WD My Passport Essential SE 1 TB Black Portable Hard Drive (USB 3.0/2.0)

Title : WD My Passport Essential SE 1 TB Black Portable Hard Drive (USB 3.0/2.0)
ASIN : B004445JK4
Features :

• Hard disk drive capacity: 1000 GB
• Internal: N
• Hard disk rotational speed: -
• Hard disk interface: USB 3.0;USB 2.0
• Hard disk size: -

List Price : £120.99
Price : £120.99

category: Products
brand: Western Digital
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.1
Review : Help with setting up this product for other customers
I recieved this hard drive for Christmas and have just set it up after reading all the reviews on Amazon. I found these very helpful and would like to share my experience with this product.

It's pretty easy to set up. I plugged it in and my Windows 7 computer said there was no driver for this device, but it still read it. When you open the hard drive location, it has all the pre-loaded software on. After reading the other reviews about it, I must admit that I was a bit panicked, but I decided to steer clear of the software and use the hard drive as a drag and drop device, the same as my USB stick, so that I can use it at college or work.

I decided to copy the pre-loaded software onto a DVD disc, should I ever need to use the software. I would recommend this and also to print a copy of the user guide which is pre-loaded.

Another two points that may be useful are on the actual product page. One is:

"WD SmartWare Software
You're in control...

Toshiba PX1710E-1HJ0 1TB StorE Alu2 USB 2.0 2.5 Inch External Hard Drive Black

Title : Toshiba PX1710E-1HJ0 1TB StorE Alu2 USB 2.0 2.5 Inch External Hard Drive Black
ASIN : B00472861W
Description : Toshiba StorE Alu2 - Hard drive - 1 TB - external - 2.5" - Hi-Speed USB - buffer
Features :

• Form Factor:2.5"
• Height:12 cm
• Weight:197 g
• Interface:USB 2.0
• Buffer Size:8 MB

List Price : £0.00

category: External Hard Drives
brand: Toshiba
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.2
Review : A Brilliant Storage Solution For Less Than

Western Digital Caviar Blue 160 GB (7200 rpm) SATA 8 MB 3.5 inch Hard Drive (Internal)

Title : Western Digital Caviar Blue 160 GB (7200 rpm) SATA 8 MB 3.5 inch Hard Drive (Internal)
ASIN : B000RT77I2
Description : Western Digital Caviar SE 160GB 7200rpm SATA 300MB/s 8MB Hard DriveCool, quiet operation, superior performance and industry-leading reliability make these SATA drives ideal for desktop, business, and consumer electronics storage. Features:Western Digital Caviar Hard Disk Drive SE Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM Buffer Size: 8 MB Transfer Rate: Buffer To Host (Serial ATA) 300 MB/s (Max) Capacity: 160 GB Cool - Cool operation results in the highest reliability, even in intensely hot environments such as digital video recorders. That's why these, the coolest on the market, are the drives of choice for the world's leading consumer electronics and PC manufacturers Quiet - The technology that Tom's Hardware Guide called very fast and nearly silent is used throughout this family of drives. Our WhisperDrive technology minimizes noise to levels near the threshold of human hearing. To cut seek noise, SoftSeek technology streamlines read/write seeking algorithms, resulting in more efficient operation
Features :

• SATA Pin - 7-pin
• Package Type - Bulk
• Height - 26 mm
• Depth - 147 mm
• Drive Width - 3.5"

List Price : £24.99
Price : £24.99

category: SATA Hard Drives
brand: Western Digital
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 3.9
Review : Does what it is supposed to
Bought this drive as a system disk for a new build.It is very quiet and,after 2 months,has performed as I would expect.For the price you can not go wrong.

Western Digital Elements 1.5TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive - Black

Title : Western Digital Elements 1.5TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive - Black
ASIN : B002P3XSAO

List Price : £75.51
Price : £75.51

category: Amazon Green
brand: Western Digital
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.1
Review : Excellent.
As I've come to expect from WD, these drives are excellent, I have two 2TB ones (this new model) and two 1TB ones (the old 'elements' model that was longer with the rubber edges on back and front).

Was a big fan of the older model of 'elements' drives, and so was concerned they had tried to profitize and so made a cheaper more tacky 'elements' model. Anyway, its not the case, solid as a rock, reliable, quiet, quality feel, and looks better too. Buy them now!

Western Digital Blue - 500GB Portable SATA Hard Drive - OEM

Title : Western Digital Blue - 500GB Portable SATA Hard Drive - OEM
ASIN : B0037NYQ6Q
Features :

• Device Type:Hard drive - internal
• Width:70 mm
• Features:Shock Guard, WhisperDrive, SecurePark, Advanced Format technology
• Interface:Serial ATA-300
• Height:9.5 mm

List Price : £41.97
Price : £41.97

category: SATA Hard Drives
brand: Western Digital
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.4
Review : Works perfectly in my mid-2009 Macbook Pro 13"
I've been upgrading my MacBook Pro recently as it's getting on a bit (bought in Nov 2009). Had been a bit nervous about fiddling around with the hardware in it but upgraded the RAM recently and that was easy, so decided to have a go a the hard drive too. Again, really easy. This hard drive works absolutely perfectly, my MBP was already faster from the RAM upgrade but unexpectedly the hard drive upgrade made it run faster still. Applications like iPhoto now just pop up almost instantly and retrieve photos really quickly.

Now have loads of space and a faster laptop! Seems to slightly drain on the battery more than before as another poster mentioned, but similarly I've found that's true for doing stuff like sorting photos and web browsing but actually watching video seems to be the same if not slower. So a small trade up but totally one worth taking in my opinion.

Ion Slide and Photo Film Scanner to SD Card

Title : Ion Slide and Photo Film Scanner to SD Card
ASIN : B001RUGOIY
Description : Rediscover your long-lost 35mm slides and film negatives with FILM 2 SD. This high-quality 5MP scanner transfers your images directly onto an SD card so you can enjoy your old pictures with the latest technology. Thanks to FILM 2 SD's large, full-color LCD screen, you don't even need a computer to make it work! You can view your images on your digital picture frame, your television if it has an SD card slot, your mobile phone with a micro SD slot, computer, and other portable devices. Imagine all of your memories with you at home or anywhere you go. FILM 2 SD is fast and easy to use. Just one button starts the scan, which takes an average of one to two seconds! Convenient auto focus, auto exposure, and auto-color balance mean you don't have to be a photo whiz to make great digital images. FILM 2 SD does all the hard work for you. FILM 2 SD has a built-in SD card slot, so you can scan directly to most SD, SDHC, and micro SD cards without needing a computer. FILM 2 SD comes with a 1GB card to get you started, and additional cards are available from nearly any electronics retailer. If you have a computer, you can also connect FILM 2 SD using the included USB cable. When connected to your Mac or PC, FILM 2 SD becomes a handy SD card reader, so you can drag and drop your pictures from the card onto your hard drive. FILM 2 SD makes high-resolution, 5MP scans of all of your color and black & white slides and film negatives. For extra control, we added mirror, flip, and rotate settings, so even if you insert your original backwards and upside down, FILM 2 SD can fix it! FILM 2 SD is portable, lightweight, and has an ultra-small footprint so you can take it with you and scan your friends' and family's pictures too. Start rediscovering your old pictures today with FILM 2 SD.
Features :

• Transfer 35mm negatives and slides to an SD card
• Preview your image on the color LCD screen
• High-resolution, five-megapixel scanner
• Fast, one-touch scanning takes just one to two seconds
• Optional USB connection for Mac and PC with TV out

List Price : £95.00
Price : £79.99
Saved Price : £15.01

category: Film Scanners
brand: ION
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 3.7
Review : Quality and construction
My initial impression was that his was a poor quality product. The instructions were some of the worst I have come across and the mains adaptor fell apart in my hands. There is therefore a question of electrical safety. I did mange to clip the adaptor together and now believe it is safe, if used with caution. After a number of trials and errors, working out how to find my way around the menu I managed to scan and save images. Comparing these with a rather old but high quality slide scanner they were of higher quality. The colours reproduced with this device were close to the original requiring little correction. I am therefore satisfied that the device performs as specified but has some questions as to the build quality.

Plustek OpticFilm8200iSE Film Scanner

Title : Plustek OpticFilm8200iSE Film Scanner
ASIN : B0074H6O2U
Description : Plustek Optic Film 8200i SE 8200ISE Scanners Scanners
Features :

• 7200 dpi resolution
• 48-bit colour depth
• 64-bit hardware and software support
• Enhanced with Multi-Exposure Function for quality image
• USB High Speed 2.0 connection

List Price : £299.99
Price : £238.99
Saved Price : £61.00

category: Products
brand: Plustek
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 2.9
Review : Plustek OpticFilm8200iSE Film Scanner - not impressed with Silverfast software support.
12/8/12 - After much research on the web, I recently I bought a Plustek OpticFilm 8200i SE Film Scanner from Amazon to convert my old 35mm slides and some negative film to digital format.

The item was delivered promptly and upon opening the box was just what I required, a scanner with a small footprint. All good so far.

Following the instructions I installed the printer drivers and associated software, SilverFast 8 SE Plus processing package. Silverfast 8 SE Plus was one of the main reasons I bought this item as it comes highly praised.

The scanner worked fine with the supplied drivers and Plustek scanning software, but when I attempted to use Silverfast 8 SE Plus the problems began. Basically the program won't run. Thinking that I had perhaps made an error in the installation procedure I uninstalled and reinstalled the complete package. The result was the same, scanner works fine with Plustek software but the Silverfast wouldn't run. The SilverFast...

Klarstein TG-109B Combo Film & Slide Photo Scanner (3600dpi, 5.1 MP, 35mm film & Negatives) - Black

Title : Klarstein TG-109B Combo Film & Slide Photo Scanner (3600dpi, 5.1 MP, 35mm film & Negatives) - Black
ASIN : B004VM7R5Y
Description :

The Klarstein TG-109B Combo Film & Slide Photo Scanner is an intelligent combo slide film photo
scanner for archiving of slides, 35mm film and photos from sizes 9x13cm, 10x15cm and 13x18cm to
a computer.

CMOS color sensor with 5.1 megapixels for scans up to 3600dpi. Fast scans, with high image quality.
Suitable for use with Windows PCs.

The Klarstein TG-109B Combo Film & Slide Photo Scanner is a beginner-friendly scanner, which digitizes
35mm film, slides and photos quickly and in high quality to a computer.

Simply place the material in one of the included tracks and then start with the simple push of a button. The lighting
and color monitoring is performed by the scanner to achieve the best results.

The 5.1 megapixel CMOS sensor guarantees sharp and true color scans, which can be further processed, if necessary,
with the included NimoFilm software.

Features

• Connections: 1 x Mini USB 2.0 interface
• Focus: F 3.6, f = 4.83
• Light Source: 3 / 14 (slide / photo) of white LEDs as a backlight
• Scan method: single pass (single pass)
• 10 bit per channel
• Automatic color settings
• Automatic exposure
• Power supply: via USB

Dimensions

• 23 x 15 x 21cm (W x H x D)
• Weight: about 800g

Included

• 1 x Unit
• 3 x Photo holder (9x13cm, 10x15cm, 13x18cm)
• 1 x Slide holder
• 1 x Negative Holder
• 1 x Mini-USB to USB cable
• 1 x Software CD with drivers and NimoFilm
• 1 x User manual in German and English

Features :

• Combo Film Scanner with 1800 dpi / 3600dpi
• Framework scan - for digitzing photos in sizes 9x13cm, 10x15cm and 13x18cm, slide films and 35mm negative film
• 5.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor - equivalent to up to 10MP interpolated up to 3648 x 2736 resolution
• Suitable for use with Windows PC with Windows XP - Supports Windows Vista, Windows 7
• Supplied with software NimoFilm

List Price : £99.90
Price : £79.90
Saved Price : £20.00

category: Film Scanners
brand: Klarstein
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 3.1
Review : Good Service
I ordered this Film and Photo scanner on 3rd February and received it from Germany via UPS at lunchtine on the 6th February, although Amazon told me it would be delivered on the 11th Feb. Superb service!!
I have used other 35mm scanners with not very good results (ie poor colour mostly), however with this scanner I have had very good results so far. The scanner uses a digital camera and the clarity and colour of the scans are good and is quick to scan (approximately 2 seconds per scan), although the files can be enhanced through software like Picassa 3.
All in all I can say for the price I would suggest this is a good value product that produces good results.

IRIS Can Book 2 Scanner

Title : IRIS Can Book 2 Scanner
ASIN : B004V4649C
Description : Scan Books And Magazines Wherever You Happen To Be, Thanks To The Iriscan Book 2 By Iris! No Computer Required! This Iriscan Book 2 Scanner Runs On Two Aa Alkaline Batteries And Scans In Colour Or Black And White With 600 Or 300 Dpi Resolution. The Iriscan Book 2 Scanner Has A Capacity Of 220 Photos (Based On A 1 Gb Microsd Card) And A Maximum Scanning Speed Of 13 Seconds For A High Resolution Colour A4 Size Document.   And That'S Not All! The Iriscan Book 2 Is Compatible With Pc And Mac And Supplied With A Comprehensive Software Package, Including Readiris Pro 12 For Turning Pdf Files Into Editable Office Documents.System Requirements: Windows 7, Vista, Xp, Mac Os 10.4 Or Laterfree 2-Year Iris Warranty
Features :

• 1 year warranty

List Price : £129.00
Price : £118.33
Saved Price : £10.67

category: Categories
brand: IRIS
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.3
Review : Brilliant
This is a must have whether you are at work or at university.. Very easy to use with clear scans all the time, if you have an iPad you can download an app called Readiris which works with this but you will also need the Apple camera connection kit (please just get the Apple one if you don't want a headache).
Not only do you receive the scanner you get a 2Gb SD card, computer software plus a hand carry case. It is handy when in the library scanning through books and you just need certain pages of information and don't want the whole book.

Fujitsu Scansnap S1300i Deluxe

Title : Fujitsu Scansnap S1300i Deluxe
ASIN : B008F06NM6
Description : At nearly half the size of a sheet of paper, the ScanSnap S1300i is built for convenience and ease of use, a one button approach allows for scanning of multi-page double-sided documents whether at the desk or on the road. Stack up to 10 pages into the automatic document feeder (ADF) and press the blue button.
Features :

• Ready to be used on a PC or Mac
• Operates on USB Bus Power for Extra Portability
• Two-sided multi-page scanning
• Performance in a compact size!

List Price : £247.00
Price : £247.00

category: Products
brand: Fujitsu
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.9
Review : very nice
best scanner I've ever seen; scans many pages instantly, scans on both sides simultaneously, paper does not jam, converts to pdf automatically, pdf can be made searchable