Performance drives are not just for desktops, this WD Scorpio joins the race.

Fast, silent, runs cool.

Expensive.

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A huge external drive that looks XTremely good too.

Blazing fast speeds, Triple interface.

Expensive, No back up button.

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This slim beauty from Seagate is large on storage and comes packaged in a stylish case.

Large capacity, Lightweight, Funky power LED.

Expensive, Average performance.

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This drive has huge storage space with Firewire and USB

Good performance, Stylish and Rugged, Backup button, USB 2.0, FireWire 400, Good price.

Lack of incremental backup, No power button, No FireWire 800.

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The WD6400AAKS brings with it a huge capacity and tremendous performance.

Fast, Silent, Perpendicular recording technology, Huge capacity, Inexpensive.

Heats up a bit.

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Stylish convenience or tawdry irrelevance?

Simple design, Convenient carry case, Stays cool, 2-year warranty.

No firewire.

Design-wise, this seems to be a lifestyle product; however, it would appeal to only those who value extreme simplicity in design. But again, if you don't, you wouldn't be looking at a product designed by Sam Hecht in the first place.

Silicon Power introduces yet another USB drive but can it stand out in the crowd?

Well-featured software, Fast read speeds, Decent write speeds for sequential files.

Slow multiple file write speeds, No LED status indicator, No place to attach a lanyard.

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Moserbaer brings us a slim portable hard drive but can they provide value in a small package?

Slim, Doesn't overheat, Handles sequential files well.

Slightly expensive, Slightly slower write speeds.

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We expect this to perform similar to the 500GB drive, but the price is sweeter.

Good performance, Huge capacity, Silent, Cool.

Expensive, May not be compatible with all laptops as it is thicker than normal.

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The XL is Freecom's attempt at bringing Terabyte storage to the masses.

Fast (for USB), Doesn't overheat, Useful backup software

Heavy, No eSATA