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You are bidding on Seagate BlackArmor PS
110 USB 3.0 external hard drive kit (Retail price $179.99)
BRAND NEW. Not Refurbished or Used. Comes with 5-yr manufacture
warranty.
I will send the SEALED RETAIL BOX to the buyer. The photos are
just for showing the looking and contents of the box.
The Seagate BlackArmor PS 110 is
the first USB 3.0 external hard
drive we've reviewed and it proved
itself to be an excellent storage
device. The drive is bus-powered and
works with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0
connections. Externally, the Black
Armor PS110 USB 3.0 looks the same
as the USB 2.0-based
BlackArmor PS110 - that is to
say it's very sleek and portable.
The only difference is its USB 3.0
Mini-USB port on its back. On the
inside, the new BlackArmor PS110 USB
3.0 has a 7,200rpm hard drive (as
opposed to a 5,400rpm drive in the
USB 2.0 version).
Regardless of whether your
computer has USB 3.0 built-in, the
Seagate BlackArmor PS 110 USB 3.0 is
worth its $180 price tag, which is
just slightly more expensive than
the USB 2.0 version. As a bonus, it
comes with an add-in USB 3.0 PC card
for laptop users.
Design
and
features
The
Seagate
BlackArmor
PS
110
USB
3.0
looks
great
and
feels
sturdy.
The
drive
is
thin
and
compact
enough
to
be
easily
tucked
in
your
pocket
to
carry
on
the
go.
Unlike
many
other
sleek-looking
devices
we've
seen,
the
BlackArmor's
cover
doesn't
attract
fingerprints,
which
while
not
really
important,
affords
the
drive
a
clean
look
all
the
time.
As
USB
3.0
is
new
technology
that
officially
debuted
during
CES
2010,
most
existing
computers
don't
have
the
technology
built-in.
However,
the
Seagate
BlackArmor
PS
110
USB
3.0
comes
in a
kit
that
includes
a
USB
3.0
add-in
card
for
laptop
users.
This
card
uses
the
laptop's
PC
Express
slot
to
add
a
USB
3.0
port
to
the
computer.
However,
the
BlackArmor
PS
110
USB
3.0
is
fully
compatible
with
USB
2.0
and
you
can
use
it
like
any
other
external
hard
drive.
Since
the
drive
is
bus-powered,
you
need
only
to
plug
it
into
the
computer
via
a
USB
port
to
start
using
it.
The
Seagate
BlackArmor
PS
110
USB
3.0
comes
with
one
Mini-USB
3.0
port
on
the
back.
This
port
isn't
compatible
with
USB
2.0
and
you
will
need
to
use
the
included
Mini-USB
3.0
cable
that
comes
with
the
drive.
The
drive
doesn't
offer
any
other
connection
options
such
as
FireWire
or
eSATA;
however,
since
USB
3.0
is
faster
than
any
other
connection
on
the
market--up
to
5Gbps--this
lack
of
connection
options
makes
sense.
Out
of
the
box,
the
drive
is
formatted
using
the
NTFS
file
system
and
is
intended
to
be
used
with
Windows
computers;
however,
it
can
be
easily
reformatted
for
Macs.
Unfortunately,
the
included
PC
Express
card
only
has
drivers
for
Windows.
Like
the
USB
2.0
version,
the
Seagate
BlackArmor
PS
110
USB
3.0
comes
with
Acronis-based
backup
software
that
allows
for
easy
backing
up
and
restoring
of
data.
You
can
choose
to
back
up
the
computer's
main
hard
drive
and
restore
the
whole
system
to
the
point
when
the
backup
was
created,
or
you
can
restore
a
few
single
files
by
mounting
a
backup
as a
virtual
drive.
The
software
also
allows
for
encrypting
the
backups
with
AES
256-bit
encryption
to
keep
your
data
safe
in
case
the
drive
is
lost
or
stolen.
Unfortunately,
the
backup
software
only
works
for
Windows.
If
you
have
a
Mac,
you'll
need
to
get
another
third-party
backup
software
or
use
Time
Machine,
Apple's
proprietary
backup
solution
available
in
OS X
10.5
or
later.
Cost per gigabyte
With the price tag of $180, the
BlackArmor PS 110 USB 3.0 costs
about 36 cents per gigabyte. This is
slightly more expensive than the 32
cents per gigabyte of the original
USB 2.0 BlackArmor PS 110 or the 30
cents per gigabyte of the Iomega eGo
Portable. Nonetheless, this is still
much lower than the 56 cents per
gigabyte of the Clickfree Portable
Backup Drive. Considering its speed,
great design, and the added laptop
PC card, we find that BlackArmor PS
110 USB 3.0 offers very good value
for the money.
Performance
When connected to a computer via a USB 3.0 port, the Seagate
BlackArmor PS 110 USB 3.0 is by far the fastest external hard drive
we've tested with scores more than double those of even the fastest
USB 2.0 external hard drives.
In the USB 3.0 write test, the drive scored 72 megabytes per second
compared to 24.7 megabytes per second of the Iomega eGo, which is
the second fastest. In the USB 3.0 read test, the BlackArmor PS 110
USB 3.0, interestingly, did worse than its write test at 59.4
megabytes per second. Still, this is about twice the read speed of
even the fastest USB 2.0 hard drives. With USB 2.0 hard drives,
generally the write speed tends to be slower than the read speed.
This is reversed in the case of the BlackArmor PS 110 USB 3.0.
When connected to a computer via a USB 2.0 port, the BlackArmor PS
110 was still among the fastest USB 2.0 external hard drives with a
write test speed of 25 megabytes per second and the read test speed
of 29.6 megabytes per second.
There will be more USB 3.0-based external hard drives coming out in
the near future and we can't wait to see how the BlackArmor PS 110
USB 3.0 will stack up to them. For now, it's by far the
fastest USB external hard drive we've seen.
Specifications
Drive type: External hard drive Connector options: USB 3.0, USB 2.0 Available capacities: 500GB Drive speed: 7,200rpm Dimensions (LxWxH): 5.12x3.15x0.49 inches Supported operating systems: Windows XP; Windows
Vista; Windows 7; Mac OS X Software included: BlackArmor Backup by Acronis
(Windows only) Service and support: Five-year warranty
BlackArmor Backup software pre-loaded on drive (Windows® OS
only)
Quick start guide
USB 3.0 cable
USB power cable
USB 3.0 PC Card Adapter
Warranty/Returns
The item comes with the manufacture U.S warranty. Please directly contact the manufacture for the warranty.
We can provide the original order documents and information to help you to obtain the warranty, if necessary.
The U.S warranty might not be valid for the international buyers. Please contact the manufacture's branch
in your country for details.
Refunds are available if all sent packages are returned complete and unopened within 14 days of shipment.
All returns are subject to a 15% (of total paid) inspection/restocking fee and software charge if applicable.
Refunds are not available for any buyer abuse, misuse, or physically damaged packages.
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the price factor, the refurbished computers give you all the
cool features of the original products at much lower cost -
generally save you 40% - 60%.)
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