Comments on: The Tornado: PC to PC Data Transfer Device http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4353 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:21:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Marion http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4353#comment-603819 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:46:14 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4353#comment-603819 Tornado!? maybe great if you life in the USA, but for us lesser mortals in other parts of the world.....the facility to order does not compute. Looks for 'state' to be filled in at the address link, will not accept Irish counties, 0000 or being left blank. Given that the country of choice is available through a drop down menu this is surprising. Emails to the company just end up in the great black hole of the non-delivered, meanwhile the 'old computer' is having the last laugh as I have to step over the thing to get to the new one! However, while Tornado.com believe that no one outside the USA needs the facility the data transfer would appear to offer???? will review the beast if ever I get my hands on one. Tornado!? maybe great if you life in the USA, but for us lesser mortals in other parts of the world…..the facility to order does not compute. Looks for ’state’ to be filled in at the address link, will not accept Irish counties, 0000 or being left blank. Given that the country of choice is available through a drop down menu this is surprising. Emails to the company just end up in the great black hole of the non-delivered, meanwhile the ‘old computer’ is having the last laugh as I have to step over the thing to get to the new one!
However, while Tornado.com believe that no one outside the USA needs the facility the data transfer would appear to offer???? will review the beast if ever I get my hands on one.

]]> by: Tori http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4353#comment-485455 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:31:32 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4353#comment-485455 So I have a question then, for a person like me who's looking to do a ONE TIME transfer from PC to PC - what is the best way for me to do that? So I have a question then, for a person like me who’s looking to do a ONE TIME transfer from PC to PC - what is the best way for me to do that?

]]> by: Martin http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4353#comment-170249 Tue, 01 May 2007 22:00:27 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4353#comment-170249 guys read the review carefully, not just the conclusion... it does mention price and does indicate who would best benefit from a device like this. OF COURSE, peer-to-peer is best if people know how to set it up etc. All that was mentioned too... Sigh... guys

read the review carefully, not just the conclusion… it does mention price and does indicate who would best benefit from a device like this. OF COURSE, peer-to-peer is best if people know how to set it up etc. All that was mentioned too…
Sigh…

]]> by: Kevin Peck http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4353#comment-170093 Tue, 01 May 2007 13:52:17 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4353#comment-170093 If you transfer between two computers at the same location all the time then, yes, the network makes sense. But if you are out and about and need to transfer between two laptops at a business or in a meeting this is an excellent way to do it. I think more items like this will come out and if the price drops to $20 it would a great thing to keep in a laptop bag for emergency data transfer. If you transfer between two computers at the same location all the time then, yes, the network makes sense. But if you are out and about and need to transfer between two laptops at a business or in a meeting this is an excellent way to do it.

I think more items like this will come out and if the price drops to $20 it would a great thing to keep in a laptop bag for emergency data transfer.

]]> by: degustibus http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4353#comment-169695 Tue, 01 May 2007 00:21:04 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4353#comment-169695 I'm with jb. I do my file transfers the oldfashioned way--peer to peer networking. At twice USB 2 speeds!! Anyone with two computers should be networked. I've wiped more vintage off my chops than you and Mossberg(who he?). The Toronado might be useful for nonnetworked computers, but even there I make do with USB drives. How odd is it that there's no link to The Tornado site in this blog entry and in the review.... nor mention of the $59.95 price. Useful, but hardly and Editor's Choice. I’m with jb.

I do my file transfers the oldfashioned way–peer to peer networking. At twice USB 2 speeds!! Anyone with two computers should be networked. I’ve wiped more vintage off my chops than you and Mossberg(who he?).

The Toronado might be useful for nonnetworked computers, but even there I make do with USB drives.

How odd is it that there’s no link to The Tornado site in this blog entry and in the review…. nor mention of the $59.95 price.

Useful, but hardly and Editor’s Choice.

]]> by: jb http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4353#comment-169378 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:22:47 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4353#comment-169378 Seems to me this does nothing that you couldn't easily do between two computers connected on a home-network. Waste of fluff and money, Seems to me this does nothing that you couldn’t easily do between two computers connected on a home-network.

Waste of fluff and money,

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