The plate as such is ok. It is not excessively hot during operation, is the volume ok in, although not a whisper, and the case is well made. All in all for the price perfectly fine. However, what is annoying, is the ultra-short USB cable and which is also very very short power cables of the power supply. For a few cents more you could safely use a longer cable. Although my outlet is directly behind the desk, the cable of the power supply does not extend to this, when the plate at the front end of the desk stands. Actually unreasonable. Likewise, the USB cable is not enough time from the right side of the notebook to the left, depending on where you are the plate. You have so constantly take the plate in his hand and "move" with. Who does not bother, found in the Verbatim drive safely a good partner. I was but it deterred from buying a second plate of this kind. My very first external hard drive from Maxtor had each a 2 meter USB cable and AC adapter, which must not be sure, but 30 centimeters Me cables too short
