Top four external drives @ ComputerWorld

Vikingod · Apr 11, 2007, 02:07 PM

Source: ComputerWorld
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Broadband connections, peer to peer networks, and larger media files coupled with new regulations that require diligence in backing up files have clearly effected the external hard drive market as drive capacities expand to 1TB and beyond. Meanwhile, the price of those drives continue to drop making them ever more attractive, particularly with the ease of deployment -- literally a two-minute installation and you're ready to go.

We put four of the leading external hard drives to the test. Our criteria were simple: The drives had to have multiple connection technologies (USB 2.0 plus FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 or both), include backup software, and have a capacity of at least 500GB.

Apr 11, 2007, 02:07 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Top four external drives @ ComputerWorld Source: ComputerWorld __________ Broadband connections, peer to peer networks, and larger media files coupled with new regulations that require diligence in backing up files have clearly effected the external hard drive market as drive capacities expand to 1TB and beyond. Meanwhile, the price of those drives continue to drop making them ever more attractive, particularly with the ease of deployment -- literally a two-minute installation and you're ready to go. We put four of the leading external hard drives to the test. Our criteria were simple: The drives had to have multiple connection technologies (USB 2.0 plus FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 or both), include backup software, and have a capacity of at least 500GB.