“I don’t know how many times I’ve needed to back up my hard drive for a reinstall of my OS and been left wanting because I didn’t have any place to put all my pictures and data. I’ve had to rewrite several articles and reviews do to exactly such a scenario. It’s a sad fact, but if you store your most valuable data on your main HDD, there’s a good chance you’ll lose it. My only problem with external HDD space is that even with USB 2.0, it’s still slow as Hell when it comes to large file transfers. Ever had to move 50 Gig of video files over a USB connection? It’s like dial-up, man. But Verbatim has stepped up to the plate and served a little more than a homerun. Try four of them.”Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
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An accommodating drive

Verbatim’s PRO QUAD-INT 1TB DT HDD, aka the Quad-Interface eHDD is particularly versatile, with eSATA ll, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0 connections. This is perfect for a back up solution, transferring 100GB of data over a USB 2.0 interface is a long painful experience and can easy convince you to skip backing up your data. OCModShop reviews this external HDD that claims up to 3000Mb/s maximum speed over an eSATA II interface, to see what kind of speeds you will see in real usage, drop by and see.