Best External Hard Drives

Best External Hard Drive 2012

BEST EXTERNAL STORAGE (only one winner!)

IOMEGA 

Iomega Prestige 500GB/1TB/1.5TB has a great design, nice feel and easy to install with the usual plug-and-play USB 2.0 interface. The looks of the drive is very stylish with a brushed finish to avoid any kind of scratches while handling it. Iomega hard drive comes with its own Protection Suite software and a good 3 year warranty.

In some cases this drive seems to fail after 3 days of use, to your consideration... The Iomega Prestige 1TB is slow in writing sleep compared to similar drives in the genre. but still be considered as one of the most useful hard drive.

SEAGATE 

Seagate Free Agent GoFlex 1GB/1.5TB has one of the the best encryption technology which will keep your data safe. The external hd comes in two capacities:  500GB/1TB where you can store data, and providing security for your personal data stored your PC, Seagate is very stylish in model however the writing speed is slow compare to other drives like WD etc...

Seagate drive allows the user to run the Software/files from the hard drive directly which makes it an amazing combination of speed and storage. You dont have to copy huge movie file on your computer you can watch the movie directly from your hard drive. Seagate drives use the two USB ports to your computer there is no need to get the power from out.

Seagate External hard disk had durable brushed metal finish with dynamic display lighting which gives clear vision. It also have a special feature of saving the space and energy by putting your free agent drive in sleep mode once it has been inactive for 15 minutes.

WESTERN DIGITAL 

WESTERN DIGITAL Passport essential 500GB/1TB are USB powered, they do not require any external power because the power is supplied directly through the USB cable and not any external cable.

The quick install guide makes it very user friendly to even a non-technical user.

The hard drive come with his own Smartware Software which is not removable and takes up 800 MB of space which is required for the data protection feature. The indicator light is placed at the rear, which is a very good thing. In 1TB there is a continuous backup Password protection and military-grade 256-bit hardware-based encryption Ultra-portable design Powered directly from the USB port. It is dead silent

Any newbie or a pro who uses such kinds of files for entertainment or a thorough professional who uses such kind of files for his office work/business purpose extensively can buy wd external drives. These drives work with an amazing silence which is not at all interfering in your regular life. You can still carry on with your office activities with minimum or no interruption.

WD drives allow the user to run the Software/files from the hard drive directly which makes it an amazing combination of speed and storage. You need not have a copy of that huge movie file on your computer.

or you can go for the western digital elements for just $79 amazing drive even better then the passport essential according to amazon customers.

BEST OF THREE STORAGE DEVICE CONCLUSION

After comparing the three drives and when deciding which one is the best drive, there are many factors to consider. There may be several factors to be considered while deciding on the best drive.

They may be

• Reliability of the hard drive (warranty) –how many times the drive has failed the user and how up to how much time and how many times a replacement is available
• Credibility of the brand –how many such previous products have been launched by the company
• Looks and ease of use – how easy it is to use the drive even for a non-technical person
• Price and data security – how less or more costly it is
• Storage capacity – what types and how many data and image files the drive can store
• Scalability- how easily one can upgrade to the next level

So..what is the best portable hard drive? hence considering a balance of all these features, it is safe to assume that the Western Digital drives are the best in class