Best external hard drives for back to school

Amp up your laptop or PC's hard drive space with an external disk

If you've got an older PC or laptop and need some more storage space for school -- for some movies or music, or if you've just bought a new digital camera or camcorder for class -- an easy way to fix this is to buy an external hard drive. We've listed a couple of reliable models for a variety of machines.

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Western Digital My Book Studio 3TB

Western Digital's My Book Studio 3TB offers massive storage and fast transfer speeds to older-generation Macs using FireWire, and USB 2.0 is also included. We're waiting for a Thunderbolt update for Western Digital's range of Mac-friendly external hard drives, but for Macs of a slightly older vintage the My Book Studio is a high quality product.

  • Review Date:
  • Reviewer:
  • Manufacturer:
  • 29th July, 2011
  • Campbell Simpson
  • Western Digital
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  • Price:
  • 4.00
  • $ 299.99
  • Pros:
  • Sturdy, good looking
  • Fast transfers over FW800
  • Cons:
  • No USB 3.0
  • Formatted for Mac only (although easily fixed)

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