Product Category: Portable Hard Drives
Portable or external Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) have become a need, not only for businesses who want to keep their valuable data safe but for everyone who wants to maintain and back-up an ever-growing library of favourite music, photos, files and movies.
The last 24 months has seen the rapid explosion of portable HDDs (Hard Disk Drives) and a recent survey by Olixir Technologies helps to understand what features the ideal high-capacity external portable hard drive would have. This study revealed seven key features for an optimal hard drive.
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Here is a 7 point checklist to help you choose the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) to suit you best:
(1) High reliability and durability, keeping data ultra safe
(2) Fast data transfers
(3) Easy use and installation
(4) Inclusion of comprehensive backup software
(5) Compact size and ability to stand either horizontally or vertically to save desktop space
(6) High maximum capacity (for data intensive applications)
(7) Affordability
Keeping the above mentioned checklist in mind, I have prepared top 5 portable HDDs list in 500GB category presented in the following table.
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The ioSafe solo is made with the concept of black box of an aircraft in mind. None of the above mentioned HDDs qualify for the perfect solution while sticking to the 7 point checklist, however they are closer to perfect than others available in the market. You may have different thoughts. Feel free to let us know in the comments.
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