This is a neat little drive that lets you create a working environment, which can be used on any Windows XP or Vista-based machine. It's a little pricey, but the Ceedo software it's bundled with is useful.

For those who do a lot of multimedia work and need a safe external storage solution, this unit is well-worth a look, despite a cost per gigabyte of over $2.50 when using RAID 5. We love the fact that its RAID array can be configured to our specific needs, and also the fact that drives can be easily swapped if there is a problem.

The My Book World Edition II comes with an easy-to-use solution from MioNet that facilitates remote file access. It's a 1TB drive, so it can store a lot of stuff, but its cost isn't exorbitant.

A sturdy construction and stylish design make the Passport a good travel companion.

Its cost per gigabyte of $1.26 is competitive for a large external drive, so if you need that many gigs, the My Book is worth considering.

It's a fast, roomy drive that's perfect for system backups, for storing video and music. For a large drive, its $1.44 per gigabyte cost is reasonable.

The Little Big Disk is a good external drive, but for this sort of money we'd like to see more than 200GB.

If portability is your main concern when it comes to data storage, than the OneTouch III Mini is right up your alleyway.

Small, sturdily constructed and with large capacity– the PocketDrive is everything you could want in personal storage

With larger capacity USB flash drives available, that are both smaller and cheaper, it’s hard to recommend the DigiBank as a viable storage alternative.

Although expensive, if you do require a large amount of storage space, it’s hard to go past this drive. Not only does it offer a triple interface, but also dual RAID configurations, making it worth every dollar.

A competitive back up solution from Maxtor, that has something for everyone.