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HP PD1600 Pocket Media Drive 160 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard DrivexToo low to display
 (12 reviews)
Best Price: Too low to display
Use this high-speed, wallet-size drive alone or connected to your PC via the included USB cable, or save space by sliding it in the chassis slot of select HP Pavilion PCs.
MPN: PD1600 - UPC: 883585307562
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Customer Reviews
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HP Pocket Media Drive
By AXOH3CY81SE2H on 2007-12-18
This little drive is a must have addition to your HP computer. Even as a small external drive, it is wonderful. You can carry photos or music from one computer to the next with no software to load. Very versitle, and functional addition to your computer.
Great addition to my computer!
By AB9VIWH1OJY1Q on 2008-01-13
I recently started getting into photography and trying to learn photoshop. I ended up buying a new computer because the program maxed out the old one. The new HP has a slot for a Pocket drive which seemed like a cool idea. I can use this drive at home in the slot on the HP or take it with me in the cool compact carry case with USB cable to use on my non-HP laptop. Small, handy, no extra power source needed and a great place to back up photos which I can carry around with me.
Very nice miniature drive. Works with Macs!
By A3F642HC8L0J1R on 2008-03-13
First let's get some technical details out of the way that were unclear to me before I purchased this drive. 1: It works with Macs perfectly after a quick formatting with Disk Utility which comes with Mac OS X. 2: The supplied USB cord is "Y" shaped and has two USB plugs at the computer end. The second plug is only needed if your machine lacks USB 2 in which case a second port is used for additional power to the drive. I'm not sure how to tell if a given port is USB 1 or 2 as they look identical to me, but I can use the drive with both my 4 year old PowerBook and my new MacBook Pro using only a single port. 3: The drive has no power cord. It is powered solely by the USB cable (very cool).
Included with the drive is a nice black padded "wallet" case within which the drive can remain while in use. The case has enough extra room to store the included USB cable. The drive is a great price and seems very well made. It is (importantly for some) plenty stylish enough to be seen next to a Mac!
Decent little drive
By A3VWAWQOYPT8G7 on 2008-01-18
I purchased this product for my HP m9000t multimedia computer to keep all my music and photos separate from my main hard drive. It's small and portable and can be used on any computer that has a USB port (needs two USB 1.0 ports or one 2.0 port). The pocket media drive bay on my computer is a nice touch. So far, so good.
Will be buying the 750GB HP Personal Media Drive for backups.
HP Pocket Media Drive Review
By A3JQBWCOM1X2SA on 2008-01-18
Simply put, the HP Pocket Media Drive is like carrying your computers' hard drive around with you versus carrying a one or two GB flash drive. The advantage comes with knowing you can download or upload whatever your heart desires since you have the available disk space in order to do so. As well, the size of the product is exactly as the description suggests (e.g., it will fit in your pocket if you do not like storing it in your laptop computers' case. The price is very competitive over the Internet - a place where I suggest you purchase the product. All-in-all, the product comes with: 1) carrying case, 2) hp pocket media drive, 3) USB Cable, and 4)set up instructions. BTW, item numbers two through four all fit in item number one (carrying case). Well, I had to have this product since I own a HP computer with the hp pocket media drive bay.
- HP PD1600
By on 2008-02-16
HP PD1600 Pocket Media Drive 160 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive
This drive is absolutely amazing. It has enough capacity to store hundreds of photos. Also it can be carried anywhere to connect to any computer.
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- Be Aware and Dont Forget
By AQRQKZFKAJVGC on 2008-03-10
This is a fantastic product for those on the go who dont want to carry a laptop around, as long as you have access to another computer.
Be aware of the forgetful factor. It is very easy to forget leaving this hard drive behind. Especially when you first start using it.
- Traveling goat pictures
By A101RHMKIWMCRS on 2008-05-02
This is a nifty drive. I have a Maxtor external drive as well as the other HP Personal media drive in My HP computer. This drive is a little slower to read/write to than the other drives but it is so portable that the difference is not a big deal. No external power required just plug it in to a USB 2 port and you are good to go. Lots of data volume (149 GB) in a small package and it docks easily out of the way in the computer.
So if you want to carry photos, videos or data around this is the ticket.
- Perfect portable storage
By A1W0227N4H34PK on 2008-02-15
Love the pocket drive. Copied all my music and can take it to work! Carry case is a nice touch.
- Ideal for my needs
By A2PIJ5DYDK8TXV on 2008-08-02
I recently purchased a new HP Pavilion and noticed the two media drive bays, one for the "pocket" drive and the other for the "personal". In the interest of upgrading my backup options, I bought one of each. As the name implies, the pocket drive's form factor is smaller...by approximately half, I'd say. It plugs straight in to a port on the front of the Pavilion and is recognized in short order by Windows Vista. On the front panel, a blue LED lights up and flickers away during data transfer.
I'm using this with the GoodSync Pro utility to keep all of my files backed up. What can I really say, other than to praise the great design and functional excellence of a high quality product. The folks at HP really did a nice job with this drive. If you need an onsite external drive backup solution, I'd recommend this as ideal for the job. If you need more storage space, the personal drive version provides 500GB and 750GB options.
Of course, these drives will work equally well on non-HP PCs...you just won't have the convenient port built-in to the computer chassis. But the included USB cable will allow you to connect to any compatible system.
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| Product Features |
- 2.5-inch 160 GB external hard drive fits into chassis slot of select HP computers and works with any computer with USB 2.0
- USB 2.0 connection for up to 480 Mbps transfer rate
- Activity and power LED indicators; bus-powered; includes Sonic Backup MyPC software
- 1-year limited warranty
- Device measures 3.18 x 0.63 x 5.38 inches (WxHxD)
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