Matsunichi 1TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive, Black (DM256-BK-1TB)

We've used these for work for a few years and they've always performed well. I've bought them from other vendors but when this became available at a competitive price I bought a couple. I recommend these without hesitation and they are used in a critical part of our business.

Usually I buy WD portable hard drives because they have been reliable thus far. I went with unknown to me brand because it cost less than the comparable WD and didn't have the bad reviews that some of the other brands had. Since I am cheap by nature I took a chance and luckily have not been disappointed yet. I use this hard drive primarily to store recorded movies and shows I watch on tv. I can't speak to the USB 3.0 because neither my laptop or my regular computer have it. So the speed data transfers is what you would expect for USB 2.0 which it is compatible and no problems noted with that.The product was on backorder when I bought it so it took longer than I liked to get my item. But that is kinda whining because I knew it was on back order when I made the purchase and as I said it was cheaper than the other hard drives I looked at that were 1TB. It did arrive in new condition.The one legitimate complaint I do have is the cord that comes with the drive is less than a foot long. That's not a problem when I'm on my laptop but when I'm on other computer the cord is much too short. I have to stand a Kleenex box on its end to rest the hard drive on otherwise it would be dangling. That's not a very sanitary thing to do. I'm contemplating buying longer cord but I'm not sure if there would be power or data transfer issues with that. The cords that came with my WD drive was at least 2x the length of the Matsunichi so I'm guessing no, but I don't wanna waste my time and money ordering a cord that may not work.UPDATE 2/13/14: I am now using a 3 ft. cable no problem has been noted.

I puchase 20 of these hard drives and from my experience to date, found this to be the best external hard drive on the market, for its price. Bar none!

I have been using this drive for a few weeks and so far it is amazing. It is much quieter than my other drives and doesn't heat up nearly as much. I work a lot from home, so I have a tendency to keep these plugged in for a good bit of time. Other reviews did complain about the lack of instructions, but I don't understand why you would need them. I plugged it in and was ready to go. It transfers files quickly. I originally got this as a backup, but it is so much nicer than my other drives, I have been using it as my main drive. I will buy this again and will highly recommend it.* Updated review - Only worked for 3 months. Purchased in November 2013, died Jan 2014. Was a great drive when I got it, but 3 months is certainly not long enough. I will not purchase this drive again.

Plugged into machine and immediately recognized. No issues so far. Will update this review after a few months once the drive gets some use.

It was really nice for a while, it's a super small lightweight hard drive, and it worked well, but after having it for about 8 months it just failed on me. My computer can almost never see it, and when it can most of the files are gone, so I lost a ton of important data. I'm going to try to file a warranty claim, but they aren't making it easy with a worthless website and a phone number with really limited hours.

I know we all buy our electronics purely based on their cuteness factor... But I actually really enjoy the color of this guy. I'm planning on buying the other three colors, as I'm a photographer and use a TON of storage space. The colors help me stay organized. SO- to the person that couldn't figure out how to use this... underneath the packing containing the HD itself, there were instructions. Plus, I don't really know who needs instructions for a HD, as you really do just plug this in and go. It shipped way faster than I expected (got it in two days, instead of two weeks) and I'm pretty content right now. Thanks!

These are small, fast and easy to use. Wish the cable it came with was a little longer. Very happy with the 4 I now have.