Hard drive reviews
Too slow, too noisy, too hot, too weak, too power hungry. Our tech experts have invested their time carrying out rigorous testing to find out which external hard drives are the best performers. Find the results explained in plain language in our list of Best Buys.
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The top 2 hard drives we recommend
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We've reviewed 11 hard drives
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Buffalo
DrivestationFrom £49.99
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Iomega
eGoFrom £109.00
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Iomega
PrestigeFrom £999.00
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LaCie
Little Big Disk ThunderboltFrom £290.00
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LaCie
MinimusFrom £92.69
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LaCie
StarkFrom £73.00
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Seagate
ExpansionFrom £60.00
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Seagate
GoFlex DeskFrom £80.54
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Western Digital
ElementsFrom £66.00
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Western Digital
My Book EssentialFrom £68.97
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Western Digital
My Book For MacFrom £76.00
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Best Buys
The Which? Best Buy award is given to
products with high total test scores that perform consistently well in
our rigorous lab tests and excel in all key areas.
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We award the Energy Saver logo to
products that our testing shows are very energy efficient, meaning
they'll cost you less to run.
Don't Buys
The Which? Don't Buy logo alerts you
to the products that performed extremely poorly in one or more key
areas of our tests.
