External storage devices – or colloquially known as external hard drives (HDD) – are now an integral part of our life. Face it, if you love taking pictures or videos, you can’t rely on saving those files on a computer or camera forever. Sooner or later, those shots and clips are going to require more space. And that’s when an external HDD comes in handy. If you’re in need of some extra space, a backup solution, or just a device to carry and transfer huge files, here’s our best picks this 2017 for you.
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Western Digital is one of the biggest brands when it comes to producing high-quality storage devices – both internal and external. The My Passport series is one of their most popular and heavily used products – I personally have two of them.
To start, their 1TB model provides a decent and reliable transfer speed, especially when using a USB 3.0 port. Although it’s not as fast as the others on this list, it’s still enough for someone who just wants an extra storage for a variety of files.
It’s durable and will last long enough as long as it’s handled with care. My two five-year-old My Passports are still kicking and playing movies on our smart TV.
The best description for this external hard drive is secure. It has a decent reading and writing speed, uses the Advanced Encryption Standard (256-bit) to protect your files better, and has a keypad lock to tighten things further.
Moreover, this external storage device is thin, easy to carry, and doesn’t consume a lot of power. One thing that might make people get discouraged with this device is due to its poor aesthetics. It doesn’t seem to look professional or elegant due to the number buttons on its cover, but it does the job at keeping your files safe.
What you have here is basically a vault. If you want to bring crucial or sensitive data around, but you’d rather have it missing than be exposed, the Netac K390 is for you.
Next on our list is one of the best performing external storage devices due to its sheer speed consistency. It’s able to write and read data at around 110 megabytes per second on a USB 3.0 port. Although there are others on this list that can reach the same speed, only this one can do the data transfer at a consistent rate.
So, in a nutshell, it works almost the same as an internal hard drive. You can put games on it and play them. Granted that these games you install are not AAA or too graphic-intensive. Hence, games like the “Witcher 3” shouldn’t be installed but rather just have a copy of its installer.
Overall, if you’re the type that loves your games while on the go without bringing a bulky laptop, the EAGET G30 is an excellent choice.