A clever, convenient little drive that you can carry around with you in your pocket.

Plenty of storage, but average performance and limited features

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

The Maxtor Blackarmor has one thing that other USB hard drives don’t - military grade data security in a very stylish package

With unusual styling that looks like it came straight from a 1970s sci-fi series, Maxtor’s OneTouch Plus is a distinctive but not unattractive product.

We were unconvinced by the orange and brown livery of Seagate’s towering desktop drive, but for the miniature version the company has toned things down. It’s still brown, but the orange glow is restricted to the front of the unit and its simple low-profile shape is far easier to like.

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

We put seven NAS drives from the likes of Maxtor, Netgear, Synology, Thecus, Western Digital and Iomega to the test to find out which is best for storing your files

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

Wondering what to do with your tax return? Here's our list of "if-only" technology products that might be in your reach after your tax return.

Backup is a lot like flossing: no matter how frequently you do it, some expert is going to say you should be doing it better or more often. That's why HP's SimpleSave is among the easiest back-up drives to use.

Is your PC’s hard disk getting cramped? Invest in an external hard disk and never again worry about running out of room.

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

External hard disks are a great way to add storage. We test 13, from sub-$130 portable drives to mighty terabyte desktop units.

Play your video, photo and music files on your TV from a networked PC. We put five network players to the test