Comments on: Cavalry Storage CAUB Series 250 GB USB 2.0 Mobile Solutions External Hard Drive CAUB7250

By: J. Obrien

J. Obrien — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:38:33 +0000

The positive reviewers for this product are shills for Cavalry. Check all their reviews and see they just post good reviews for all Cavalry products. The Cavalry products are cheaply made, loud, and unreliable.

By: D. Caslin

D. Caslin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:42:13 +0000

Got the hard drive in the mail, plugged it in and while my computer recognized a USB device attaching, it was unable to properly recognize the hard drive. After 2 wasted hours trying to get it to work, I realized I was simply unlucky enough to get a defective drive. During those 2 hours I discovered:
- Cavalry's US support site is basically a form to fill out and 40 unanswered user-submitted questions
- Cavalry's "support" CD is a labyrinth of EVERY driver Cavalry makes, all stored in cryptically named folders.
- The small amount of included documentation is in terribly broken english and Chinese characters.

I threw it back in its box and returned it, and bought a wonderful Lacie drive the same night from a local store (I needed something immediately.

You can get better quality and support from other products at the same price range.

By: flowers

flowers — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:31:20 +0000

Software is VERY easy to use and they had the drive pre-formatted for me, Nice touch! Lots of space for storing music,data, photos etc. Transfer rate is fast.

By: Tech Support

Tech Support — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:55:07 +0000

Fast SATA Drive Fan included and 7200RPM! GREAT for video,audio Internal fan makes it run cooler. Universal firmware supports all devices, automatic detection for ATA or SATA protocol