Hard Drives > Less than 150 GB Hard Drives > USB 2.0

Advantages: Elegant looks, possibly more durable than flash drives
Disadvantages: Somewhat expensive, slower than may modern flash drives

This is an alternative to carrying a flash drive around with you as it uses a small Seagate 1 inch hard drive with a 3600rpm 2MB specification. Compared to a flash drive, especially the latest ones available, it should last longer so long as you don't throw it around and damage the mechanics inside. Flash drives die after X thousand read/write operations. It being a small hard drive, it isn't as fast copying/reading files. 8GB nowadays can be easily ...
...For some this may appear more elegant than a pen drive (you decide!). Installation is dead easy, just pop it in if you're using Windows XP or newer and it will detect a new USB device. Build quality is high up and so seems to be durability too. ... Read review

Advantages: Portable, easy to use, never failed on me yet!
Disadvantages: Perhaps only the disc size, but it has taken me 2 years to fill it!

Wester Digital, a respected brand name, and i agree! I have owned the unit now for around 2 years, and have 0 problems. My internal hard drive has died on me twice but my external one, never! This 80gb HDD is perfect for storing large files, home movies, photo albums, music etc. It's ideal when transfering data from one place to another, simply unplug it, plug it in elsehwre and hey presto! It supports drag & drop so moving files couldn't be easier. ...
...2.0 connection to your pc, mac, server etc. It is easily recognised by each operating system and i have yet to find one that doesn't support the unit. Plug it in, wait around 30secs and it's up and running. Can be stored horizontally, and if you have 3 like me, you can stack them perfectly, or store them vertically with the feet attahcments that come with the unit. Quick response time from pushing the ''On'' button which in itself gives off a nice ... Read review

Advantages: Very fast, quiet and sleek design
Disadvantages: Could have a bigger capacity

...an 80gb hard drive from FreeAgent Go. The transfer speeds between a PC/laptop to the hard drive are very fast with speeds of 5400RPM, a fast speed for a hard drive of that capacity. Software There is little amount of software already installed onto the hard drive however the software that is installed is very useful enabling the user to enable passwords and safenotes using the AI RoboForm which can easily be downloaded from the ceedo program ...
...Argos, but it can also be bought at many computer based stores including PC World. Costs usually vary between £60 and £80 but if you look in the right places you can probably find a new one for around £50. Problems/Other Info There have currently been no problems with this hard drive, it was easy to install with no formatting or installation of programs, just plug it straight into the USB port and your ready to transfer data straight away. ... Read review

Advantages: portable and free spaces
Disadvantages: LOW IN PROFILE.

...my computer. The Freecom storage device has enough memory storage space that will be able to store your information almost to infinity. It also comes in a shinny black rectangular structure. I think that I have gotten up the point of buying some thing that has larger space for my system because my 4 GB hard drive cant carry on any longer and I have to get this in support of the existing 4GB drive. Well I have to be frank by saying that this is ...
...OF USE. The freecom classic is a storage device that does not require much technique for installation and use. Does not need any driver and it is recognized by modern operating system just like any other removable drive or the flash drive and normally assess through the normal method of my computer and file manager explorer. The file opens and you are enabled to operate just like any other hard drive. There are ways to know whether the USB has two ... Read review

Advantages: memory, reliability, quality
Disadvantages: size, sound

...The Product - The Seagate pushbutton backup external hard drive 400 GB is a very sturdy and functional machine which gives more than good value for money (depending on the time you buy). Push button backup technology is fantastic although a little time consuming, the general idea is that a complete copy of your computer will be saved onto you external hard drive, if and when your computer messes things up (as will eventually be the case)then never ...
...and size is everything, the seagate hard drive has been designed to give the consumer what they want at a cheap affordable price (much to the buyers delight) setting up the external hard drive on you computer is just too easy, plug the mains in, connect the usb into your computer then press the power/backup button on the front of your hard drive and the job is well and trully a good un'. of course your computer will automatically detect your device, ... Read review