HP 500GB Personal Media Drive

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The fast and easy way to add storage to your PC or notebook. Get the room you need for your content. An easy way to add room for your growing needs - store your digital photos, home videos, music and more. Sharing is made easy with the HP Personal Media Drive, and it is small enough to take with you. The design is compact and convenient. You can use as a standalone or it can dock neatly into select HP Media Center PCs, HP Pavilion PCs and the HP Digital Entertainment Center with the built-in media drive bay.

500GB, 7200 RPM Drive
USB 2.0 (Backwards compatible to USB 1.1)
Connect your drive without opening up your PC or turning it off.
Large capacity drive to store your growing collection of TV shows, photos or music.
Archive valuable data from your PC or notebook.
Compact design makes it easy to take your files with you.

HP Personal Media Drive
6 foot (1.8m) USB 2.0 certified interface cable
AC adapter with power cord
Quick setup guide
Limited Manufacture Hardware Warranty

Windows Me, XP Home/Professional/Media Center
NOTE: Windows Me requires reformatting
USB 2.0 interface (recommended) on PC
Available USB Port

Please note: Refers to total storage capacity for hard drives (1GB = 1 billion bytes); actual formatted capacity is less.

Specification	Description
Model	2071714, AU181AA#ABA, RF863AA, RF863AA#ABA
UPC	882780741010
Computer Compatibility	PC
Connection	External
Data Transfer Rate	480Mbps Maximum External
Drive Capacity	500GB
Interface	4-pin Type B USB 2.0 USB
Port Compatibility	USB
Rotational Speed	7200 rpm
Storage Capacity	500GB
Type of Drive	Hard Drive

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★★★★★

5.0

This PMD Is Terriffic

"Installing and running the progam and my Personal Media Drive was very easy. When I back up my computer I simply hook up the AC adapt. and USB cable and I'm ready to go. I have had this personal media drive for three months now. Every time I download my pictures from my camera , I back up my hard drive. I now have peace of mind,knowing that my photographs are safe. When I upgrade my computer it will have ..." Read Full Review »

Jul 10, 2008 by dhrphoto

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3.0

Both a 500GB and a 1TB Have Crashed

"I've had a 160GB Personal Media Drive that I've used for many years in a very "hardworking" way, by which I mean I access it a lot (editing media) AND I travel with it a lot (in its carrying case). Based on that positive experience, I bought directly from HP eight 1TB drives and one 500GB. In only perhaps 6 months of use, one heavily-used 1TB and the heavily-used 500GB have both crashed. (By heavily-used I am r..." Read Full Review »

Feb 02, 2009 by GRT

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"I've had a 160GB Personal Media Drive that I've used for many years in a very "hardworking" way, by which I mean I access it a lot (editing media) AND I travel with it a lot (in its carrying case).

Based on that positive experience, I bought directly from HP eight 1TB drives and one 500GB. In onl …" Read Full Review »

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Feb 2 2009

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Los Angeles, CA

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This PMD Is Terriffic

★★★★★

5.0

"Installing and running the progam and my Personal Media Drive was very easy.

When I back up my computer I simply hook up the AC adapt. and USB cable and I'm ready to go.

I have had this personal media drive for three months now. Every time I download my pictures from

my camera , I back up my …" Read Full Review »

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Jul 10 2008

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This media drive does everything I hoped

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5.0

"This media drive does everything I hoped and more. No software to download I just plugged it in to the slot HP provided on my PC and it came to life ready to work. Not only can I have my PC automatically perform a full back up on this drive every evening. It’s also small enough to fit in my laptop c …" Read Full Review »

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Apr 29 2008

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Excellent addition for my HP laptop

★★★★★

5.0

"I have greatly enjoyed this unit and the ease of it's ready usability. I have stored downloaded movies, etc and can not say there has ever even been a glitch with this product. Totally dependable. I also like the inner cooler fan, which many other manufacturers do not offer - they usually offer the …" Read Full Review »

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5.0

"I love to be able to take it with us in the motorhome and not have to use all the storage space on my laptop. We take many many pictures and either show them from the media drive or put some on the computer. It is so versatile. Great product and great bargain for 500 GB from Nothingbutsoftware. "

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Both a 500GB and a 1TB Have Crashed

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