Quick, packed with interfaces, but just a little too expensive.

Quick, cheap and light: the best 3.5in drive in the group.

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Fine performance and features make this a worthy winner.

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Strong on data security measures, this drive is a stand-out.

Clean lines undermined by poor performance and a high price.

Tough, quick and a good choice if you need a little extra protection.

It may lack eSATA, but this is a fast and cheap terabyte drive.

Relatively quick and cheap, but not quite up there with the best

Western Digital MyBook Home Edition

An impressive touchscreen all-in-one PC for an equally impressive price, but the single-core Atom holds it back