Why to opt for an external HDD
Friday, August 27th, 2010 at
4:14 am
External HDDs are very hot these days. The reason is simple: they offer a good cost per GB ratio.
In the last years there were 3 main trends:
- the prices per GB went down
- the capacity increased
- the miniaturization made the HDDs smaller and lighter.
Now the prices are great. For a 1tb external hard drive you will pay only £59.99. I remember when I wanted to get an external hard drive (1 TB) not too long ago, the price was around £200.
For extra portability you can opt for an extra portable hard drive. I use an Iomega eGo Portable 320GB Hard Disk Drive 5400rpm USB 2.0 8MB.
Iomega eGo Portable 320 Features
- Iomega eGo Portable Hard Disk Drive
- 320GB Capacity
- Interface: USB 2.0
- 5400 rpm Spindle Speed
- 8MB Cache Buffer
- Rugged: Perfect for travel environments, the ego includes a sleek aluminum enclosure and the Drop Guard feature protects the drive when dropped up to 1.3m (40% above the industry average)
- Secure: Receive a full suite of protection solutions when you purchase USB 2.0 Iomega eGo Hard Drives! Iomega now includes McAfee VirusScan Plus, Iomega QuikProtect, EMC Retrospect Express Backup software, and MozyHome Online Backup service to protect your data and your computer (software available via download)
- Capacity of 1,280,000 photos, 5920 hours of music and 480 hours of video
- Colour: Midnight Blue
It is small and light and it fits in my pocket. When I need extra space I use an western digital 1tb external hard drive.
I have had both the Western Digital and the Iomega eGo Portable hard disk drives for 2 years and both work great.
I bought a 500GB 2,5inch the other day. Very satisfied with it. Only needs 1x usb to power and I got it for a good price
Iomega eGo Portable 320 is best device.I very recomended.
Hi,
I think external hard drives are an absolute must for anyone these days are they are an excellent backup source for a good price.
Certainly a lot better than USB pen stick drives.
An absolute must for anyone who has a pc.
Lately I was thinking about buying such external HDD but I cant decide which brand will be the best . Do you have any types or brads of external HDD that you like the most. I would be very grateful for any advices.
I until now I had the flowing HDD brands: Quantum, Maxtor, Seagate, Western Digital and Samsung.
All my HDDs worked without problems for 3-4 years (after 3-4 years I do an upgrade and I change my computer) so I don’t know what happens after that.
In conclusion no mater what brand you will choose you have all the chances to get a reliable HDD.
Why people opt for an external hard drives because it gives them an enormous storage capacity in an easy-to-carry package.