External Hard Drives Buyers Guide
Key Features
| Key Features | | | Capacity | | | Enclosure Type | | | Read Speed |
| | With over 100 external hard drives on the market, key features such as Capacity, Enclosure Type & Read Speed are important factors when buying. These features not only effect the performane and quality of the external hard drive you choose, but also the price. Shown below are price guides for a selection of external hard drives focusing on the key features: Capacity, Enclosure Type & Read Speed. |
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| Capacity | | 64 MB | £19.00 | | 128 MB | £48.00 | | 60 GB | £71.00 | | 120 GB | £200.00 | | * | 128 MB | £48.00 |
| | | Enclosure Type | | External | £70.00 | | Internal | £85.00 | | * | External | £70.00 |
| | | Read Speed | | 8 MB/s | £28.00 | | 5.5 MB/s | £40.00 | | * | 8 MB/s | £28.00 |
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* Taking into account all current external hard drives on the market the most desirable would be a external hard drive with 128 MB Capacity, External Enclosure Type and 8 MB/s Read Speed.
Price Guide
| Min | £18.55 | | Avg | £71.42 | | Max | £199.01 |
| | External Hard Drives cost anywhere from £18.55 for a basic external hard drive with few features to around £199.01 for a fully featured external hard drive. |
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Brand Guide
| Popular Brands | | | Amacom | | | Iomega | | | Teac | | | Sony | | | Belkin | | | Smartdisk |
| | The most popular external hard drives brand is Amacom. The most expensive external hard drives brand is Amacom. If you're looking for a bargain then look out for Belkin branded external hard drives as generally they offer the cheapest external hard drives. |
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