Seagate is a well known data company, and all of their products deliver a moderately priced hard drive with a ton of storage. This model in particular has 5TB of storage that is ready to rock the second you connect it to your Mac. This is an incredible investment if you game a lot or if you have a lot of old pictures that are taking up too much space on your computer. Seagate's hard drive gives you the option right out of the box to format to Mac or PC, and in this case it would be Mac. Within 20 seconds, your new device is registered for your computer. This hard drive is relatively silent and it has a lightning fast transfer speed of about half a gig per second.

Another perk of this external hard drive is that no external power is required other than the USB that is included with your purchase. Another note from reviewers is that this drive is frequently glitch-free. 

Western Digital has yet again released an incredible external hard drive, and this one is slightly more affordable at $140 for 5TB of storage. This external hard drive in particular comes with backup software and password protection ensures the utmost protection of the data you choose to store. You can set, change, remove the password for your device, as well as set a password for select users that is not required to use it. Which is huge, because you can perform all of those functions without having to rewrite the data. Western Digital has produced a fast, quiet, and seamless external hard drive to make storing your data a piece of cake. Although the dimensions of this external hard drive are a little smaller than competitors, Western Digital still delivers in quality. 

One downside to this external hard drive is that data recovery might not be successful or possible if there is a hard drive failure. But that is to be expected with any external hard drive, or technology in general. Luckily, Western Digital offers a 3 year manufacturer warranty to ensure you and your data are protected. 

Toshiba is a widely trusted technology brand, and they do not fall short when it comes to external hard drives. Toshiba's Canvio Basics 1TB external hard drive is affordably seated $47 for 1TB of storage. This drive is a great investment, as it is a high capacity, compact storage solution for additional storage space on a budget. Another pro is that this external hard drive has excellent read/write performance. No software or other cables are required to operate this device, only the USB it comes with. Toshiba made this external hard drive a breeze to copy data. As with other models of hard drives, the performance will vary based on the user's hardware. Upon purchasing Toshoba's Canvio Basics external hard drive, you will also receive one year of unlimited Cloud space on Amazon to give you the ultimate peace of mind that your data will be safely stored. 

Toshiba offers USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports, and you will receive faster transfer speeds if you choose to utilize the USB 3.0 port. 

Toshiba offers a 2TB external hard drive with a sleek design. This model in particular is compatible with both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0. Whether you own a laptop with a less-than-ideal storage amount, or you're simply searching for more space, Toshiba has you covered. Toshiba also offers this style in 500GB, 1Tb, 3TB, and 4TB options if you feel any of those will better suit your needs. Regardless, this powerhouse external hard drive will store your entire life if you will allow it! The transfer rate is incredibly fast. One thing to note is that right out of the box, this external drive is not Mac ready. However, once you plug in the drive, select Utilities and go to the erase tab and select format from the drop down menu. From there, you should be able to select Mac OS and click erase. The drive will then be formatted for your Mac.

There have been issues with the external drives being faulty out of the box, or about 6 months down the road. Amazon offers 

Western Digital is a well known data infrastructure, and this external hard drive holds up to their standards. Like other models, this external hard drive requires reformatting for Mac, with a few simple steps as listed: open disk utilities, under the view menu; select "show all devices", select WD Elements on the left of the window, right click and select erase from the pop-up menu, create a name and choose "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" - this part will only apply if you have the latest version of OS-X. In total, those steps will reformat your device in less than a minute. Western Digital's USB 3.0 external hard drive is priced a $87 for a 2TB storage capacity, which is a great deal. If you use the USB 3.0 port, you will benefit from the lightning fast transfer rate. 

One factor to keep in mind with any external hard drive is that the performance will ultimately vary based on the user's hardware. External hard drives are incredible for allowing you to instantly transfer over data that is slowing your computer down without having to sacrifice memories or important documents.

Western Digital is a well known data infrastructure, and this external hard drive holds up to their standards. Like other models, this external hard drive requires reformatting for Mac, with a few simple steps as listed: open disk utilities, under the view menu; select "show all devices", select WD Elements on the left of the window, right click and select erase from the pop-up menu, create a name and choose "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" - this part will only apply if you have the latest version of OS-X. In total, those steps will reformat your device in less than a minute. Western Digital's USB 3.0 external hard drive is priced a $50 for 1TB storage capacity, which is a great deal. If you use the USB 3.0 port, you will benefit from the lightning fast transfer rate. 

One factor to keep in mind with any external hard drive is that the performance will ultimately vary based on the user's hardware. External hard drives are incredible for allowing you to instantly transfer over data that is slowing your computer down without having to sacrifice memories or important documents.

Seagate has produced another great external hard drive with a whopping 4TB of storage. Out of the box and upon plug-in, this external hard drive gives you the option to format for Mac or PC, giving you roughly a 20 second registration time for your new device. For optimal transfer speeds, it is recommended that you use a different USB cord than what is included in the package. But overall, Seagate gives you a great option and a reasonable price for the amount of storage you are paying for. Like most other external hard drives, this device transfers data quickly and efficiently without too much background noise.

This external hard drive is truly a drag and drop to back up data. Seagate designed this external hard drive to look sleek while not lacking in the quality of the device. A few reviews even mistakenly took this hard drive for an SDD simply because of the sleek design and quick operating speed. Often times, simply backing up your data onto an external hard drive will drastically improve the quality at which your computer operates. And with 4TB of storage, your computer is set to operate like brand new for a long while.

Seagate's STGX2000400 Portable 2TB External Hard Drive allows you to quickly back up all of your data at an incredibly fast rate with no software required. The hard drive will be recognized automatically, making the process of backing up your data a breeze. Seagate's external hard drive comes with a 1 year limited warranty should anything happen to your hard drive or should it arrive defective. An 18 inch USB 3.0 cable is included with the hard drive. The transfer rate for this device averages out to be around 200 gigabytes an hour. Seagate's portable external hard drive has lasted well over 6 years for some customers, and still going strong. Seagate's external hard drive is a great investment for an insane amount of storage at a reasonable cost.

Seagate's STGX1000400 Portable 1TB External Hard Drive is a moderately priced hard drive with a ton of storage. This model in particular has 1TB of storage ready to rock the second you connect it to your Mac. This is an incredible investment if you game a lot or if you have a lot of old pictures that are taking up too much space on your computer. Seagate's hard drive gives you the option right out of the box to format to Mac or PC, and in this case it would be Mac. Within 20 seconds, your new device is registered for your computer. This hard drive is relatively silent and it has a lightning fast transfer speed of about half a gig per second.

Another perk of this external hard drive is that no external power is required other than the USB that is included with your purchase. Another note from reviewers is that this drive is frequently glitch-free. 

Western Digital has yet again released an incredible external hard drive, and this one is slightly more affordable at $65 for 2TB of storage. This external hard drive in particular comes with backup software and password protection ensures the utmost protection of the data you choose to store. You can set, change, remove the password for your device, as well as set a password for select users that is not required to use it. Which is huge, because you can perform all of those functions without having to rewrite the data. Western Digital has produced a fast, quiet, and seamless external hard drive to make storing your data a piece of cake. Although the dimensions of this external hard drive are a little smaller than competitors, Western Digital still delivers in quality. 

One downside to this external hard drive is that data recovery might not be successful or possible if there is a hard drive failure. But that is to be expected with any external hard drive, or technology in general. Luckily, Western Digital offers a 2 year warranty to ensure you and your data are protected.