Microstorage Primary Hard drive 200 GB

Advantages: very cheap for its size, under 30p a GB
Disadvantages: Slower than SATA

...this hard drive is very good value for money at under 30p per gigabyte. its easy to install for anyone who knows at least a little about the inside of computers. i have found that this drive works best as a slave drive (not the drive with the operating system on) and is very reliable at storing masses of data. i have yet to experience a single problem with this drive and i have had it for almost a year now. it doesn't show any noticable performance issues even after it has been on for several days. the amount of data on the drive also doesn't affect it in any noticable way. you don't need to enable anything in the BIOS after instalation. to format the drive go into control panels, then into administrative tools, then computer management, then storage, then disc management. right click on the new drive and format. easy as that.... Read review

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Advantages: Reliable and high capacity
Disadvantages: Not exceptionally quick for high performance computers

...When I first built my PC this was the hard drive that I used for everything. It is a very reliable hard drive and is an excellent buy for people who need that extra capacity. The only bad point that I can think of about this hard drive is that it is 7200rpm as apposed to the raptor drive I use as my system drive. This lesser speed means that things such as disk defragmenters, installations and boot can be slower if you are used to a high performance drive however for anyone who just needs capacity this is the drive for you. In conclusion this is an excellent product for capacity however if you are the type (like me) who wants to run high performance games with highest settings then this is not the drive you need as your system volume.... Read review

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Advantages: Small, fast, reliable
Disadvantages: Could have a large capacity

...speed usb port, but it works fine in any usb port. Product Description: Freecom Mobile Drive hard drive - 160 GB - Hi-Speed USB Type: Hard drive - external Form Factor: 2.5" Dimensions (WxDxH): 8.3 cm x 13.2 cm x 1.8 cm Weight: 300 g Capacity: 160 GB Interface Type: Hi-Speed USB Connector: 4 pin USB Data Transfer Rate: 480 Mbps Average Seek Time: 13 ms Spindle Speed: 5400 rpm Buffer Size: 8 MB OS Required: Apple MacOS X 10.1 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP Power Source: USB bus Manufacturer Warranty: 2 years warranty If you are considering getting an additional hard drive, then its really worth considering this.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful