Archos External Qdisk 120GB Hard Drive USB2.0

However, I would like to point out that these things are very very sensitive...I've seen several take a bump and burnout - whatever you do make sure it's out of harms way, even a slight shake while active can make these go mental and blow the internal power circuts.

other than this little point its a great buy and well worth it if you need the extra storage space and can't be bothered or don't know how to expand internal memory.


What a Great Buy!!   October 9, 2004
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

This is an excellent drive, well worth the money. It installed straight away (XP Home) and has an excellent transfer rate. Didnt even have to format it. Highly recommended.


Archos 120 GB Q-Disk   March 5, 2004
20 out of 20 found this review helpful

A fantastic product that will cheaply and dramatically increase the storage capacity of your computer, with the added benefit of being useful for transporting those large files as well! It comes with a driver diskette, but you can just plug it into any computer and Windows will recognise it as a Mass Storage Device and it can be used without the need for installation.

File transfer is pretty rapid - I would estimate that with USB 2.0 you can transfer a gigabyte of data in around two minutes. I haven't tried it with USB 1.1, but would imagine that 48x slower transfers are going to be pretty restrictive. So if you don't have USB 2.0 you might want to consider buying a USB 2.0 card (if you have a free PCI Slot, it's worth it for the sake of around 20).

The only gripe I have with the Q-Disk, which stopped it getting a 5-star rating, is that if you want it connected to your PC all the time, it will always be on, even if your computer isn't. While the drive spins quietly, it is not entirely silent and so perhaps isn't great if the computer's in a bedroom. This wouldn't be a problem, of course, except that there's no 'off' switch on the drive and so the only way to turn it off is to pull the cable out of the back (which causes a small spark) or switch it off at the socket. A small flaw, perhaps, but a flaw nonetheless in an otherwise exceptional product.


Archos 120 Gig Zip drive   September 22, 2003
Mr. W. Mcghie (Harrogate United Kingdom)
32 out of 38 found this review helpful

This has been a life saver. No more burning disks to swap files with all my mates. USB2 is lightning. I flatten my PC this weekend, it took literally seconds to transfer all the files I wanted onto my C drive. It's great as back up, money well spent me thinks! Buy one, it will change your life!