You’re aware of the fact that external hard drives are more expensive than the ones you put inside the computer, right? The reason for this is the external enclosure they’re put into. This case translates between the native interface of the hard drive and most commonly the USB port of your computer. That not necessarily is the fastest, most sophisticated, and advanced piece of technology ever invented, but there is…

You’re looking for a quite big external storage unit. 1TB huh, that’s a lot of disk space around here. I use a 250GB internal HDD in my laptop, and have 190GB free space with all my stuff already installed so I’m not the typical customer who runs out of space all the time. You are, by the looks of it, and that’s fine. There are jobs where you deal with…

External hard drives, where the fun starts when you’re low on disk space and don’t want to get a screwdriver to disassemble your computer. They’re an easy, simple, yet convenient way to add more gigabytes to the hard drive space you currently have in your computer. They’re so simple to use, in fact, that I’d let my mom do it without help. She’s sort of a power user though, she’s…

Hard drives, as a general storage device category are rather easy to comprehend or describe, but those that you can use with your PC are much more elusive. Basically, anything that has the right type of connector and the right form factor is going into your PC. External ones, on the other hand, are almost guaranteed to get the job done. A PC external hard drive is a storage device…

Indeed it’s not a simple thing to define, as there are two things that can come out of mini USB hard drive, as an expression. You either think of the mini USB these small, portable hard drives use as their connection port, or the fact that there are small USB hard drives on the market. The latter is more interesting to me, hence the topic of this article being mini…

Did you honestly think you can just hop online and get an external hard drive for your Mac? Okay, you can do it, but that’s not how I would do it. I’d plan ahead, take a look at my options, look for the most cost effective solution, and then place my order, not the other way around. Also remember, cheap is not always good, and it certainly isn’t awesome in…

You see, external and internal hard drives are produced according to what’s possible and what’s not, to our current knowledge. It also means they’re stuck with certain set capacities. It’s not because manufacturers like giving you 250 GB when they could make a hard drive with 300gb, it’s simply because they don’t have disks to achieve that capacity precisely. If you take a look around, you won’t find a modern…

External hard drives range in size, capacity, weight and the function they’re intended for. There are models that go well with laptops, and then there are those that aren’t so great for portable use. A USB powered hard drive is exactly what you want to use with your portable computer, because it’s convenient to travel with. An external HDD draws its power either from a wall plug adapter, or the…