Best External Hard Drives

If your computer is bogged down with digital music files, movies, and other discrete multimedia files, an external drive can be a real lifesaver. Many of us collect multimedia files like Mark Zuckerberg collects friend requests, and a computer's drive can get overstuffed quite easily. Also, many of our most prominent documents are now virtual files that would be disastrous if deleted, so a trustworthy back-up system is a necessity. Lucky for us, there is a litany of affordable external drives on the market to help us take off the burden from our computers. Here are some of the best on the market.

The top-rated model on the market is the Iomega professional Hard Drive 1Tb - 34280. For those who don't know, a terabyte is roughly 1,000 gigabytes, which, until recently, would have required many hard drives in the past. It comes with an eSata interface that allows you to replacement your files at the the lightning-quick rate of 3 Gbs per second, which is faster than a Usb or FireWire 400 port is capable of. It also sports a sleek exterior. If you like Iomega drives but want to spend less than 0, the Iomega eGo BlackBelt 34621 500Gb Usb 2.0 portable External Drive is a nice alternative. Though it only stores half as many files as the 34280 and doesn't supply eSata throughputs, 500 gigs is adequate for most, and it also comes with a shock-resistant rubber ring that is excellent for citizen who bring their external hard drive with them everywhere.

Just behind the Iomega hard drives is the excellent Seagate FreeAgent Go portable External Hard Drive. While its 640Gbs of space doesn't quite match up to the 34280 model, the user-friendly model still offers fullness of warehouse room and a sleek organize that is ready in three separate colors. It is only 2.5 inches (the size of a small book) and will slip as a matter of fact into your backpack, messenger bag, or laptop carrier.

If you want a truly huge number of warehouse space (more than 1Tb), the LaCie Disk Quadra External Drive and Western Digital Elements' External Drive are just the models for you. The previous packs an improbable 2Tb's of space, while the latter's 1.5Tb drive is similarly massive. The LaCie model is both sleek and incredibly powerful, as it offers eSata compatibility (3 Gb/s). If you like, it can also run straight through your FireWire (800 and 400) and Usb ports. As you'd expect, it carries a hefty price tag that will set you back colse to 0. The Western Digital hard drive doesn't offer supercharged replacement speeds, but it still is a sturdy, trustworthy engine with an improbable number of space for roughly 0 less than the LaCie model.

As you can see, there are a range of excellent models on the market that will help free up your computer's hard drive. The choice is yours.

Best External Hard Drives

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