- 500 GB, USB 2.0, 5400 RPM Performance
- Incremental and full-system, automatic backup for PCs.
- SafetyDrill+ recovery software (Bare Metal Restore).
- Backs up open files for greater protection.
- Built with a reliable Seagate hard drive.
Product Description
Business-grade software, a reliable Seagate hard drive and exceptionally slim form factor make the BlackArmor PS 110 portable drive a powerful mobile storage and backup solution for your digital assets. The BlackArmor Backup software, preloaded on the drive, offers full-system backup, which includes the operating system, all of your programs, setting, email… Everything! Plus, you can choose to safeguard your backed up files with AES 256-bit government-grade encryp… More >>
Seagate BlackArmor PS 110 500 GB Portable External Hard Drive ST905003BPA1E1-RK
December 16th, 2009 at 17:02
This product is a lie. I guarantee this will not work with your normal pc file browser at all, whereas the Maxtor Blackarmor always did. It does not have file encryption like Maxtor Blackarmor did. It is ONLY a backup device. So I backed up our system and buried it in the backyard. Then we had to uninstall the software because it was using up too many resources. I hope I never have to see it again.
Seriously, we are pretty computer savvy here and if you ever used the Maxtor Blackarmor THIS IS NOT IT. And if you are looking for a usb drive — incredibly this is not one of those either. If you are still tempted to buy this disaster, get it locally so you can challenge the geek squad to get it working when you decide to return it.
Rating: 1 / 5
December 16th, 2009 at 19:50
When I bought this drive I did so because I thought its Seagate BlackArmor protection was the same as the Maxtor BlackArmor–but it turns out I was wrong. The ONLY mode of operation this drive allows is a backup mode, so if that is what you need to do this drive might fit the bill very well… but it cannot be used to store files externally or transport them between two different computers.
Rating: 1 / 5
December 16th, 2009 at 20:05
This worked great for me. No hassle in installing program or anything. You can drag and drop files to the drive and use it as an external storage. Or, if you want the data to be encrypted, you will need to use seagate software (supplied in the drive itself). Either ways this is a fast drive. I had 2 of Free agent go before that worked great so I decided to give this drive a chance. The first time, when I tried backing up, I could not get my data encrypted, it just started backing up my C drive and did not ask me anything to password protect. I played with the software a little and figured out you can individually back up files and folders and encrypt them up to 256 bit. It also incremental and differential backup as well as drive clone and rescue disk creation. It also has easy system restore – says on the box, I have not tried it yet.
I see some people are not happy with this on Amazon, but other places like CNET has great reviews. I am going to get one more of these, I have way too much of HD Videos and Pictures.
Cheers
Rating: 5 / 5
December 16th, 2009 at 21:12
I bought a 320GB Maxtor BlackArmor drive and have loved it–fast, easy to use, and quite reliable.
When, two weeks later, I tried to buy a second drive of the same sort, the 320GB was no longer available, but CNET liked this one so I bought it thinking it was the “new” BlackArmor drive.
It turns out that this drive is only usable as a backup drive–it doesn’t respond to the Maxtor BlackArmor software and doesn’t seem to offer any kind of hardware encryption other than for the secure backup.
Interestingly, the Seagate BlackArmor drive also has a Maxtor trademark on it.
So, upshot, I’m confused and annoyed because I leapt to the conclusion that two drives of the “BlackArmor (TM)” sort would be operationally similar, but they’re about as much alike as a barn swallow and a chili dog.
I’m sure this drive is fine, but make sure you know what you’re getting.
Rating: 2 / 5
December 16th, 2009 at 21:42
So I bought one of these today. I have a couple of Seagate FreeAgent Go’s that worked fine. Thought I would give this one and it’s software a try. The Black Armor backup software installed okay, then when I tried to open the program it couldn’t find the drive and would not register. Keep saying “host not found” I never could get the program to open. So for now, it’s not even one star. Ridiculous and they expect a person to backup up with that software?
Rating: 1 / 5