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The HP Personal Media Drive is a compact, portable storage device that lets you take your digital media with you wherever you go.
HP personal media drive

1. Introduction

The HP Personal Media Drive provides a safe, easy-to-use backup solution. As you acquire more digital media, it’s critical to have a flexible storage solution like the reliable HP Personal Media Drive.

Why? Here’s a scenario to consider.

You have photos, songs and documents going back years saved on your PC, plus all your recent financial and business files. One day, a friend visiting your home downloads a game from the internet. Unfortunately a virus comes along with the game and corrupts all your files. All your classic tunes, cherished photo memories and documents are lost forever.

Now, let’s imagine that scenario when you own the HP Personal Media Drive.

The daily backup you scheduled using your HP Personal Media Drive’s included Sonic Backup MyPC Special Edition software made a copy of all your files on your HP PMD. And since it holds up to 1TB of data, there’s room for everything. You disconnect your HP PMD and conveniently store it in your desk drawer.

Your visitor downloads the game and corrupts your files. But instead of losing everything, your files are sitting safely in your desk drawer ready to be restored with a few mouse clicks. Saving the day couldn’t be easier.

Read below to learn more about the HP Personal Media Drive.

2. Perfect for audiophiles, videophiles and everyday files too

Perfect for audiophiles, videophiles and everyday files too Digital media, like music, photo and video, can take up loads of hard-drive space. And with more and more digital media becoming available, like movies and television shows, you need more storage space than ever before. And let’s not forget about all your other files—documents for work or home finances, address books and contacts.

With the HP Personal Media Drive you’ll have all the space you need and more. With capacity up to 1TB, you have enough storage for everything.

3. Take your show on the road

Take the show on the roadTake your music, movies and photos wherever you go with the sleek, portable HP Personal Media Drive. It lets you take your digital media with you so you can view them on other PCs or a home theater system.

4. Built to U-S-B really fast

Since most digital media files are quite large, transferring them to and from devices can take a long time—unless you use the HP Personal Media Drive with hi-speed USB 2.0. With the included hi-speed USB 2.0 cable, transferring and backing up your digital media is fast and easy.

5. One less thing to think about

HP and Sonic Backup MyPC Special Edition software make it so easy to keep your files safe. You can easily perform backups with a few mouse clicks or schedule backups to run automatically. You can even choose the days and times just right for you, and it’s so simple.

6. Plays well with others

Plays well with others There’s nothing like device compatibility. It makes enjoying digital media smooth and simple. The HP Personal Media Drive is designed specifically for certain HP PCs. These products feature a drive bay that lets you easily insert the HP Personal Media Drive, no cables necessary.

7. One in a million

There are a variety of options for data storage, but only the HP Personal Media Drive provides you with the unique combination of storage capacity, portability and ease of use.

Plus, it’s from HP. So you know you’re getting quality, value and award-winning customer support you can rely on.

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