• Form Factor:2.5"
• Capacity:1 TB
• Width:8 cm
• Interface:USB 3.0

List Price : £122.56
Price : £52.90
Saved Price : £69.66

category: Products
brand: HGST
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.4
Review : works well with my Mac
I just used the Touro Mobile MX3 1TB to back up my MacBook Pro with no problem. This Mac has USB 2.0 connectors not USB 3.0, but the Touro is compatible with both types (ie the cable provided will connect to both types). I backed up approximately 200 Gb of files in about 135 minutes; that's roughly 25 Mb/sec which is what I expected. With a USB 3.0 port you will probably get 3 or 4 times that speed. I checked that I could successfully recover a couple of files via Time Machine.
As some reviewers have noted, the Touro is compact and lightweight - the USB cable that comes with it is short (about 43cm or 17") and sturdy. It means that the disk tends to follow the cable, rather than vice-versa, but that will not be a problem for most users.

My only slight criticism is that the box containing the disk has a list of contents;

2.5" portable drive
USB 3.0 cable
Quick Start Guide

and I searched for a couple of minutes for the 'Quick Start...