Best External Hard Drives | External Hard Drives

Best External Hard Drives

Here's a quick roundup of the best external hard drives of 2009

1		Western Digital My Passport Essential 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive Pros: Great capacity for it's size Cheap No power supply required Easy to carry Cons: Not the fastest one Attracts fingerprints Only offered with USB2.0 port Rating:*
2		Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 1 TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Pros: Very inexpensive for 1TB Good transfer speeds WD is one of the best brands out there Nice, stylish design. Turns on and off with computer (very cool!) Cons:* Attracts fingerprints and dust Only offered with USB2.0 port Bundled software is very basic Rating:*
3		Iomega Prestige 500 GB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive Pros: Very affordable Cool looks and design Sturdy aluminum construction Very quit Cons: Only offered with USB2.0 port Wide stand Rating:
4		Western Digital Elements 1 TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Pros: Fast Aluminum case, heavy and solid Very compact design Quit run Cons: USB2.0 port as only option Only 1 year warranty Rating:
5		Toshiba 320 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive Pros: Small size Nice design Internal Shock Sensor and Ramp Loading Technology Cheap 3 Year Limited Warranty Cons:* USB2.0 port as only option Slower than others Rating:
6		Seagate FreeAgent Go 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive Pros: Small Fast speeds Large capacity Cons:* USB2.0 port as only option No activity light Unnecessary software Rating:*
7		LaCie Hard Disk 750 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Pros: Stylish Power switch Inexpensive Quiet operation Cons: USB2.0 port as only option Fingerprint magnet 2 year warranty Rating:*
8		AcomData PureDrive 1 TB USB 2.0/eSATA External Hard Drive Pros: Fast On-Off switch Inexpensive Quiet operation Cheap eSata / USB connections Cons: Not a well known company 1.5GbpseSata (older generation) Only 1 year warranty Rating:*
9		LaCie 301442U d2 Quadra Hard Disk Pros: Multiple connections: eSata/USB/Firewire800 Sturdy 1TB Fanless operation, very quiet Cons: Expensive Not the fastest one Rating:
10		Iomega eGo 320 GB FireWire 400/USB 2.0 Rugged Portable Hard Drive Pros: Durable Capacity indicator light Dual connections USB/Firewire 1394a Cons:* Comes pre-formatted for Mac use Rating:*

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