Cavalry 500GB Hard Drive - Dual Interface (USB 2.0 & eSATA) External Hard Drive - CAXE37500

Drive works great. Connection to computer was easy using USB. Backing up large amounts of data didn't happen too quickly, but fast enough through a USB connection. I haven't tried the eSATA connection yet, but would expect more speed using it. Drive is housed in a sturdy metal case and I haven't noticed any excessive heat being generated. Overall, I'm happy with the purchase and would recommend this drive to others.
 
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While this is a great drive, the first one came D.O.A. By the time I returned it and they sent me a new one(very slow), their rebates expired. I've been fighting them for 3 months now trying to get my rebates! This experience has been worse than trying to get a Symantec rebate, and I thought they were the worst!
 
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Installed easily (using provided esata connection). Instantly recognized and available. Fast and quiet. Nice price. Seems to have Western Digital guts.
 
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I have only had it for a week or so, and have not yet upgraded my computer to run it with the eSATA connection (USB for now), but my first impressions are all positive. It is very quiet, fast, doesn't get hot, and works perfectly with Windows XP - I especially like the very fast searches, of which I have been doing quite a few (with 500GB it is easy to forget what (& where) I have backed up). I had read many reviews that made me pause a while before purchasing (more than a few said they had issues with long term reliability), so if anything changes I'll try to send a new review, but right now I'm very happy with it.
 
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I purchased two of these products, one for me and my Dad, an early Fathers Day present. With the eSATA connections we both added over 66% more recordable drive space on our Cablevision supplied Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300HD DVRs. It was plug and play with simple format and we were good to go. No more deleting programs to make room for new ones. We have plenty of space.
 
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I've had the unit for a couple of weeks - using it with Win 2K Pro and XP machines without problems or need to install drivers (good thing because there's essentially no documentation shipped with the product). I found the device to be very quiet and speedy compared to other USB drives.
 
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Overall the drive works great and is quiet. Everything perform as expected of an external hard drive. However, the metal enclosure is constantly hot while its on and the blue light is very bright. To dim the light, I taped some electrical tape over the LED light.
 
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I just got this drive yesterday. Shiping was wonderful. Ordered it on 4/29 and it arrived on 5/1. I'm useing it to increase my storage space for my HD DVR. Love the fact that it came with a external eSATA cable. My DVR had no problem recognizing it. Runs a little on the warm side, and I hate the BIG BLUE LIGHT. It will have to stay on at all times, so I'm hopeing it will hold up to continuous use.
 
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Just got item 2 weeks ago, sturdy metal case, takes up small desk space, even came w/ eSata card and cable!!
 
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