Laptop drive almost full? Need to back up your photos? Desktop-size and portable platter storage has never been cheaper. Our deep-dive reviews help you track down the right external hard drive.
1 month, 1 week
These specialized drives can protect the snapshots, videos, and other memories you create on your tablet or smartphone—as well as stream them to multiple mobile devices.
4 years, 2 months
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5 years, 11 months
The Buffalo Technology DriveStation HD-HXu3 (1.5TB) offers big storage at a reasonable price, but the drive's zippy USB 3.0 connection is the real draw.
6 years
The Buffalo MiniStation Cobalt USB 3.0 (500GB) is a compact, speedy USB 3.0 drive for backup and file transfers. It is reasonably priced, but a couple of nits and a short warranty keep it from earning our highest recommendations.
6 years
The Hitachi LifeStudio Mobile Plus is one of the new hard drives that packs innovation (syncing USB stick) and well-integrated software into the mix.
6 years
The pricey 2TB Seagate Barracuda Green is feature-loaded and faster than competing low-power hard drives.
6 years
The IDrive Portable is a faster, local alternative to users of IDrive's online backup service: It will work without an Internet connection or if you need that file restored sooner rather than later. It's a decent, if otherwise nondescript portable hard drive.
6 years
If you have a need for 1TB of portable storage that's future-proofed, get the WD My Passport Essential SE.
6 years
The WiebeTech ToughTech Secure Q external hard drive combines high-capacity storage with easy to use security, but it's an expensive combination.
6 years
The Seagate GoFlex Ultra-portable Drive for Mac is future-proofed and has a humungous capacity.
6 years
There's not much else out there that's simpler to back up multiple PCs and Macs than the Clickfree Wireless Automatic Backup (500GB).
6 years
Take all your photos, videos, and music with you without having to load them on any device you have that can play media and surf the Web device first, with the Seagate GoFlex Satellite Mobile Wireless Storage (500GB).
6 years
The Seagate GoFlex Slim (320GB) hard drive is like a prize greyhound, with a distinctive slim look and USB 3.0 speed.
6 years
The Rebit 5 (1TB) external hard drive comes with a very easy to set up backup package that can get you exactly where you left off when your PC's internal drive fails.
6 years
