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Last Rated: December 24, 2008
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Drive size (GB): 1000GB,
Supported Interface(s): External SATA-300, USB 2.0,
Speed (RPM): 7200,
Buffer Size (MB): 16,
Cost per Gigabyte: $0.18,
Bottom Line: This top-flight performer provides a software/hardware combination for creating a bootable backup drive.
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Price When Reviewed: $181
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Last Rated: December 24, 2008
Drive size (GB): 1000GB,
Supported Interface(s): External SATA-300, USB 2.0,
Speed (RPM): 7200,
Cost per Gigabyte: $0.28,
Bottom Line: Terrific design, speedy performance, and versatile backup software make this drive a strong choice.
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Price When Reviewed: $280
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Last Rated: December 24, 2008
Drive size (GB): 500GB,
Supported Interface(s): External SATA-300, USB 2.0,
Speed (RPM): 7200,
Buffer Size (MB): 8,
Cost per Gigabyte: $0.26,
Bottom Line: This fast, cheap drive comes with three basic backup, file-copy, and encryption utilities.
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Price When Reviewed: $129
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Last Rated: December 24, 2008
Drive size (GB): 500GB,
Supported Interface(s): External SATA-150, USB 2.0, FireWire 800/400,
Speed (RPM): 7200,
Buffer Size (MB): 16,
Cost per Gigabyte: $0.34,
Bottom Line: For a slight price premium, you get the flexibility of USB, SATA, FireWire 400, and FireWire 800 data interfaces.
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Price When Reviewed: $170
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Last Rated: December 24, 2008
Drive size (GB): 1000GB,
Supported Interface(s): External SATA-300, USB 2.0, FireWire 400,
Speed (RPM): 7200,
Buffer Size (MB): 16,
Cost per Gigabyte: $0.21,
Bottom Line: Reasonably priced for a single 1TB drive, this model lacks the performance oomph of some of its competitors.
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Price When Reviewed: $210
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Last Rated: December 24, 2008
Drive size (GB): 500GB,
Supported Interface(s): External SATA-300, USB 2.0, FireWire 400,
Speed (RPM): 7200,
Buffer Size (MB): 16,
Cost per Gigabyte: $0.41,
Bottom Line: Fast drive comes in a sleek, accessible (via tools) chassis, but lacks bundled software.
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Price When Reviewed: $206
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Last Rated: December 24, 2008
Drive size (GB): 500GB,
Supported Interface(s): USB 2.0,
Speed (RPM): 5400,
Buffer Size (MB): 8,
Cost per Gigabyte: $0.28,
Bottom Line: Elegant, original, and ecologically-friendly design inside and out highlight this external hard drive.
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Price When Reviewed: $140
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Last Rated: December 24, 2008
Drive size (GB): 500GB,
Supported Interface(s): USB 2.0, FireWire 400,
Speed (RPM): 7200,
Buffer Size (MB): 16,
Cost per Gigabyte: $0.3,
Bottom Line: Slow performer lacks an eSATA interface; its integrated backup software makes one-touch backups easy.
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Price When Reviewed: $149
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Last Rated: December 24, 2008
Drive size (GB): 1500GB,
Supported Interface(s): External SATA-300, USB 2.0,
Speed (RPM): 7200,
Buffer Size (MB): 16,
Cost per Gigabyte: $0.47,
Bottom Line: This large-capacity drive has multiple RAID options but costs a lot for good but not exceptional performance.
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Price When Reviewed: $701
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Last Rated: December 24, 2008
Drive size (GB): 1000GB,
Supported Interface(s): USB 2.0,
Speed (RPM): 7200,
Buffer Size (MB): 16,
Cost per Gigabyte: $0.12,
Bottom Line: Basic hard drive has unattractive, boxy design; but, it includes a power switch.
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Price When Reviewed: $120
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