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Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 4TB - Kingston

The 4TB GoFlex Desk is just a bit slimmer than its smaller-capacity predecessor, and has tiny LED lights on the front to let you know when room is running out. Annoyingly, the GoFlex Desk can be easily knocked over on shaky desks—not the kind of thing you want to experience with a platter-based hard drive ... read more at MacLife

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Kingston Wi-Drive - Kingston

Videos and music make long flights and arduous commutes bearable. But if there’s just not enough room on your iPhone, iPod, or iPad for everything you want to hear or see, the Kingston Wi-Drive tacks on an extra 32GB by streaming directly to your iOS device ... read more at MacLife

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Iomega iConnect - Iomega

Considering the price, I was expecting the iConnect to be a dumb USB 2.0-to-Ethernet converter. Instead, I found it’s basically a NAS box without drive bays. It sports a DLNA-certified UPnP media server ... read more at Macworld

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Verbatim InSight - Verbatim

Who else is getting tired of portable drives that are enclosed in the kind of bland black or silver case that just begs to be hidden? If you’re reaching for some sky ... read more at MacLife

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Avastor PDX-800 500GB - Avastor

Founded in 2005, Avastor is a hardware development company that’s relatively new to the Mac hard drive market. Its PDX-800 500GB hard drive is a portable storage device ... read more at Macworld

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LaCie Rikiki - LaCie

LaCie’s Rikiki (the company says rikiki is French for “tiny”) is a small USB-only portable hard drive for users who want the most compact and potent hard drive possible ... read more at Macworld

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Verbatim Tough-'N'-Tiny - Verbatim

It wasn’t that long ago that we burned files onto CD-Rs and were amazed by their gargantuan 702MB of storage. But even they seem antiquated now ... read more at MacLife

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Buffalo Dualie - Buffalo

Buffalo’s Dualie is two things in one. It’s a dock for your iPhone or iPod and a dock for a Buffalo triple-interface portable 500GB hard drive ... read more at Macworld

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Mercury Elite-AL Pro Mini - OWC

OWC’s Mercury Pro line of hard drives is among some of the fastest and most versatile we’ve reviewed ... read more at Macworld

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Western Digital MyBook Studio - Western Digital

Many moons ago, the idea of filling a drive with a terabyte of data would have gotten you laughed at and possibly sent to a special hospital where all the walls were white and padded ... read more at MacLife

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Thunder RAID eSATA/USB 2.0 Portable System - EZQuest

While EZQuest’s Thunder RAID eSATA/USB 2.0 Portable System weighs in at a hefty 16 pounds, this portable external RAID storage device has a rather compact ... read more at Macworld

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DataDock II - Fantom Drives

The DataDock II is a quad interface RAID solution by Fantom Drives. Featuring two hot swappable bays designed for 3.5-inch drives and the ability to configure ... read more at Macworld

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G Drive - G-Technology

Despite our constant exposure to tech gear, we’re always amazed at the advances in storage. We still fondly remember floppy disks of the 3.5- and 5.25-inch varieties--yes, the ones that held a single megabyte or so at best ... read more at MacLife

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iStoragePro iT1 Dock 2TB - Ci Design

The iT1 Dock is a quad interface drive that comes with two FireWire 800 ports, an eSATA port, and a USB 2.0 port. The 3.5-inch SATA II hard drive mechanism inside ... read more at Macworld

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Western Digital My Passport for Mac 500GB - Western Digital

The first thing you notice about Western Digital's My Passport for Mac when you slide it out of its yellow packaging is its size - it's tiny compared with some other ... read more at MacUserUK

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Store 'n' Go USB drive - Verbatim

Flash drives are easy to use and lose, potentially making your personal files anybody’s business. Verbatim tackles this problem with the Store ’n’ Go, a USB flash drive with password protection ... read more at MacLife

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OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro "Triple" - Other World Computing

To take the sting out of the case of the incredibly shrinking drive space, OtherWorldComputing has updated the OWC Mercury line with 7200RPM triple-interface external drives ... read more at MacLife

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Western Digital WD TV Live - Western Digital

After months of unconfirmed rumors about its maybe, possibly imminent arrival, Western Digital finally released its next-generation WD TV media player ... read more at MacLife

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iStoragePro Pocket iT1PKT72320 - CI Design

The iStoragePro Pocket, developed by CI Design, is an unlikely candidate to turn heads. It’s an external drive with a generic aluminum enclosure and a lack of name recognition ... read more at Macworld

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Starck Mobile Hard Drive 320GB - LaCie

LaCie’s Starck Mobile Hard Drive is a stylish, Mac-friendly aluminum USB drive that features a sturdy aluminum exterior, unconventionally slick curves, and a wealth of enticing features ... read more at Macworld

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Disk Station DS409slim - Synology

The extensive features offered by network-attached storage (NAS) devices are garnering more interest from consumers, but the difficulty in setting up the devices have kept them out of the mainstream ... read more at Macworld

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Starck Desktop Hard Drive - LaCie

Open an application by using a button from your desktop...hard drive. That’s the promise of the new LaCie Starck Desktop Hard Drive, a creatively-designed USB drive ... read more at Macworld

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MiniStation Metro - Buffalo Technology

Buffalo gave its MiniStation line of portable hard drives a makeover. Now sleek, sturdier than before and available in multiple colors, the MiniStation Metro seems to be built for the rough ... read more at Macworld

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External Slimline USB 2.0 BD-R 4X Optical Drive - FastMac

The External Slimline USB 2.0 BD-R 4X Optical Drive from FastMac is an external disc burner capable of writing to high-capacity Blu-ray media as well as to most types of DVD and CD discs ... read more at Macworld

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SureFire FireWire 800/USB - Verbatim

Though other hard drive companies have built extensive and frequently updated product lines, Verbatim quietly has entered the fray and proved it can compete with the big boys. We reviewed Verbatim’s Professional Quad-Interface Desktop Hard Drive ... read more at Macworld

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LaCie d2 Blu-ray Professional BD-R, BD-RE Drive - LaCie

Lacie’s d2 Blu-ray Professional BD-R, BD-RE Drive is an external optical drive that can burn data to Blu-ray discs, as well as single and dual-layer DVD and CD media ... read more at Macworld

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CalDigit VR mini - CalDigit

CalDigit’s VR Mini is one of the more uniquely designed external storage devices on the market. Its orange LCD screen gives it a distinctive look, and its configurable RAID 0, 1, and JBOD ... read more at Macworld

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eGo Portable Hard Drive - Iomega

Iomega’s eGo line offers specific versions for Mac users. Besides coming preformatted, Iomega offers backup options in the form of software for Mozy online backup ... read more at MacLife

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ioSafe Solo - ioSafe

The ioSafe Solo’s security features for your data don’t involve encryption, but are of the physical variety. To withstand moisture, the drive is sealed ... read more at Macworld

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Rocpro 850 500GB - Rocstor

You’d struggle to find a more generic-looking desktop hard drive than the Rocpro 850. But while other drives seem more fashionable, the Rocpro 850 has speed on its side ... read more at Macworld

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MB662US-2S - Icy Dock

The Icy Dock MB662US-2S is another dual drive enclosure, and you can get it in two flavors, depending on whether you use eSATA or FireWire 400/800 connections ... read more at MacLife

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NexStar Dual Bay Hard Drive Dock - Vantec

The Vantec NexStar can connect two 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch hard drives at once. That’s very useful if you want to transfer files between two external drives. However, you’ll have to connect the NexStar using only USB 2.0 or eSATA ... read more at MacLife

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Voyager Q - NewerTech

The NewerTech Voyager Q is a basic model that’s perfect for casual users. It accepts a single 3.5-inch desktop or 2.5-inch laptop SATA drive, and features USB 2.0 ... read more at MacLife

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Airhawk A9 250GB - Rocstor

The Airhawk A9 (we tested the 250GB version) is equipped with USB 2.0, FireWire 400, and FireWire 800 connectors. The cables are included with the unit, including a Y-cable for the USB connection ... read more at Macworld

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eGo Mac Edition 500GB - Iomega

Well-detailed, shiny, and compact, Iomega’s eGo line of portable hard drives injects some style into a sea of grey brick-shaped external drives. Known for its iconic sleek designs ... read more at Macworld

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Rugged XL - LaCie

The chances of your desk being thrown off course and landing in the ocean are slim. But, if by chance your desk is tossed out to sea, and you need immediate rescue from the Coast Guard, the 1TB LaCie Rugged XL is the external hard drive you’ll want ... read more at MacLife

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My DVR Expander eSATA Edition - Western Digital

Western Digital’s My DVR Expander is an external hard drive for expanding the capacity of your DVR. The eSATA version we tested works with Series3 and HD TiVo units, in addition to selected DVRs from Scientific Atlanta ... read more at MacLife

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Iomega eGo 320GB - Iomega

Iomega has given its eGo range of portable hard drives something of a makeover. Gone is the hip-flask styling and metal case of old - the drives now look like coloured versions of the company's eGo Helium... read more at MacUserUK

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SmartStor NS4600 - Promise Technology

Home media servers are an emerging market, combining the utility of network-attached storage (NAS) with the consumer-focus of external hard drives. Designers have many visions for the home media server ... read more at Macworld

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d2 Network - LaCie

LaCie has offered network-attached storage (NAS) for years, and the most feature-rich and home focused of LaCie’s current NAS lineup is the d2 Network drive ... read more at Macworld

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My Book Mac Edition 1TB - Western Digital

For some, a roomy amount of storage space at an affordable price is top priority in a hard drive-you don’t care if a hard drive looks functional but not stylish. If this is the case, Western Digital’s My Book Mac Edition fits ... read more at Macworld

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Data Locker Pro AES - Data Locker

The Data Locker’s main selling point is its security features. The drive itself looks like a gadget out of Q Division, with an LED screen that depicts a number pad. Only after the password is entered correctly can the device be unlocked ... read more at Macworld

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Iomega Home Network Media Drive - Iomega

Network-attached storage is right up there with smooth jazz on the list of things that we try to avoid thinking too much about. But hooking up a NAS box to your home network is one of the coolest and most useful things you can do ... read more at MacLife

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Thunder Pro A/V 1TB - EZQuest

EZQuest designs external drives for the audio/visual professional. The 1TB Thunder Pro A/V is equipped with a quad interface that makes it a flexible solution. EZQuest uses Hitachi drives in all of its models... read more at Macworld

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1TB Professional Quad-Interface Desktop Hard Drive - Verbatim

Verbatim’s 1TB Professional Quad-Interface Desktop Hard Drive is a speedy, chic, high-end desktop drive with an affordable price tag. The versatile Verbatim drive offers eSATA II... read more at Macworld

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MyXerver MX3600 1TB - EZY Technologies

EZY Technologies may not spring to mind when you think about network attached storage (Nas), but it's aiming to change that with its MyXerver MX3600 range. These Nas devices come in 500GB and 1TB capacities... read more at

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LinkStation Mini SSD 240GB - Buffalo Technology

The LinkStation Mini SSD is equipped with two solid state disks, which is why this 240GB model costs so much. Buffalo claims it's 87% quieter than the hard drive... read more at MacUserUK

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G-RAID mini2 SSD - G-Technology

Like every product in G-Technology’s lineup, the G-RAID mini2 SSD is built tough, comes with a three-year warranty, and is targeted to professionals and higher-end consumers... read more at Macworld

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WD My Book World Edition - Western Digital

The My Book World Edition is Western Digital's latest single drive Nas, and comes in capacities of 1TB and 2TB. It has the ubiquitous My Book capacity gauge along its spine and features a USB 2 port... read more at MacUserUK

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Clickfree HD225 - Clickfree

The Clickfree HD225 is a portable hard disk with built-in backup software that you simply plug in to your Mac to begin saving your files. This drive has a 250GB capacity, but others are available up to 500GB... read more at MacUserUK

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Iomega StorCenter ix2 - Iomega

Iomega's StorCenter ix2 is a two-bay network attached storage (NAS) device that comes in capacities of 1TB and 2TB, and connects to your local network by Gigabit Ethernet. It's no surprise, given that Iomega is owned by EMC... read more at


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LaCie Hard Disk Max - LaCie

LaCie's Hard Disk Max is a 2TB USB 2 hard drive designed to be used as a secure repository for backed-up data. You could use it as a Time Machine drive or with the supplied copy of Intego's Backup Assistant... read more at MacUserUK

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G-Technology G-Raid3 - G-Technology

This solid desktop hard drive from G-Technology is fashioned after the Mac Pro, so the G-Raid3 looks right at home parked on top of a Mac Pro. Its distinguishing feature, however, is the inclusion of a second disk... read more at MacUserUK

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Time Capsule - Apple

The 2009 version of Apple’s Time Capsule combines the mundane tasks of networking, file sharing, and backups into one device, and it includes some cool new features to boot... read more at Macworld

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Buffalo LinkStation Quad 1TB - Buffalo Technology

The days when Network Attached Storage (Nas) devices were the sole domain of network administrators and geeks are long gone. These days Nas devices are sold as domestic appliances... read more at MacUserUK

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Thecus M3800 - Thecus

When we reviewed Thecus' N3200 multi-bay network attached storage box (see MacUser, 12 September, p25), we were very impressed. It was robust, easy to swap drives, worked very well and had support for Raid 5... read more at MacUserUK

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G-Technology GDrive Mini 320GB - G-Technology

G-Technology's range of hard drives always focus on performance and reliability, and for that reason, its drives are often more expensive than its competitors. But that emphasis on reliability is particularly important for portable hard drives... read more at MacUserUK

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Western Digital 500GB My Passport Studio - Western Digital

We tested all three versions of Western Digital’s 500GB external drive, the My Passport Essential, Elite, and Studio—and each had something going for it. First, these drives were the top USB performers in their category. If you don’t care about FireWire performance, these are the speediest USB hard drives... read more at MacLife

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Western Digital 500GB My Passport Elite - Western Digital

The Elite is slim like the Essential, but has a sliding door over its mini-USB connector. The open door also contains the status LEDs. For Windows users, the Elite provides additional software for backing up and syncing, which obviously doesn’t recommend it to the Mac-using populace... read more at MacLife

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Western Digital 500GB My Passport Essential - Western Digital

We tested all three versions of Western Digital’s 500GB external drive, the My Passport Essential, Elite, and Studio—and each had something going for it. First, these drives were the top USB performers in their category... read more at MacLife

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Toshiba 400GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - Toshiba

The Toshiba 400GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive we tested is the most capacious external USB drive in Toshiba’s product line, but we found it unremarkable. It was the slowest performer in its category... read more at MacLife

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Seagate 320GB FreeAgent Go - SeaGate

We tested three Seagate FreeAgent Go drives: a 500GB USB-only drive, a 500GB USB+FireWire, and a 320GB USB+FireWire. The drives with FireWire are from Seagate’s For Mac line, so they come preformatted for Macs. These drives were never the very top performers, but they were consistently the second-best... read more at MacLife

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SeaGate 500GB FreeAgent Go - SeaGate

We tested three Seagate FreeAgent Go drives: a 500GB USB-only drive, a 500GB USB+FireWire, and a 320GB USB+FireWire. The drives with FireWire are from Seagate’s For Mac line, so they come preformatted for Macs. These drives were never the very top performers, but they were consistently the second-best... read more at MacLife

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320GB Mercury On-The-Go Pro Triple 7,200 RPM - Other World Computing

The Mercury-On-The-Go Pro drives were among the only 320GB drives we tested, because they allowed us to compare the performance difference between a 7,200rpm and a 5,400rpm drive in the same enclosure. As the performance results show, 7,200rpm definitely helps... read more at MacLife

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320GB Mercury On-The-Go Pro Triple 5,400 RPM - Other World Computing

Any Mac veteran who fondly—or perhaps not-so-fondly—remembers the first iMac and the Power Mac Cube—can’t resist a transparent case, since it lets you see a gadget’s innards. The OWC Mercury-On-The-Go Pro’s clear plastic case provides a full view of the drive within... read more at MacLife

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LaCie 120GB Little Disk - LaCie

We tested LaCie’s diminutive 120GB USB-only Little Disk as the only representative of the 1.8-inch hard drive genus. While we loved the drive’s size (about that of a deck of cards) and the pleasing design, we found that it was the slowest hard drive... read more at MacLife

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LaCie 500GB Rugged Hard Disk - LaCie

LaCie has been making Mac-centric products for a long time, though all of the LaCie drives we tested here work equally well with Macs and PCs. The two LaCie Rugged Hard Disks we tested differed only in their connectors: one was USB-only... read more at MacLife

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500GB Rugged Hard Disk USB, FW800, FW400 - LaCie

LaCie has been making Mac-centric products for a long time, though all of the LaCie drives we tested here work equally well with Macs and PCs. The two LaCie Rugged Hard Disks we tested differed only in their connectors... read more at MacLife

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MiniStation TurboUSB Hard Drive 500GB - Buffalo Technology

With the lack of FireWire ports in the current MacBook and MacBook Air, USB-only drives have re-emerged as attractive storage options for Mac users. The 500GB MiniStation TurboUSB Portable Hard Drive is a humble-looking workhorse of a drive, with modestly fast USB speed... read more at Macworld

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My Passport Studio

Iomega's eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive USB is a Mac-formatted storage device that’s available with a capacity of 320GB. It has a case that’s stylistically like the iconic silver casing of the MacBook Air and is Mac-ready out of the box... read more at Macworld

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My Passport Studio 500GB - Western Digital

On paper, the My Passport Studio 500GB has a lot going for it. It’s compact, offers three different connection types, has a healthy amount of storage space, and comes with a five-year warranty. On top of it all, the My Passport Studio features what the company calls "Turbo" capabilities that is supposed to boost data transfer speeds... read more at Macworld

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Mercury On-The-Go FireWire 800/400 + USB 2.0 320GB - OWC

OWC’s Mercury On-The-Go FireWire 800/400 + USB 2.0 is a Mac-ready, fast, bus-powered portable hard drive that eschews style for substance. Equipped with USB, FireWire 800, and FireWire 400 connection capabilities, the Mercury On-The-Go is a versatile drive... read more at Macworld

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USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive - Toshiba

USB is usually a safe bet, and equipping an external hard drive exclusively with USB 2.0 means that almost any modern computer can use it. But USB 2.0’s pokey performance lags behind the eSATA and FireWire. That said, USB has a renewed appeal for Mac users in light of FireWire’s disappearance... read more at Macworld

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Seagate FreeAgent Go For Mac - Seagate

The FreeAgent Go comes formatted for your Mac. While reformatting a drive isn’t that difficult, as Mac users, we certainly appreciate the nod from Seagate. The drive arrives ready to be used as a Time Machine backup volume straight from the box. While we’ve been using our FreeAgent as a working drive for a special project... read more at MacLife

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G-Drive mini - G-Technology

Designed to look right at home with the Mac, G-Technology's aluminum G-Drive mini is a portable external hard drive that is one of the fastest of its kind that we’ve tested. With a 7,200 rpm 500GB drive mechanism that’s formatted for the Mac... read more at Macworld

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SimpleTech [re]drive - SimpleTech

SimpleTech’s 500GB [re]drive is an environmentally friendly external hard drive that promises energy savings and high performance... read more at Macworld

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Seagate FreeAgent Go - Seagate

The FreeAgent Go for Mac is an external hard drive built by storage giant Seagate that promises fast FireWire 800 transfer speeds, spacious storage, and a stylish (if bulky) white and aluminum design meant to compliment the Mac... read more at Macworld

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Amacom ezSecure 160GB - More Computers

While most manufacturers of 2.5in portable hard drives are concentrating on making them as small and robust as possible while adding ever more capacious disks, Amacom's ezSecure is a bulky, 160GB device that looks less than stylish. However, it does have one feature that the company hopes will compensate for its aesthetic shortcomings... read more at MacUserUK

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Thecus N3200 - Thecus

Thecus may not be the first name we Mac users think of when contemplating network attached storage. As we showed in our review of its N299, though, it knows the market well and is capable of producing excellent Nas devices... read more at MacUserUK

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Freecom Mobile Drive XXS - Freecom

Freecom claims that this portable hard drive is the smallest in the world, and it's difficult to see how it could be wrong or indeed how a hard drive designed for external use could be any smaller... read more at MacUserUK

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FreeAgent Desk for Mac - Seagate

Seagate’s FreeAgent Desk for Mac 1TB FireWire 800 external hard drive is designed to be a stylish storage solution for your desktop. Time Machine-ready and formatted for the Mac right out of the box, it’s ideal for backing up files... read more at Macworld

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Drobo with FireWire 800 - Data Robotics

When the original USB Drobo was released, it made a big splash, and even earned an Editors’ Choice Award. The sturdy little black box that quickly and efficiently organizes your hard drives to give you a continuous large pool of storage struck a chord. Now, the Drobo with FireWire 800 promises to do everything its predecessor promised, but faster... read more at Macworld

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Western Digital WD Passport - Western Digital

Pros: Bus powered. Nice design.
Cons: Connects only via USB. Bundled software is Windows only... read more at MacLife

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Western Digital My Book Studio Edition - Western Digital

We’ve looked at Western Digital My Book hard drives before, and we like them. Our only major beef with the older My Book drives is that they’re pretty big—about the size of a dictionary. Western Digital has redesigned the My Book so that it’s smaller but still has that distinct and stylish My Book look, complete with the Morse code ventilation holes... read more at MacLife

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Accordance ARAID T2000 - Accordance

The ARAID T2000 backs up your data simultaneously and on the fly. RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) makes it happen—more specifically, a RAID 1 mirroring array... read more at MacUserUK

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Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB 320GB - Buffalo Technology

If you want a portable Time Machine drive, have some extraordinarily large files to carry around, or just like the idea of having 320GB of spare storage in your laptop bag, this MiniStation should grab your attention... read more at MacUserUK

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Thecus N299 - Origin Storage

Despite manufacturers' best attempts to transform network attached storage devices into consumer-friendly home computer peripherals, the initials NAS are still enough to strike fear into the hearts of all but the most adventurous enthusiast... read more at MacUserUK

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Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus - Maxtor

There may be no end to the number of digital photos you can snap, but eventually your photo collection will overtake the oh-so finite amount of hard drive space you currently have. Fortunately, the options for large external storage upgrades are plentiful. One candidate worthy of consideration is the Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus (750GB)... read more at Macworld

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Iomega UltraMax 750GB - Iomega

While it may seem like your hard drive will always have room for all your media, at some point it’s going to hit its limits. So the prudent approach is to purchase a new drive before you reach that point. With its 750GB capacity, Iomega’s UltraMax provides enough space to alleviate your storage woes. And, at $304, it’s very reasonably priced... read more at Macworld

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WiebeTech RTX100-SJ - WiebeTech

No one plans on losing data; yet one day, the worst can suddenly happen, causing your projects to grind to a halt and your hair to turn white as you fret over the fate of your files. It doesn’t have to be this way... read more at Macworld

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OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro - OWC

Whether you’ve outgrown your current hard drive or you want more space for Time Machine to stretch its legs, OWC’s Mercury Elite-AL Pro is worthy of your consideration... read more at Macworld

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WiebeTech ToughTech XE Mini 200GB - Wiebetech

WiebeTech bills its ToughTech XE Mini as 'the most portable quad-interface enclosure available', and when you take it out of the box it's easy to see why. Despite measuring only 130mm x 80mm x 20mm, this hard drive enclosure squeezes two FireWire 800 ports, an eSata port and a USB 2 interface onto its rear... read more at MacUserUK

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Sonnet Fusion D400Q - Sonnet Technologies

Storage solutions come in many shapes,sizes, connection formats and speeds. Unlike most, however, the Fusion D400Q from Sonnet Technologies actually comes in multiple connection formats and speeds at once... read more at MacUserUK

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Western Digital Passport 250GB - Western Digital

Whereas Freecom's ToughDrive and WiebeTech's ToughTech XE are built with protection from bumps and bangs in mind, Western Digital's Passport hard drive is all about easy portability... read more at MacUserUK

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SimpleTech 1TB SimpleDrive - SimpleTech

What surprises us the most about the SimpleDrive Pininfarina external USB hard drive is that it’s not available in red - the 1TB SimpleDrive Pininfarina is silver. Pininfarina is the same Italian design firm that created cars such as the Ferrari P4/5 and the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, and when we think Ferrari, we think red... read more at MacLife

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Drobo USB storage - Data Robotics

With its all-black chassis, the Drobo looks like a small, sleek, subwoofer bass-reflex speaker. Removing the glossy black plastic faceplate, which is secured by magnets, reveals the bays into which you can slide up to four SATA hard disk mechanisms. A port is provided on the back of the chassis for attaching an anti-theft cable... read more at Macworld

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3Ware Sidecar - 3Ware

After reading Howard Oakley's in-depth labs on Raid arrays you'd be forgiven for wondering why another Raid storage product is being put under the microscope. But the 3ware Sidecar Kit is not just another Raid box, it is a combination of the 3ware Sidecar enclosure itself and the obscurely-named 9650SE-4LPME, a 'multi-lane, high-bandwidth' 3Gb SATA II Raid controller PCI-Express expansion card... read more at MacUserUK

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eSATA Drive - Seagate

For reasons unknown, Apple refused to jump on the external serial-ATA (eSATA) bandwagon when it updated its Mac Pros to their latest generation. (Bad dog, Apple, bad!) Most - if not all - major external drive manufacturers are now shipping eSATA drives... read more at MacLife

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