Price: We found that most people buy 2 TB and 4 TB drives by looking at Amazon reviews for our top picks.Anything faster isn’t necessary for hard drives, because they’re limited by disk speed, not the USB interface. We considered only those drives with USB 3.0 connections. You’re more likely to use a portable drive to transfer large files between different computers, so a faster drive will save you time. Speed: Even though portable hard drives are generally slower than their desktop brethren, speed is still important.Your portable hard drive should also draw all the power it needs from the USB port, no power adapter necessary. Physical size and weight: The smaller and lighter, the better.(You can read more about rugged drives in the Competition section.) Rugged portable drives are bulkier and more expensive than the portable drives we recommend for most people. Build quality: Your portable hard drive should be able to withstand normal wear and tear from being handled and thrown into your bag often. While the vast majority of drives from these manufacturers will be fine until you upgrade to a faster, more spacious drive in a few years, it’s still possible to buy a bad egg that will die too soon. Only three companies still manufacture hard drives-Seagate, Western Digital, and Toshiba-and all of them make reliable hard drives.
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