5 Best Portable External Hard Drives

Bangalore: Today portable hard drives pack greater capacities into small devices. This unsung hero of the gadget world can be found on almost any geek’s desk, usually tucked away behind a monitor or stuffed in a drawer.  These are light and powered by the data transfer bus, so no additional power supply is needed. They are the ideal solution for carrying around large amounts of data.

But it's not all about small form factor. Yet it is of great importance, as it is often used to back up critical data or store a library of music, videos and photos. There are plenty of drives available out in the market here are the best 5 portable external hard drives.

1. Western Digital Elements Desktop

Western Digital Elements external hard drive is an easy-to-use, reliable way to add more storage to your PC or Mac. Simply plug it in to a USB port and start saving or backing up your photos, music, video, and files. It is preformatted for immediate use so there is no software or CD to load.  It is designed for use with Windows-based computers and it can be easily reformatted for use with Macs. The compact, durable metal case provides extra data protection helping keep data safe from loss.

This external hard drive is equipped with a high performance with the transfer speed from 28MB per second to 38MB per second. This is because it operates at 7200RPM, so it is pretty fast. It is designed with the same commitment to quality that made WD external drives the number one selling drives in the world. It has a price of 4,627 for 2 TB.