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Top 10 External Hard Drives

External hard drives are great for backups and are easy to install.

Edited by Melissa J. Perenson

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PCW Rating: 89.9PCW Rating: 89.9PCW Rating: 89.9

Last Rated: September 29, 2009

1. LaCie 2big Quadra 2TB

Drive size: 2000GB

Bottom Line: Stylish and sturdy direct-attached RAID box.

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PCW Rating: 85.0PCW Rating: 85.0PCW Rating: 85.0

Last Rated: September 29, 2009

2. Verbatim Quad-interface Professional Hard Drive

Drive size: 1000GB

Bottom Line: A handsome, rugged drive with universal connectivity.

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PCW Rating: 84.2PCW Rating: 84.2PCW Rating: 84.2

Last Rated: September 29, 2009

3. WiebeTech RTX400 QR

Drive size: 4000GB

Bottom Line: Versatile multi-bay direct-attached RAID array.

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PCW Rating: 83.7PCW Rating: 83.7PCW Rating: 83.7

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4. SimpleTech Duo Pro Drive

Drive size: 1000GB; Max Rotational Velocity: 7200RPM

Bottom Line: Terrific design, speedy performance, and versatile backup software make this drive a strong choice.

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PCW Rating: 82.3PCW Rating: 82.3PCW Rating: 82.3

Last Rated: September 29, 2009

5. Apricorn Aegis Desktop ADT1500

Drive size: 1500GB

Bottom Line: A basic direct attached box, with solid imaging software (and bundled software for Mac users, too).

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PCW Rating: 81.5PCW Rating: 81.5PCW Rating: 81.5

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6. CMS Products ABS Plus 1TB

Drive size: 1000GB; Max Rotational Velocity: 7200RPM

Bottom Line: Handy drive is speedy via E-SATA, and comes with CMS BounceBack Ultimate 9, a flexible backup software app.

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PCW Rating: 81.0PCW Rating: 81.0PCW Rating: 81.0

Last Rated: September 29, 2009

7. Seagate FreeAgent X-Treme

Drive size: 1000GB

Bottom Line: A more versatile, triple-interface version of Seagate's popular DAS line.

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PCW Rating: 81.2PCW Rating: 81.2PCW Rating: 81.2

Last Rated: September 29, 2009

8. CMS Products V2 Desktop Backup System 1TB

Drive size: 1000GB; Buffer Size: 16MB; Max Rotational Velocity: 7200RPM

Bottom Line: This top-flight performer provides a software/hardware combination for creating a bootable backup drive.

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PCW Rating: 81.1PCW Rating: 81.1PCW Rating: 81.1

Last Rated: September 29, 2009

9. Seagate BlackArmor WS110 1TB

Drive size: 1000GB

Bottom Line: Basic DAS with imaging software.

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PCW Rating: 80.9PCW Rating: 80.9PCW Rating: 80.9

Last Rated: September 29, 2009

10. Apricorn Aegis Desktop ADT1000

Drive size: 1000GB

Bottom Line: A basic direct attached box, with solid imaging software (and bundled software for Mac users, too).

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