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External hard drives

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Latest External hard drives

Iomega Prestige Portable Compact 1TB
Iomega Prestige Portable Compact 1TB review
External hard drives

If you need lots of portable storage right now, then the 1TB Prestige is a reasonably priced, if imperfect portable hard disk.

Published :
£128 inc VAT
Verbatim Insight 500GB
Verbatim Insight 500GB review
External hard drives

The electronic display is useful, but it doesn't justify this disk's high price.

Published :
£87 inc VAT
Western DigitalMy Book Elite 2TB
Western DigitalMy Book Elite 2TB review
External hard drives

The My Book Elite is surprisingly affordable for a 2TB USB2 disk, but at this price you may want to consider a USB3 disk if speed is important.

Published :
£140 inc VAT
LaCie Starck Desktop
LaCie Starck Desktop Hard Drive 1TB review
External hard drives

The LaCie Stark is an attractive, robust and good value 1TB desktop hard disk.

Published :
£83 inc VAT
Samsung Story Station USB 3.0 2TB
Samsung Story Station USB 3.0 2TB review
External hard drives

Samsung's first USB3 desktop disk is very fast, but it's also relatively expensive

Published :
£160 inc VAT
Seagate Freeagent Go 500GB
Seagate Freeagent Go 500GB review
External hard drives

Seagate's 500GB Freeagent Go is quick and reasonably priced, but there's little to set it apart from the competition.

Published :
£75 inc VAT
IomegaProfessional External Hard Drive 1TB
Iomega Professional External Hard Drive 1TB review
External hard drives

Iomega's USB2 and eSATA-equipped Professional hard disk isn't bad, but there are better value alternatives available.

Published :
£100 inc VAT
LaCie Rugged USB 3.0
LaCie Rugged USB 3.0 review
External hard drives

It's expensive, but its USB3 connection makes the latest LaCie Rugged the fastest portable hard disk we've ever seen.

Published :
£140 inc VAT
Western DigitalMy Book 3.0 2TB
Western Digital My Book 3.0 2TB review
External hard drives

Western Digital's USB3 2TB My Book hard disk doesn't come with any bundled software, but its huge capacity and good performance make it an excellent buy if speed is what you need.

Published :
£149 inc VAT
Iomega eGo Portable 500GB
Iomega eGo Portable 500GB
External hard drives

The Iomega eGo Portable is a great USB2 portable disk – it's reasonably priced and it looks and feels great too.

Published :
£68 inc VAT