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Grateful Giveaways Mother’s Day #9: Hitachi LifeStudio

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Our next giveaway is perfect for preserving those pictures of mom (or the ones that mom loves to take), an external hard drive from Hitachi GST, that is perfect for backing up important pictures, documents, music, and much more.

The Hitachi Life Studio Mobile Plus External hard drive is available in 3 sizes, 250 GB, 300 GB, and 500 GB. Plus, each external hard drive includes an auto-sync 4 GB USB key, making your data even more portable. The external hard drive is powered via two USB cords, so you don’t have to find an outlet to power it – you just plug it into your computer, and it’s up and running.

The features include:

  • Organization and Sharing: First drive that automatically pulls together and organizes photos, videos, music and documents from your computer, connected USB devices or social media outlets; making content easier to access, view and share. Interact with photos on Facebookâ„¢, Flickrâ„¢ and Picasaâ„¢ without leaving the app.
  • 3D Navigation: The only external drive that displays files on a stunning 3D wall, eliminating the need to dig through folders and files to find them.
  • Backup Redefined: Offers both local and online cloud backup within one interface – no more downloading and installing two separate programs. Online content is stored in its natural format, making files available from any Internet browser.
  • Access to Favorite Premium Content: For the first time within an external drive, users can search, filter, watch or subscribe to millions of titles from online content providers. Catch the latest news, TV shows and music videos, or play online games, from within the LifeStudio app.
  • Grab n’ Go Flexibility: First in the industry to feature an integrated USB key. Drag content onto the key for use on the go, making it easier to collaborate on team projects, share photos with friends and family, or transport documents between home and work. Modified content syncs with the drive when the key is docked.

Review

I have an older computer that has so many pictures of my kiddos when they were babies.  It’s on its last leg so I have been so nervous about losing all those memories before I was able to back them up.  We used the Hitachi LifeStudio Drive to back them up, and it worked beautifully!  The drive was so easy to set up, and I love the interface.  We also used it to move larger files from one of our computers to another…worked like a charm!

One (1) lucky reader will win a Hitachi Life Studio Mobile Plus External Hard Drive, valued at $139.99!

Entry is simple! You just need to answer the question below by leaving a comment on this site! You can even gain up to 3 bonus entries for doing each additional item listed (just make sure that you leave one entry for each one — up to a total of 4 comments). As a reminder, comments left on Facebook, Twitter or other posts will not be included.

EACH of the 12 participating blogs has their own prizes to give away so make sure to enter on each blog for the best chances to win! Use this spreadsheet to keep track of your entries!

REQUIRED ENTRY:

1. Visit the Hitachi LifeStudio Mobile Plus site and leave a comment here with your favorite feature of this external hard drive.

BONUS ENTRIES:

1.  Follow iGoBOGO via my daily email newsletter or RSS Feed (leave a comment letting me know that you do … if you are already a subscriber … you get a second entry as well!)

2. Follow iGoBOGO on Facebook or Twitter. (leave a comment letting me know that you do … if you are already a follower on Facebook or Twitter … you get a third entry as well!)

3. Follow Hitachi LifeStudio through Facebook and leave a comment on this post.

This giveaway will remain open until 11:59 p.m. EDT, Friday, April 29, 2011. Any comments left after this cut-off will not be counted. The winner will be selected randomly and will be notified via email within 48 hours after the close of the contest.

This giveaway is part of the Grateful Giveaways Event being hosted by myself and 11 other bloggers. You can increase your chances of winning this prize (as well as all of the others on this site), by visiting each of them and entering the same way as you did here. You have plenty of time to get to all of them, since the contest will be open for five full days.

As one final reminder, you will want to check out the terms of the giveaway by visiting the Grateful Giveaways: Celebrating a Season of Giving Facebook page. Just click on the TERMS tab at the top of the page. (Note that by entering this contest, you agree that you have read the terms and are eligible to enter this contest).

Disclosure: I received the same gift package that the winner will be receiving to facilitate my review. I did not receive any compensation to write this post. The opinions are all mine!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  12. I love that it has Preloaded LifeStudio™ automatic organization and easy sharing software seamlessly pulls together photos, movies, music, and documents into a 3D interface* so they’re easier to find, view and share

  33. I LOVE the external drive that displays files on a3D wall!! So much easier… pick me I have lost all my childrens and tax info because i have no back up and if I get a virus it crashes it all.. thanks! <3

  34. I LOVE the external drive that displays files on a3D wall!! So much easier… pick me I have lost all my children’s and tax info because i have no back up and if I get a virus it crashes it all.. thanks! <3

  39. What a great giveaway!! My favorite feature is that it gets its power via the 2 USB plug-ins. What a great idea!!

  44. I love the 3d view option – no more pulling up a million folders. I love your site. Thanks for doing this – it is GREAT!

  46. Organizing my photos, backing them up, & being able to share them on facebook would be great.

  53. I love that you can back up all your pictures and keep them outside of the computer in case of catastropie!

  62. I like that it automatically finds and organizes photos, movies, music, and files into a stunning 3D wall so you can easily view all your content from one location.
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  67. What isn’t to like?? 🙂 I love the fact that it can be accessed from other places, even a mobile! Very cool!

  72. this may sound lame…but i love the colors! lol….Its nice to see a hard drive that doesnt look like a boring hard drive 🙂

  77. I love that you can access this from your mobile! Thanks for entering me!
    Stacie
    savingmama at live dot com

  79. I subscribe with Google Reader. Thanks for entering me!
    Stacie
    savingmama at live dot com

  80. I follow you on Facebook (Stacie Dennis Frost). Thanks so much for entering me!
    Stacie
    savingmama at live dot com

  81. I like Life Studio on facebook (Stacie Dennis Frost). Thanks for entering me!
    Stacie
    savingmama at live dot com

  121. The 3D wall seems like it would be a great feature to quickly find the pictures you want

  139. I like that there are 2 levels of backup protection already preloaded. No more constant saving to make sure all areas are covered.

  144. I like that it PULLS TOGETHER and organizes photos, videos, music and documents from your computer, connected USB devices or social media outlets.

  167. i lvoe the fact that hitachi life studio has an organizer on the external harddrive.

  182. I think the fact that you can access them from any computer with a weblink is pretty awesome! What a great idea!

  185. I like that I could access files from any computer and it automatically finds and organizes photos

  210. My favorite feature is that you have access to post the pictures stored to Facebook!

  216. I love that it is the first drive that automatically pulls together and organizes photos, videos, music and documents from your computer

  222. I like that I can protect my family photos with this external drive and that it is portable.

  238. I follow Hitachi LifeStudio on Facebook!!
    Could you please delete previous reply!! Thanks!!

  264. I love the way it will automatically organize the pictures for you to view easily.

  268. It automatically finds & organizes photos, movies, music, & files into a stunning 3D wall* so you can view all content from one location

  285. I love that the LifeStudio Mobile Plus allows me to access my files via my IPhone.

  320. My favorite feature on the Hitachi Life Studio Mobile Plus is that it has a USB dock for easy charging.

  324. I like that you can access your files from any computer or smartphone using an internet browser.

  336. I like you on facebook as Evelyn Wakefield Goettner.
    I follow you on twitter as @evie197580.

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  386. I like that it finds and organizes photos, etc. so you can view everything from one location

  397. The Auto-sync 4GB USB key sounds like a really neat feature! I don’t quite understand it but it sounds like it could definitely come in handy!

  414. My favorite feature is how it automatically finds & organizes items. One less thing I need to do~!

  466. My favorite feature is how it interacts with photos on Facebookâ„¢, Flickrâ„¢ and Picasa

  475. I like the auto backup feature and that you can access your data just about anywhere.

  478. I love the automatic phot organizing feature – Hitachi LifeStudio looks like it would make mommy time and Girl Scout Troop Leader time a little bit easier – and wouldn’t that be great!

  480. I like that the external hard drive is powered via two USB cords, so you don’t have to find an outlet to power it.

  496. My favorite feature is that you can access files from any computer or smartphone using an internet browser or share with others by sending a web link.

  510. The included auto-sync USB key delivers ultimate flexibility for your content on-the-go is my favorite feature.

  517. My favourite feature is the USB Dock – No more cable fumbling!
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  520. I think the double backup is awesome. Pretty much guaranteed to never lose anything with that!!

  525. I like the “Preloaded reliable local backup and preloaded free online backup provides two levels of protection to help keep your content safe”