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Best External Hard Drives
External Hard Disk Drive Comparison 2023
Best Product
Western Digital Elements Portable 2TB
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Bestseller
Samsung Portable SSD T7
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Toshiba HDTB410EK3AA
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Samsung T7 Shield
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Seagate external hard disk drive
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Transcend TS1TSJ25M3S
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Seagate Basic STJL2000400
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Storage capacity
Form factor
USB 3.0
USB 2.0
Cache
Speed
Read speed
Write speed
Colour
Dimensions
Weight
Best Product
1
Western Digital Elements Portable 2TB
Customer rating
292,890 ratings
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Manufacturer
Western Digital
Storage capacity
2000 GB
Form factor
2,5 Inches
USB 3.0
USB 2.0
Cache
Speed
5400 rpm
Read speed
5000 MB/s
Write speed
5000 MB/s
Colour
Black
Dimensions
0,8 x 3,2 x 4,4 in
Weight
8,1 oz
Bestseller
2
Samsung Portable SSD T7
Customer rating
38,427 ratings
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Manufacturer
Samsung
Storage capacity
500 GB
Form factor
1,8 Inches
USB 3.0
USB 2.0
Cache
Speed
1050 rpm
Read speed
1050 MB/s
Write speed
1000 MB/s
Colour
Blue
Dimensions
2,2 x 3,3 in
Weight
2 oz
Best Price
3
Toshiba HDTB410EK3AA
Customer rating
95,161 ratings
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Manufacturer
Toshiba
Storage capacity
4000 GB
Form factor
2,5 Inches
USB 3.0
USB 2.0
Cache
8 MB
Speed
7200 rpm
Read speed
5000 MB/s
Write speed
5000 MB/s
Colour
Black
Dimensions
0,6 x 3,1 x 4,3 in
Weight
5,3 oz
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Samsung T7 Shield
Customer rating
38,427 ratings
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Manufacturer
Samsung
Storage capacity
4000 GB
Form factor
2,5 Inches
USB 3.0
USB 2.0
Cache
Speed
No information
Read speed
1050 MB/s
Write speed
1000 MB/s
Colour
Black
Dimensions
0,5 x 2,3 x 3,5 in
Weight
3,5 oz
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Seagate external hard disk drive
Customer rating
252,486 ratings
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Manufacturer
Seagate
Storage capacity
8000 GB
Form factor
3,5 Inches
USB 3.0
USB 2.0
Cache
256 MB
Speed
5400 rpm
Read speed
Write speed
Colour
Black
Dimensions
1,6 x 4,6 x 7 in
Weight
38,9 oz
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Transcend TS1TSJ25M3S
Customer rating
12,344 ratings
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Manufacturer
Transcend
Storage capacity
1000 GB
Form factor
2,5 Inches
USB 3.0
USB 2.0
Cache
8 MB
Speed
5400 rpm
Read speed
Write speed
Colour
Gray
Dimensions
0,7 x 3,2 x 5,1 in
Weight
8 oz