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Mike Jennings

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LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt
LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt review
External hard drives

Hideously expensive, but the combination of Thunderbolt and two SSDs makes for some of the fastest file transfer speeds we’ve ever seen

£573 inc VAT
Samsung 830 Series 256GB SSD
Samsung 830 Series 256GB SSD review
Internal hard drives

Impressive performance at an attractive price makes this SSD a great buy

£219 inc VAT
Patriot Wildfire 240GB SSD
Patriot Wildfire 240GB SSD review
Internal hard drives

Occasionally impressive performance, but it’s too expensive compared to its rivals

£258 inc VAT
OCZ Agility 3 240GB SSD
OCZ Agility 3 240GB SSD review
Internal hard drives

Cheap, but its poor performance makes you question its value

£139 inc VAT
Intel 520 Series 60GB SSD
Intel 520 Series 60GB SSD review
Internal hard drives

Despite its relatively low price, we can’t recommend the 60GB Intel 520

£81 inc VAT
PNY Professional 120GB SSD
PNY Professional 120GB SSD review
Internal hard drives

Great value, but certain benchmark results are lower than we demand

£95 inc VAT
Crucial M4
Crucial M4 128GB review
Internal hard drives

A middling performer that’s made into a tempting buy thanks to an extremely low price and good value throughout

£88 inc VAT
Plextor M3 Pro 128GB
Plextor M3 Pro 128GB review
Internal hard drives

A superb turn of speed and reasonable price make this the best SSD we’ve seen yet

£141 inc VAT
IoSafe Solo 1TB
IoSafe Solo 1TB review
External hard drives

A little expensive, but the Solo is as tough as nails and comes with a fine range of security features that make it ideal for data protection

£150 inc VAT
IoSafe Rugged Portable
IoSafe Rugged Portable review
External hard drives

Expensive, but the capable security features make this a worthwhile investment if data protection is important

£160 inc VAT