+ Solid construction + USB 3.0 + Cable is supplied; is rather short (which I from Geschwindigkeitsgruenden but good find); Plug-in connection to the disk is good and tight + Quiet + Hardly heat development, only slightly warm during operation + No vibrations + Factory formatted with NTFS Immediately usable without driver on the PC + + Ok optics ago; roughened surface like it very much (am not a fan of piano lacquer) + The 4 small pedestal knobs are practical and do not interfere = Not at speed USB 3.0 outstanding, but about 2x to max. 3x times faster than USB2.0 = CrystalDiskMark indicates USB3.0: SEQ read 110MB / sec, SEQ write 110MB / sec; Random 512k: read = 38 MB / sec, write = 44 MB / sec + Values are better than my old WD My Passport WDBACX0010BSL-EESN = When copying large files is the average at about 45 MB / sec, swaying betw. 37 - 99 MB / sec + Use disk on the PC under Windows 7 64bit and the WD TV Live +'m Actually a fan of Western Digital, but the higher price (at least the time of purchase) of the My Passport WDBBEP0010BBK-EESN (although visually appealing) and their poorer reviews have let me grab for Seagate, and have not regretted it so far = Now I'm on the durability excited (because my old WD My Passport WDBACX0010BSL-EESN makes for 14 months now trouble, which was also a reason, try out Seagate) + Recommendable if you need any accessories such as backup or encryption SW