Best Hard Drive

Updated:  27 May 2012
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We look at all the latest hard drive models, analyze a ton of reviews, aggregate the latest prices and give you the best hard drive recommendations - updated daily.



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WesternDigital My Book Live Duo
Toshiba Canvio
Hitachi Touro Mobile Pro
Hitachi Touro Desk Pro
WesternDigital VelociRaptor WD6000HLHX
 
WesternDigital My Book Live Duo

Western Digital My Book Live Duo 6TB Personal Cloud Storage - BVHT0060JCH-NESN Hard Drive

ReviewGist Score
Highly Recommended
Good Reviews
New Model

Released:   Dec 2011
Capacity:   6000.0 GB
Enclosure:   External
Interface:   Gigabit Ethernet

$454 - $480


WesternDigital My Book Live Duo ranks at the #1 position in the 'Best Hard Drives' list.

WesternDigital My Book Live Duo was ranked in the best rated harddrives at position #1 based on 4 expert hard drive reviews. The reviews considered included ones from sites like PCWorld, pcadvisor and PCWorld Australia.


 
Toshiba Canvio

Toshiba Canvio (E05A032BAU2XK) 320 GB USB 2.0 Hard Drive

ReviewGist Score
Recommended
Good Reviews
Recent Model

Released:   Aug 2011
Capacity:   320.0 GB
Enclosure:   External
Interface:   USB
Spindle Speed:   5400.0 RPM

$87 - $90


Toshiba Canvio ranks at the #2 position in the 'Best Hard Drives' list.

The rankings for Toshiba Canvio in the best rated harddrives list was generated based on hard drive reviews from sites like techtree, ProductWiki and . 2 such reviews were considered in all.


 
Hitachi Touro Mobile Pro

Hitachi Touro Mobile Pro 750GB USB 3.0 Portable (HTOLMNA7501ABB) USB 2.0 Hard Drive

ReviewGist Score
Recommended
Good Reviews
Old Model

Released:   Mar 2011
Capacity:   750.0 GB
Enclosure:   External
Interface:   USB
Spindle Speed:   7200.0 RPM

$84 - $113


Hitachi Touro Mobile Pro ranks at the #3 position in the 'Best Hard Drives' list.

We looked at around 5 expert reviews for Hitachi Touro Mobile Pro from sites like CNet, PCWorld and macworld based on which Hitachi Touro Mobile Pro was ranked as the #3 2012 best rated external hard drives.


 
Hitachi Touro Desk Pro

Hitachi Touro Desk Pro (HTOLDNB10001BBB) 1 TB USB 2.0 Hard Drive

ReviewGist Score
Recommended
Good Reviews
Old Model

Released:   Mar 2011
Capacity:   1024.0 GB
Designation:   Desktop Computer
Enclosure:   External
HDD Form Factor:   3.5'
Interface:   Serial ATA, USB
Spindle Speed:   7200.0 RPM

$107 - $119


Hitachi Touro Desk Pro ranks at the #4 position in the 'Best Hard Drives' list.

Hitachi Touro Desk Pro was ranked in the 2012 best rated external hard drives at position #4 based on 4 expert hard drive reviews. The reviews considered included ones from sites like CNet, PCMAG and pcadvisor.


 
WesternDigital VelociRaptor WD6000HLHX

Western Digital VelociRaptor WD6000HLHX 600 GB SATA II Hard Drive

ReviewGist Score
Recommended
Excellent Reviews
Recent Model

Released:   Aug 2011
Capacity:   600.0 GB
Designation:   Desktop Computer
Enclosure:   Internal
HDD Form Factor:   3.5'
Interface:   Serial ATA
Spindle Speed:   10000.0 RPM

$146 - $320


WesternDigital VelociRaptor WD6000HLHX ranks at the #5 position in the 'Best Hard Drives' list.

The rankings for WesternDigital VelociRaptor WD6000HLHX in the 2012 best rated external hard drives list was generated based on hard drive reviews from sites like legitreviews.com, GOODGEARGUIDE and . 2 such reviews were considered in all.


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