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External hard drives

Most Popular External hard drives

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Latest External hard drives

LaCie Fuel 1TB
LaCie Fuel 1TB review
External hard drives

The Fuel works well, but the almost identical Seagate Wireless Plus is better value

Published :
£169 inc VAT
Freecom Toughdrive 256GB
Freecom Toughdrive 256GB review
External hard drives

A fast but expensive USB3 SSD

Published :
£269 inc VAT
Maxell Portable Wireless Hard Drive 500GB
Maxell Portable Wireless Hard Drive 500GB review
External hard drives

Not a bad wireless hard disk, but a little overpriced and not polished enough

Published :
£120 inc VAT
SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive 32GB
SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive 32GB review
External hard drives

Not perfect, but a great way of sharing photos between mobile devices

Published :
£50 inc VAT
Toshiba StorE Canvio 500GB
Toshiba StorE Canvio 500GB review
External hard drives

A cheap portable hard disk, but the included software needs refinement

Published :
£50 inc VAT
HP SimpleSave 1TB p2100s
HP SimpleSave 1TB p2100s review
External hard drives

A good portable USB3 disk for novices, but demanding users should look elsewhere

Published :
£68 inc VAT
Kingston MobileLite Wireless
Kingston MobileLite Wireless review
External hard drives

Not a bad wireless storage reader, but it’s not as polished as the competition

Published :
£41 inc VAT
Western Digital My Passport Ultra 1TB
Western Digital My Passport Ultra 1TB review
External hard drives

A fast, good value portable hard disk

Published :
£78 inc VAT
Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB
Buffalo MiniStation Slim 500GB review
External hard drives

A pretty drive, but poor performance lets it down

Published :
£59 inc VAT
Adata Dash Drive Air AE400
Adata Dash Drive Air AE400 review
External hard drives

A clever if imperfect wireless storage reader

Published :
£54 inc VAT