Data Protection Resolution – Hitachi Touro Mobile Pro Review

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Christy

This month, I thought I’d help you make some tech-friendly New Year’s Resolutions. They have nothing to do with calories, and everything to do with being tech smart and responsible. The first resolution is to find a proper data protection solution.

Touro_Mobile_Pro-rt_above I’m going to admit to something. I haven’t been backing up my hard drive. It’s pretty stupid, really, since almost all of our family photos reside on my machine, plus all of my work documents. Even though I’d tell you without hesitation that YOU should have a back-up plan, I just haven’t followed through. The truth is that, like most of us, I’m busy. I don’t want one more thing to worry about and I don’t want my machine bogged down.

Hitachi approached me a few weeks ago to try out their Touro Mobile Pro portable drive and I didn’t hesitate. If I’m going to preach to you to back up your data, I should be backing up mine, too. When the Touro Mobile Pro arrived, I plugged it into my laptop with the included USB cable. I ran the setup software. The software controls which folders are backed up, how often the backup occurs, at what time, and how many copies are kept. I changed the settings a bit since I don’t need to backup my entire user folder (I don’t need saved games, random software, etc.) and then the Touro went to work. It took quite some time for the initial backup and so I just left it humming away (not literally humming – it’s virtually silent, of course).

I left the Touro plugged into my machine and set the backup for 4:30 in the afternoon, figuring that my laptop would be on, but I wouldn’t be doing any major work at that time. Several days later I started to get concerned. Nothing seemed to be happening. And, yet, when I pulled the software up on my screen it told me that it had been backing up daily, just as scheduled. And there were the files on my Touro. For less than 15 minutes of my time TOTAL, I have set up a comprehensive backup system that keeps multiple versions of changed files. It’s that easy.

The Touro Mobile Pro comes with another great option. It gives you 3GB of cloud storage (i.e. file space online) to use as well. You can put your important documents in case of a fire, or your music so you can access it while on vacation. You can share your pictures with friends and family. If the 3GB isn’t enough space, you can upgrade your account to receive 250GB of storage for $49/year.

Details

  • Comes in shiny “piano black”
  • Reads/writes with USB 3.0 (compatible with USB 2.0) and 7200 RPMs
  • Works with PC/Mac (will need to be reformatted to work with Mac)
  • Includes 3GB cloud backup, upgradeable to 250GB
  • Comes in 500 & 750 GB sizes
  • MSRP: $109.99-$129.99
Pros:
  • Quick and easy to set up
  • Comes with everything you need
  • Requires no additional effort to maintain
  • Small and portable
Cons:
  • Software may be overly simple for advanced users
  • Shiny black case is a fingerprint magnet
  • Max capacity of 750 GB may be too limiting for those with a lot of multi-media files
I honestly have nothing bad to say about the Hitachi Touro Mobile Pro for personal use. If you’re busy, but want to protect your data, it just doesn’t get any easier. Power users may be looking for more features, options, and/or storage, but most families will find it more than suitable for their needs.

And I’ve got a surprise to help you with your first tech New Year’s Resolution… I’m giving away a Hitachi Touro Mobile Pro! This is going to make your data protection resolution an easy one to complete! Please use the Rafflecopter widget below. Don’t see it? Reload the page, or drop me an email.

a Rafflecopter giveaway Disclosure: We received a Hitachi Touro Mobile Pro for review purposes. There was no promise of a positive review and the opinions contained in this post are my own. This giveaway is sponsored by Hitachi, but the winner is selected by me. Image courtesy of Hitachi.

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Comments

173 responses to “Data Protection Resolution – Hitachi Touro Mobile Pro Review”

  1. Jeffery Gawlikowski Avatar
    Jeffery Gawlikowski

    I would miss my pictures and music setup.

    Reply
  2. C Duran Avatar
    C Duran

    My photos!

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  3. Stephanie Avatar
    Stephanie

    My photos because they are precious and irreplacable.

    Reply
  4. Katie White Avatar
    Katie White

    I would miss all my music the most

    Reply
  5. Brittany Whitley Avatar
    Brittany Whitley

    I would back up everything on my dying laptop, because I know I’ll be losing it soon :(

    Reply
  6. Brittany Whitley Avatar
    Brittany Whitley

    I have thousands and thousands of pictures and music files saved, I think ANYONE would miss all of that LOL

    Reply
  7. Ty Avatar
    Ty

    I’ve had a hard drive crash and I was most devastated by loss of photos and music files.

    Reply
  8. Diana Castro Avatar
    Diana Castro

    I would most miss our pictures and video.

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  9. Roxann Avatar
    Roxann

    I would miss my music the most.

    Reply
  10. Salleefur/Jesselyn/Jesstinger Avatar
    Salleefur/Jesselyn/Jesstinger

    Well I kind of use my PC in private set up way where I have all of my most important notes and date in my own invented short hand – that would be meaningless to others but absolutely vital to me! (Funny it took me years to gather a lifetime of these tidbits into one place on my PC – but now I would be lost with out it!

    Beyond that -most definitely the photos!

    Reply
  11. Jessica Avatar
    Jessica

    I would miss our pictures

    Reply
  12. Stephanie Adkins Avatar
    Stephanie Adkins

    I would miss my photos of family and friends.

    Reply
  13. Kelly Nicholson Avatar
    Kelly Nicholson

    I WANT TO TRY THIS!

    Reply
  14. Angela Amenta Avatar
    Angela Amenta

    Pictures!

    Reply
  15. odessa frey Avatar
    odessa frey

    Pictures and videos for sure!!!

    Reply
  16. Cynthia C Avatar
    Cynthia C

    I would miss my photos most.

    Reply
  17. ferriz Avatar
    ferriz

    All my pictures. It has happened before. :(

    danielle b

    ferriza2(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  18. JOE WARREN Avatar
    JOE WARREN

    I would miss all my bookmarks

    Reply
  19. ma Avatar
    ma

    pictures

    Reply
  20. Justine Avatar
    Justine

    I would miss my pics the most!

    Reply
  21. April V. Avatar
    April V.

    I’ve actually had one crash before though it was a long time ago. What I miss most are the photographs because you can’t really ever replace them.

    Reply
  22. Tia Beverly Avatar
    Tia Beverly

    my pictures

    Reply
  23. Patty Niedert Avatar
    Patty Niedert

    I had this happen once in the past and I would miss my pictures. I thought I was doomed when my old computer crashed once, but a really smart computer guy came to my house, took the hard drive and recovered the pictures.

    Reply
  24. courtney manders Avatar
    courtney manders

    my pictures!

    i have sooo many pictures! :-/

    Reply
  25. Suzanne K Avatar
    Suzanne K

    Tough question, it would be a toss up between all my photos and my financial stuff from Quicken

    Reply
  26. Lim Avatar
    Lim

    My music and audiobooks.

    Reply
  27. Aaron Bretveld Avatar
    Aaron Bretveld

    I already backup my pictures and such, but the drive is almost full so I need a new backup solution soon. If my drive crashed though, I would miss my music the most.

    Reply
  28. Laura Sloan Avatar
    Laura Sloan

    I would miss my pictures and my financial info

    Reply
  29. Kat Riley Avatar
    Kat Riley

    I would miss my pictures the most if my hard drive was to crash.

    Reply
  30. Homero Gutierrez Avatar
    Homero Gutierrez

    I would miss all my music and videos the most.

    Reply
  31. Jeffrey L Avatar
    Jeffrey L

    I would miss all the photo’s from my DSLR.

    Reply
  32. Coriander Warren Avatar
    Coriander Warren

    My recepie files and my photos–more the photos than anything else though!

    Reply
  33. John OBrien Avatar
    John OBrien

    Family history and photos would be my first concern.

    Reply
  34. Rosey Avatar
    Rosey

    I would hate to lose my grad work that’s on the pc.

    Reply
  35. Diane W Avatar
    Diane W

    I would have to say family photos.

    Reply
  36. Vonnie K Avatar
    Vonnie K

    I already have lost family photos and I don’t want to lose them again. It’s heartbreaking.

    Reply
  37. angela cash Avatar
    angela cash

    I would miss my photos and my digital art portfolio.

    Reply
  38. Jackee Avatar
    Jackee

    My family photos

    Reply
  39. Alfonso Arce Avatar
    Alfonso Arce

    love it thanks for the chance

    Reply
  40. Tracy P Avatar
    Tracy P

    All of my families pictures.

    Reply
  41. Virginia Rowell Avatar
    Virginia Rowell

    I would miss my music and my photos the most. And of course, I would miss not being on the internet for even a day!

    Reply
  42. Virginia Rowell Avatar
    Virginia Rowell

    I follow (@heymissvirginia) and tweeted https://twitter.com/#!/heymissvirginia/status/156069965173243904
    it wouldn’t let me put it in your form

    Reply
  43. Kathleen Conner Avatar
    Kathleen Conner

    I HAVE had a hard drive crash, and it’s always about the pictures. (Fortunately, I was able to recover them, but that cost a pretty penny).

    Reply
  44. Desiree Dunbar Avatar
    Desiree Dunbar

    I’d miss all of my pictures.

    Reply
  45. John Billiris Avatar
    John Billiris

    My music–it would be hard to reassemble such a great collection of music.

    Reply
  46. angie Avatar
    angie

    I would miss my songs.

    Reply
  47. Chris G. Avatar
    Chris G.

    If my hard drive failed, the one thing I would miss would be the photos that I never printed out!

    Reply
  48. Stephanie A Avatar
    Stephanie A

    I would miss my photos.

    Reply
  49. cassandra Avatar
    cassandra

    I would really miss my pictures and videos.
    cmarquez482(at)ymail(dot)com

    Reply
  50. cassandra Avatar
    cassandra

    oops and my info on the widget is rab pom

    Reply

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