Best USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

Posted by AngeloEverton on April 19th, 2012

 USB 3.0 is the latest technology in the world of external hard drives and the advantages of it are already evident to users. You have always wanted to eliminate the need to wait for the data to get transferred. However, with the new technology there is no need to wait any longer even if you want to create a massive backup of your hard drive. USB 3.0 is almost 3 times faster and quicker compared to the USB 2.0. It simply beats Firewire and more than matches eSATA 300 while giving all the versatility that you need.

Not many computers and laptops with USB 3.0 ports have entered the market yet, but you can make things compatible by installing PCIe adaptor cards or ExpressCards. In addition to the increase in the number of USB 3.0 external hard drives, you can also find enclosures having USB 3.0 ports compatible with the storage drives of your choice. In fact, all the new ports are compatible backwards with the use of USB 2.0 compatible devices and cables. You are going to find it easier and faster to carry all your crucial documents and even media files along wherever and whenever you want. The external hard drive found nowadays are becoming more and more small, and it would not be wrong to say that they would soon merge with flash drives.

Western Digital My Passport is one of the best USB 3.0 compatible external hard drives available today. How far data storage capacity has come can be determined from the fact that two decades ago you needed a truckload of space to hold a terabyte of information and you couldn’t afford it. But, now it has become possible with advanced external hard drive options like Western’s 1 TB external HDD that can be taken anywhere in your pocket at a price that just anyone can afford.

The new highly portable digital external hard drive from Western can be connected through both USB 3.0 and USB 2.0. It measures just 4.3 x 3.3 x 0.7 inches, only the size of your passport. In addition to the 1TB option, you can also choose a 500GB variation. Another example of high-end USB 3.0 compatible external hard drives is the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex external HDD. You can find this USB 3.0 compatible external drive in both 1TB and 2TB configurations. You can also get it upgraded to eSATA or FireWire 800.

The latest USB 3.0 technology has introduced a new breed to high-speed external hard drives that couldn’t have been imagined a few years ago. You can explore all the different portable hard drive options by checking our website.