High-capacity desktop drives have never been so affordable. Darien Graham-Smith puts 23 to the test to find the best

Two external hard drives in lego-esque cases. One of them is worthy of our recommended stamp.

As prices continue to fall in a competitive market, we take a look at the latest crop of devices for backup and storage.

Easy to use, and with space for a second SATA disk, but it struggles with small files and is overpriced for the features.

Behemoth server and PC storage, with reliability features too.

Travelstar 5K500 due next month.

Not the fastest or quietest here, but it does offer some unique business benefits.

Good value and high capacity, but performance is average

Brief reviews of new products, plus updates on items we've already featured.

Inexpensive, but a frugal assortment of features

4200RPM Sata drive unveiled.

An external drive that despite being a decent performer is making Walter Gropius roll in his grave as we speak.

Five clear layers reflect light at different wavelengths.

One of the cheapest 500GB drives here, but this is reflected in the lack of features and slow transfer speeds.

Why is this external hard drive different from all other external hard drives?

Most laptop hard drives can manage 500GB. Now Toshiba has released a laptop hard drive that it claims has the highest capacity in the world

A decent performer, but it struggles with small files

Huge capacity, but not very quiet or good value

It's a PC, it's a PVR, and it's a Blu-Ray player - could the new TP2 be the answer to all your HD dreams?

The 1TB box, also available in smaller, less tough sizes.