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Portable Hard Drives Buyers Guide


Key Features

Key Features
 Capacity
 Interface
 Spindle Speed
 With over 500 portable hard drives on the market, key features such as Capacity, Interface & Spindle Speed are important factors when buying.

These features not only effect the performane and quality of the portable hard drive you choose, but also the price.

Shown below are price guides for a selection of portable hard drives focusing on the key features: Capacity, Interface & Spindle Speed.

Capacity
40 GB£59.00
250 GB£73.00
30 GB£89.00
300 GB£140.00
600 GB£231.00
*160 GB£71.00
 
Interface
FireWire£77.00
USB£86.00
IDE/EIDE ? USB£140.00
USB ? FireWire£659.00
*USB£86.00
 
Spindle Speed
5400 RPM£75.00
4200 RPM£108.00
7200 RPM£290.00
*7200 RPM£290.00
 

* Taking into account all current portable hard drives on the market the most desirable would be a portable hard drive with 160 GB Capacity, USB Interface and 7200 RPM Spindle Speed.


Price Guide

Min   £58.50
Avg   £204.69
Max   £818.00
 Portable Hard Drives cost anywhere from £58.50 for a basic portable hard drive with few features to around £818.00 for a fully featured portable hard drive.


Brand Guide

Popular Brands
   Vosonic
   JOBO
   Iomega
   SanDisk
 The most popular portable hard drives brand is Vosonic.

The most expensive portable hard drives brand is JOBO. If you're looking for a bargain then look out for SanDisk branded portable hard drives as generally they offer the cheapest portable hard drives.

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