Best Hard Drive

Updated:  19 May 2013
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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 4TB
WesternDigital My Book Studio Mac
WesternDigital My Passport for Mac
Toshiba Canvio Slim
Seagate Wireless Plus STCK1000100
G-Technology G-DRIVE mini
 
WesternDigital My Book 4TB

WD My Book 4TB External Hard Drive Storage

ReviewGist Score
Highly Recommended
Good Reviews
Recent Model

Released:   Oct 2012
Capacity:   4096.0 GB
Designation:   Desktop Computer, Laptop Computer
Enclosure:   External
HDD Form Factor:   3.5'
Interface:   USB, Serial ATA, FireWire
Spindle Speed:   7200.0 RPM

$450 - $650


WesternDigital My Book 4TB ranks at the #1 position in the 'Best Hard Drives' list.

WesternDigital My Book 4TB was ranked in the best rated harddrives at position #1 based on 6 expert hard drive reviews. The reviews considered included ones from sites like PCMag.com, PCWorldAustralia.com.au and Reviews.TechWorld.com.


 
WesternDigital My Book Studio Mac

WD My Book Studio 2TB Mac External Hard Drive Storage USB 3.0

ReviewGist Score
Highly Recommended
Excellent Reviews
Recent Model

Released:   Oct 2012
Capacity:   2048.0 GB
Designation:   Desktop Computer, Laptop Computer, Tower & Drive Cases
Enclosure:   Plug-In Module
Interface:   USB 3.0, USB 2.0
Spindle Speed:   7200.0 RPM

$119 - $139


WesternDigital My Book Studio Mac ranks at the #2 position in the 'Best Hard Drives' list.

The rankings for WesternDigital My Book Studio Mac in the best rated harddrives list was generated based on hard drive reviews from sites like MacWorld.com, PCMag.com and CNet.com.au. 4 such reviews were considered in all.


 
WesternDigital My Passport for Mac

WD My Passport for Mac 1TB USB 3.0

ReviewGist Score
Highly Recommended
Good Reviews
Recent Model

Released:   Aug 2012
Capacity:   1024.0 GB
Designation:   Desktop Computer, Laptop Computer
Enclosure:   External
Interface:   USB 3.0 and USB 2.0
Spindle Speed:   7200.0 RPM

$69 - $136


WesternDigital My Passport for Mac ranks at the #3 position in the 'Best Hard Drives' list.

We looked at around 7 expert reviews for WesternDigital My Passport for Mac from sites like CNet.com, MacWorld.com and PCMag.com based on which WesternDigital My Passport for Mac was ranked as the #3 2013 best rated external hard drives.


 
Toshiba Canvio Slim

Toshiba Canvio Slim Portable Hard Drive 500GB

ReviewGist Score
Highly Recommended
Excellent Reviews
Recent Model

Released:   Sep 2012
Capacity:   500.0 GB
Designation:   Desktop Computer, Laptop Computer
Enclosure:   External
Interface:   USB
Spindle Speed:   5400.0 RPM

$70


Toshiba Canvio Slim ranks at the #4 position in the 'Best Hard Drives' list.

Toshiba Canvio Slim was ranked in the 2013 best rated external hard drives at position #4 based on 1 expert hard drive reviews. The reviews considered included ones from sites like Amazon.com, .


 
Seagate Wireless Plus STCK1000100

Seagate Wireless Plus 1 TB Built-In Wi-Fi Streaming (STCK1000100)

ReviewGist Score
Recommended
Excellent Reviews
New Model

Released:   Jan 2013
Capacity:   1024.0 GB
Designation:   Desktop Computer
Enclosure:   External
HDD Form Factor:   3.5"
Interface:   Serial ATA
Spindle Speed:   7200.0 RPM

$199


Seagate Wireless Plus STCK1000100 ranks at the #5 position in the 'Best Hard Drives' list.

The rankings for Seagate Wireless Plus STCK1000100 in the 2013 best rated external hard drives list was generated based on hard drive reviews from sites like CNet.com, technewshunter.com and . 2 such reviews were considered in all.


 
G-Technology G-DRIVE mini

G-Technology G-DRIVE mini 500Gb 0G02568

ReviewGist Score
Recommended
Excellent Reviews
Recent Model

Released:   Oct 2012
Capacity:   500.0 GB
Designation:   Desktop Computer, Laptop Computer
Enclosure:   External
Interface:   USB, FireWire
Spindle Speed:   7200.0 RPM

$135 - $182


G-Technology G-DRIVE mini ranks at the #6 position in the 'Best Hard Drives' list.

We looked at around 2 expert reviews for G-Technology G-DRIVE mini from sites like MacWorld.com, LegitReviews.com and based on which G-Technology G-DRIVE mini was ranked as the #6 2013 best rated external hard drives.


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