What more could you ask from Hitachi’s SimpleTOUGH 500GB portable hard drive? It connects to devices via USB 2.0, comes with its own back-up software, and allows access to Hitachi’s online backup service (with 2GB of free storage to play around with).

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And that mini gadget hagiography doesn’t even consider the integrated USB cable that retracts into the unit itself, and ruggedized case designed to withstand 10-foot drops. Heck, if somehow the hard disk controller gives out, you can just pull out the internal hard disk, place it in a 2.5″ enclosure and start anew!

The SimpleTOUGH’s portability and durability can only be speculated at best, given the lack of a review unit to play with, but everything look goods on paper. Especially when you consider the very reasonable prices; $140 for this 500GB variant, $100 for the lower capacity 250GB version. That means gigabyte/dollar ratios of $3.57 and $2.5 respectively, ladies and gents.

The only missing factor in the equation? An apparent lack of links to direct online shopping product pages from the product page.

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