The main purposes we need an external hard drive:
- Expand your computer’s storage capacity;
- Backup your data and share data between computers;
- Easy to use. Most of the time, you just need to plug it into the computer and use it as an internal hard drive.
Desktop external hard drives are based on the 3.5-inch internal hard drives and laptop (or portable) external hard drives that are based on the 2.5-inch internal hard drives. Generally, external hard drives are connected to a computer using collectively these types of connections: USB 3.0, USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, and eSATA.
Here’s the list of our current favorites.
Western Digital WD Elements 320 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive
Original Price: $99.99
Price: $59.99 on Amazon.com
Model: WDBAAR3200ABK
Western Digital WD Elements 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive
Original Price: $129.99
Price: $74.99 on Amazon.com
Model: WDBAAR5000ABK
Western Digital WD Elements 1 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive
Original Price: $129.99
Price: $74.99 on Amazon.com
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Model: WDBAAU0010HBK
Western Digital WD Elements 1.5 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive
Original Price: $169.99
Price: $106.49 on Amazon.com
Model: WDBAAU0015HBK
Western Digital WD Elements 2 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive
Original Price: $229.99
Price: $129.99 on Amazon.com
Model: WDBAAU0020HBK
Western Digital My Passport Essential SE 1 TB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive
Original Price: $199.99
Price: $139.99 on Amazon.com
Model: WDBABM0010BBK
Western Digital My Book AV DVR Expander 1 TB USB 2.0/eSATA Desktop External Hard Drive
Original Price: $127.60
Price: $119.00 on Amazon.com
Model: WDBABT0010HBK
Western Digital My DVR Expander 1 TB eSATA Desktop External Hard Drive
Original Price: $159.99
Price: $119.00 on Amazon.com
Model: WDG1S10000VN
Western Digital Elements SE 1 TB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive
Original Price: $149.99
Price: $119.99 on Amazon.com
Model: WDBABV0010BBK
Western Digital My Book for Mac 1 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive
Original Price: $129.99
Price: $99.00 on Amazon.com
Model: WDBAAG0010HCH
See my another post: USB 2.0, USB 3.0, or FireWire – What is the recommended solution for data storage.
