Fast, rugged, widely recommended, and the subject of class-action litigation after drives failed and took people's data with them. A data recovery firm attributed the failures to design and manufacturing flaws.
This entry is written from the 4 sources listed at the bottom of the page. The numbers are our editorial estimates drawn from that material, not measurements, and no statistical sample sits behind them.
The pattern in the sources is regret. Only 34% of owners say they would buy it again, and satisfaction falls from 8.5 to 5.1 out of 10 by the two-year mark.
Either it is still working and you have stopped worrying, or it went unreadable and the files are gone. That second outcome is the entire score.
Trust is the problem, and it is a reasonable problem to have. Data loss is not recoverable by warranty replacement. Litigation and recovery-firm analysis both point at the hardware.
Worth it for: Nobody storing anything they have not backed up elsewhere; Transferring files that exist in two other places; Users who have verified they are not on an affected model. Think twice if: Your only copy of anything; Photo and video work in the field; You cannot check the firmware and production details.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 8.4 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 8.5 / 10 |
| One month | 6.8 / 10 |
| Six months | 5.6 / 10 |
| One year | 5.2 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 5.1 / 10 |
Owner reviews move this score. The researched figure stays visible next to it, so you can always see what the sources said before anyone voted.
Leave a review on the live pageEvery complaint and every piece of praise above traces back to these. The summaries are ours; nothing is quoted, and no link, quote or username anywhere on this site is invented.
Reporting on the litigation over drive failures.
Recovery-firm analysis attributing failures to the hardware.
Summary of the filed class action claims.
Repair-shop documentation of the failure mode.