My dad loves to buy my family technological “toys.” For Christmas I received a SimpleTech/160GB SimpleDrive portable hard drive. That’s right, 160GB. I have no clue what I am going to do with 160GB of free space. Maybe I can put every single one of my family’s pictures on it. Oh wait, I’d still have 155GBs of storage left!

Now I know that I should not save everything to my external hard drive. What would I do if I spilled something on it or if it broke by accident? Of course, one way to use the drive is to have it be your base backup drive. It even will back up your files automatically! However, if you buy this drive, you can create your own online storage space. That’s right! 2GB of personal online storage.

My SimpleDrive Portable is very small (for the amount of space it has on it,) and it’s very attractive. Actually, it’s designed by Pininfarina. Just think, for $90 (or so), you can own your own version of a “Ferrari”! Of course, SimpleTech offers other sizes (such as 250GB), colors, and products. I definitely would recommend this brand to others.

The drive is slim, compact, and stylish. It has one-click backup software and is also compatible with Macs. It does not require the use of external power; however, should the drive not have enough power to run, you can hook up another USB plug into the computer for extra power. This extra feature is connected to the cord already. The company also offers free and unlimited technical support, and my drive came with a three year warranty!

I definitely would say that it is worth the money!