With people starting to amass more and more data on their PCs, the old methods of backup such as tape or CD & DVD are becoming woefully inadequate. As a result, by far the most cost efficient method for either storing data or backing it up is the external hard drive .

Capacity; looks; decent manual; cheap

A bit slow; a lot to lose in one go

I use this product to backup multiple computers (Using Retrospect Express HD) and as secondary storage for videos and digital images. I don't need fancy wizards or outside services to tell me know to connect, create share and use this stuff.

Durable; Fast Connectivity

Huge Power Supply

I have been using this drive for about 2 months. i am mostly happy with the drive. the web page works well, and is a nice feture so that others on my network can access the drive. download speeds are decent i think the biggest limitation on that would be your connection speed to your router.

Durable; Fast Connectivity; Reliable

Difficult Setup; Noisy; Very Big Very Heavy

Very good quality and very fast delivery. Thanks.

In property, it's location, location, location; in technology, especially when your business depends on it, the big thing is backup, backup, backup. As I always remind you (I like to prompt your memory backup, you see), it is impossible to be too paranoid when it comes to backup.

Today we're looking at a member of LaCie's Rugged range of external hard drives, in the shape of the Mini, a tough external hard drive with a self-powered USB 3.0 interface.

Excellent performance: read speeds: 116 MB/s; write speeds: 114 MB/s, Very well protected against shocks, USB 3.0 interface, Self-powered over USB 3.0

Rubber protection is bulky (but can be removed

The bi-directional dual-channel Thunderbolt interface is perfect for working with uncompressed video files. I can now record and edit videos on-the-fly. The drive has exceeded all my expectations.

quiet; high capacity; fast; Easy to Setup/Install; easy to use; Highly Compatible; reliable

I needed a solution that I could easily pick up and take with me when I travel. The Mini is perfect in that respect, it's resilient enough to handle a few bumps in my backpack. It's fast and very easy to use.

Great drive and a good price. Unable to use USB 3 yet but still performs.

Rugged reliable. This is exactly what the doctor ordered for those of us who travel. It is protected from shocks. great size and speed. Took a very short period of time to back up my hard drive from my Air and was extremely robust. Good price point as well. Overall very satisfied!