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Top 5 Portable Hard Drives
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Summary
The Seagate FreeAgent Go looks sleek and is available in 9 colors. Wide availability and the 5 year warranty make it our winner.
Looks good, performs well, but glossy casing is prone to fingerprints and scratches. Limited by the USB 2.0 speed limit.
Internally, it uses a performance oriented WD Scorpio hard disk drive. Widely available and offers a choice of nine colors.
Innovative design. Bundled software allows backing up files, but adds online backup and protects your PC from viruses/spyware.
Casing is slightly rubberized. The Y-cable for USB connectivity is a good add on, but the two year warranty is a letdown.
PCWorld Rating
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
86
Very Good
83
Very Good
78
Good
Price (Rs.)
2,950
2,800
3,000
3,100
2,750
Features & Specifications
Bundled software
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
One-touch backup button
No
No
No
No
Yes
Activity indicator LED
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Warranty (Years)
5
5
5
5
2
Back-up (or sync) software
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Data encryption
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
HDD Buffer (in MB)
8
8
8
8
8
Formatted Capacity (in GB)
298.1
298.1
298.1
298.1
298.1
Performance
PC Mark 05 HDD test suite
3093
3307
3264
3265
3312
Read Access Avg (milliseconds)
22.04
17.65
17.66
18.03
17.34
Random Read Avg (MB/s)
30.6
31
31
31.1
31.1
Random Write Avg (MB/s)
30.7
30.6
30.4
30.7
30.6
Linear Write Avg (MB/s)
30.6
31.7
31.6
32.8
32.7
PC Mark 05 HDD Virus Scan (MB/s)
26.53
29.89
28.98
30.89
29.64
CPU usage (percentage)
8
9
9
8
10
