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External hard drives

Most Popular External hard drives

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Latest External hard drives

Toshiba Stor.E Steel S USB3 500GB
Toshiba Stor.E Steel S USB3 500GB review
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It’s gorgeous, but looks aren’t everything – there are cheaper and faster alternatives

Published :
£84 inc VAT
LaCie Rikiki TV 500GB
LaCie Rikiki TV 500GB review
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A clever idea for Smart TV owners, but for PC users similarly priced USB3 models are faster

Published :
£53 inc VAT
LaCie Minimus USB3 1TB
LaCie Minimus USB3 1TB review
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Tiny for an desktop hard disk and reasonably fast, with a useful backup suite

Published :
£90 inc VAT
Freecom Mobile Drive XXS 3.0 500GB
Freecom Mobile Drive XXS 3.0 500GB review
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Compact, reasonably fast and well-priced – it's a great mobile disk, although a little slow

Published :
£55 inc VAT
Buffalo Ministation Extreme 500GB
Buffalo Ministation Extreme 500GB review
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A comprehensive software suite and good performance make this a great portable disk

Published :
£56 inc VAT
ADATA Nobility 1TB
ADATA Nobility 1TB review
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1TB of data in your pocket, with great performance over USB3

Published :
£120 inc VAT
Buffalo DriveStation Velocity 1TB
Buffalo DriveStation Velocity 1TB review
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Exceptionally fast for a USB3 disk and excellent value

Published :
£85 inc VAT
Seagate Backup Plus Portable 500GB
Seagate Backup Plus Portable 500GB review
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The Facebook integration's nice, but the fast performance and low cost are even better

Published :
£63 inc VAT
Seagate Backup Plus desktop 3TB
Seagate Backup Plus desktop 3TB review
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A very fast hard disk with a lot of storage for a low price and the bundled software is excellent, too

Published :
£140 inc VAT
LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt
LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt review
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Hideously expensive, but the combination of Thunderbolt and two SSDs makes for some of the fastest file transfer speeds we’ve ever seen

Published :
£573 inc VAT