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  • Western Digital My Passport AV review

    The Western Digital My Passport AV is an attractively compact portable USB 2.0 external hard drive with 320GB of data storage capacity. It is designed without any…

    £59 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Hitachi XL review

    The Hitachi XL Desktop Drive is a 3.5in external hard drive with a massive 2TB capacity. It comes with easy to use backup software, it's a cool operator and it isn't…

    £129 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Hitachi X Series Mobile Drive 500GB review

    The Hitachi X Series Mobile Drive 500GB is a 2.5-inch external hard disk drive.

    £59 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Pro review

    The Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Pro is one model in Seagate's refresh of its portable hard drive line (desktop versions are available, too). The new GoFlex system this…

    £106 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Cowon UM1 16GB review

    The Cowon UM1 16GB pendrive is a very cute USB memory solution. It breaks with the norm of all known form factors of flash-based pendrives.

    £49 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Western Digital My Passport Studio 640GB review

    The Western Digital My Passport Studio 640GB is an impressive portable storage device.

    £139 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • Hitachi SimpleTOUGH (500GB) review

    The Hitachi SimpleTOUGH external hard drive's rugged enclosure and embedded USB cable make it a great companion for road warriors. If you plan to knock your hard…

    £67 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Western Digital My Book 3.0 1TB review

    The Western Digital My Book 3.0 1TB is WD's first external hard drive with a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface, making it one of the fastest direct-attached storage…

    £139 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • Western Digital My Passport Studio 500GB review

    The Western Digital My Passport Studio 500GB is an external hard drive with USB and FireWire connectivity.

    £141 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Hitachi SimpleDRIVE Mini review

    The Hitachi SimpleDRIVE Mini is a no-frills external hard drive that doesn't provide stellar file transfer performance, but it offers good value.

    £69 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Samsung S1 Mini review

    If your backup needs are modest and you’re keen to ensure you regularly back up files even if you’re on the road, the Samsung S1 Mini is one of the handiest, least…

    £50 inc VAT

    Score - 6 out of 10

  • WiebeTech ToughTech XE Mini review

    A supremely fast external hard drive enclosure, the WiebeTech ToughTech XE Mini boasts a pair of FireWire 800 ports and has an eSATA interface as well as USB.

    £99 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • Buffalo DriveStation HD-HXU3 review

    After a long wait, we're now starting to see real USB 3.0 products in the wild, like this Buffalo DriveStation HD-HXU3 1TB USB 3.0 hard drive. It's not a moment too soon.

    £99 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • G-Technology G-Drive 2TB review

    The G-Technology G-Drive 2TB is a generously sized and beautifully constructed external hard drive, offering eSATA, FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 connections.

    £254 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Verbatim SureFire FireWire 800/USB review

    The Verbatim SureFire FireWire 800/USB portable hard drive offers impressive read/write speeds.

    £95 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • LaCie Rikiki review

    The LaCie Rikiki is a 250GB USB 2.0 external hard drive.

    £52 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • WD My Passport Essential SE 1TB review

    Western Digital's My Passport Essential SE is currently the only portable external hard drive to boast a whopping 1TB of storage space. Despite this, it is one of the…

    £139 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • iStorage diskGenie review

    The iStorage diskGenie is a USB hard drive with capacity up to 500GB, featuring secure AES-256 encryption, and unlocked by a number keypad.

    £175 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Seagate Replica Drive review

    The Seagate Replica Drive is a good looking external USB hard disk drive that makes data backup a worry of the past and allows for data restore including the OS.

    £95 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Seagate BlackArmor WS 110 review

    Seagate calls its BlackArmor WS 110 a direct-attached storage (DAS) device, but in most respects it's a fairly standard external hard drive. Aimed at businesses…

    £149 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10