Solid-state drives (SSDs) have fewer moving parts than traditional hard drives, and they offer the speediest access to your data. Hard drives may get you more capacity for your dollar by far, but first you need to consider a major difference in external storage these days: the hard drive versus the SSD. Our article concludes with a detailed spec breakout of our top choices. Read on for our labs-tested favorites, followed by the buying basics you should know when buying an external drive. This guide will help you make sense of these and many more questions that arise while you're shopping for an external hard drive.įirst off: We've outlined below our top picks among external hard drives we've tested. Other factors include the physical size of the drive (is it designed to be carted around, or to sit on your desk?), how rugged it is, the interface it uses to connect to your PC, and even what colors it comes in. The drive capacity is the most important factor to consider, and it can increase or decrease the cost dramatically depending on your needs. See more tech deals available in Australia right now, here.Ĭhoosing an external drive isn't as simple as buying the most expensive one you can afford, however. Seagate 2TB Expansion Portable HDD – A$88 (was $105, 16% off).SanDisk Extreme 500GB Portable NVMe SSD – A$130.15 (was $189, 31% off).
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