Micronet Technology Fantom Gforce3 Mini Portable 500 GB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive - GF3BM500U (Bla

• Portable Newest generation USB 3.0 (backwards compatible with USB 2.0)
• Plug and play simplicity
• PC and Mac compatible
• Sturdy aluminum enclosure
• Stylish brushed black finish
• Newest generation USB 3.0 (backwards compatible with USB 2.0)

I have had two Iomega (my two oldest, still working very well) and two Seagate (one malfunctioned about one year after purchase and had to be discarded, the other still works well, being newer with a lager capacity, but slower, that the Iomega) USB 2.0 portable drives. This is my first USB 3.0 portable drive, and so far it is excellent. It is faster that the others, not only when connected to a USB 3.0 port (as expected), but even connected to a USB 2.0 port.

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It is OKAY. It worked well for a few months, if that, and then the USB contact in the hard drive started to become loose from the internal circuit card, causing it to be intermittent whenever I plugged it into my computer. It's quite annoying when I'm in the middle of a show, and when I move the hard drive, the show cuts out.