StarTech.com Extra Drive Caddy Hard drive caddy

Advantages: Fast transfer speed, protection from knocks and drops
Disadvantages: Fairly high price

...data on the hard-drive. You won't have to worry about dropping the LaCie hard-drive because the outer casing has been specifically designed to absorb the force created by dropping the device. And making sure none or very little damage is caused to the fragile components, which make up the hard-drive. The outer-casing doesn't mean that the hard-drive will with-stand drops from very high places, only drops from fairly small heights, such as 1 - 1.5 metres. With the LaCie external hard-drive you get the standard USB 2.0 connection cable as well as an extra USB cable, required to give the USB electrical power in order to run. You will also get a CD, which includes the necessary drivers and other software. The LaCie external hard-drive will function on all Apple and Microsoft Operating systems, so you will not have to worry if you... Read review

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Advantages: Fast, super-stylish and near-silent.
Disadvantages: Difficult to detect activity.

...I have owned this drive for a few months and have found it to be excellent. But I disagree with a previous review in several areas. This is the most stylish external hard drive I have seen. It is also one of the cheapest per GB, currently available for just £93 at Misco.co.uk, for example. It works with Macs and PCs and is almost silent. It comes with a USB cable and a driver CD for old Windows operating systems. The external design is superb minimalism and looks like it could have been designed by Apple themselves. The case is all aluminium except the front and back. The front face is black except for the capacity indicator of ‘500GB’ which lights up in blue and flickers during activity. The rear has the power and USB ports and a small power switch. The 500GB box value translates to 465GB under Windows due to the differing ways... Read review

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Advantages: Tough, fast and inexpensive!
Disadvantages: None to date.

...External hard drives seem to be getting ever more popular, it seems no matter how big the PC or laptop`s own drive is it`s never enough. This particular external hard drive is designed to be portable so as well as having the extra space you might need you also have the option of being able to take this drive along to friends or family`s houses or even to work and instantly have access to all the files you need or even just want. The Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive in question has a 250Gb capacity which when used along with your original hard drive or probably even on its own is more than enough for most. Some external hard drives look and are very bulky and cumbersome, this one being designed to be portable is a lot less so. It is fairly light weight but very robust and also has the distinct advantage of looking good which a lot... Read review

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