External Hard Drives

Top: Iomega, Photo courtesy of Iomega / Bottom: Seagate, Photo of Seagate

As we all acquire more and more documents, photos, music and videos, external hard drives are moving from the ‘convenience’ to ‘critical’ category. While there are plenty on the market to choose from, here are two popular choices, both of which are included on cnet’s ‘best external storage drives’ list.

Iomega eGo Helium. Designed to complement a Mac’s asthetic, this 320 GM drive works with Mac and PC operating systems, receives power from the USB port (so there are no additional power cords to lug around) and has space for up to 1,280,000 photos, 5,920+ hours of music or 480 hours of video. Amazon – $127.

Seagate FreeAgent Go. Models are available for a Mac and PC, it comes in a wide variety of colors and capacities (250, 320 & 500 GB versions) and can be programmed to sync automatically, backing up your stuff every time it’s docked. It also receives power from your USB cord. Amazon – $80.

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