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Best external hard drive 2024: We test the best SSDs and HDDs for Mac and PC
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Toshiba Canvio Connect II
Toshiba Canvio Connect II review
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Great performance, great software, great price – the Canvio Connect II is the whole package

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£73 inc VAT
Seagate Wireless review
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An easy way to add a huge amount of storage to your smartphone or tablet, but the Seagate Wireless is still very much a niche device

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£106 inc VAT
Seagate Seven review
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The Seagate Seven is incredibly thin, but performance is only average and you pay a premium for the design

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£100 inc VAT
ADATA DashDrive Durable 500GB
ADATA DashDrive Durable HD710 review
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You pay a little extra for durability, but it could be worth it if you’re accident prone

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£65 inc VAT
G-Technology G-RAID Studio 8TB
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The G-RAID Studio may be expensive, but its super-quick storage is ideally suited to 4K video editing

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£599 inc VAT
Buffalo MiniStation Air 2 review
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The MiniStation Air 2 is a good mobile NAS, although it’s a little expensive and file format compatibility needs work

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£87 inc VAT
Corsair Voyager Air 2 review
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Corsair Voyager Air 2 is a good-quality mobile NAS let down by half-finished apps

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£125 inc VAT
Western Digital My Passport Pro 2TB main
Western Digital My Passport Pro 2TB
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A cheaper but slower alternative to a Thunderbolt SSD

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£236 inc VAT
Elgato Thunderbolt Drive+
Elgato Thunderbolt Drive+ review
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A Thunderbolt SSD that’s blisteringly fast but eye-wateringly expensive

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£760 inc VAT