External Hard Drives Comparisons
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External hard drive and price*
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Interface, other capacities
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External hard drive features
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Seagate FreeAgent Pro
Where to Buy
320 GB (*est. $150)
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USB 2.0 and eSATA: 320 GB (*est. $150), 500 GB (*est. 165), 750 GB (*est. $240).
USB 2.0, eSATA, and FireWire 400:
320 GB (*est. $155)
500 GB (*est. $170)
750 GB (*est. $255)
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Desktop external hard drive. AC power adapter. FreeAgent software, USB 2.0 cable, FireWire cable. 7,200 RPM. Five-year limited warranty.
Windows: available USB port; Windows Vista, Windows 2000 Professional, XP Professional, or XP Home Edition.
Macintosh: available USB port; Power PC G3, G4, or G5 processor running OS X 10.3.9 (or higher), or Intel Core Duo or Core Solo processor running OS X 10.4.6 (or higher).
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Seagate FreeAgent Go
Where to Buy
120 GB (*est. $105)
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USB 2.0
80 GB (*est. $85)
120 GB (*est. $105)
160 GB (*est. $120)
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Portable hard drive. FreeAgent software, USB 2.0 cable. 5,400 RPM. Powered through USB port. Five-year limited warranty.
Windows: available USB port; Windows Vista, Windows 2000 Professional, XP Professional, or XP Home Edition.
Macintosh: available USB port; Power PC G3, G4, or G5 processor running OS X 10.3.9 (or higher), or Intel Core Duo or Core Solo processor running OS X 10.4.6 (or higher).
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HP Media Vault MV2020
Where to Buy
500 GB (*est. $350)
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Ethernet. 3 port USB 2.0 hub.
300 GB (MV2010, *est. $250)
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Runs on network to back up multiple computers. Wireless media streaming to UPnP wireless adapters. Built-in print server. 7,200 RPM. Empty bay for additional capacity or Raid 1 array (1.2 TB maximum storage capacity).
PC Requirements: Pentium III, 500 MHz equivalent processor or higher, Internet Explorer 6.0, Netscape 7.0, Firefox 1.0 or Safari 2.0.1, or greater. Windows 2000/XP/Media Center/Vista, 128 MB RAM.
Macintosh (file sharing only): Mac OS 10 and higher, 128 MB RAM.
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