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TOP 5 PORTABLE Hard Drives

Posted on November 13, 2007 by admin

We all know that space is relative. First, it is relative to the size of the subject to whom it relates. For example, when you are young, everything looks bigger and vaster. The same reasoning applies when it comes to computer. Old users know what I’m talking about. Ten years ago nobody needed 100 GB HDD because there were no files as large as in the present. Now, it became harder and harder to get space, especially when you have to transfer the files from one place to another, from work to home or vice versa. The flash sticks are good but they are limited in space and time so, what other choice do we have?

Portable Hard Drives. They are small, not as small as the sticks but small enough. They have no limitations in how many times you write/read or delete them, we have more space at our disposal and the prices are relative cheap. Let’s see our best choices in this matter:

1) Western Digital Elements Portable 250 GB
- connectivity USB 2.0
- speed 5.400 rpm
Price: 100 $
Producer: www.westerndigital.com

2) Seagate FreeAgent 160 GB
- connectivity USB 2.0
- speed 7.200 rpm
Price: 149 $
Producer: www.seagate.com

3) Maxtor One Touch Mini 160 GB
- connectivity USB 2.0
- speed 7.200 rpm
Price: 149,99 $
Producer: www.maxtor.com

4) Memorex Ultra TravelDrive, 160 GB
- connectivity USB 2.0
- speed 4.200 rpm
Price: 149,99 $
Producer: www.memorex.com

5) X’S-Drive 2 XL VP2260 80 GB
- connectivity USB 2.0
- can read memory cards
Price: highly varianble
Producer: www.xs-drive.com