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And there is no software to installits completely plug and play, and no external AC power cord is required.

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When purchasing any computer you can reduce some of the costs, depending on your work and personal needs, by purchasing a smaller internal hard drive and supplementing with a separate storage system later.

An external hard drive can be either a solid state drive (SSD), which is more expensive, or a hard disk drive (HDD), which is more affordable.

Hard disk drives store data on a rotating platter with a readwrite head that magnetically floats above the platter to process data.

A solid state drive has no moving parts and will last longer than HDD.

But HDD is still a smart, affordable storage solution for most people.

Toshiba, Samsung, Adata, LaCie, and ioSafe are strong contenders.

Due to my work in creating visual assets for clients, I have owned a number of these models over the years.

I store photos, videos and large presentation files on them, and I use them often.

With prices starting at around 140, they are pretty bulletproof and fast.

You simply plug them into a computer, no software required, and they are automatically recognized.

Most of these drives are this easy, with quick drag and drop functionality.

Seagate usually comes with a short 18-inch USB 3.0 cable and 18W power adapter.

This Seagate model acts as a great backup drive for PC or Mac.

With prices starting at around 60, WD offers a 2-year manufacturers limited warranty.

This particular drive is formatted as NTFS (vs FAT32) for Windows computers (10, 8.1, and 7), however, you can reformat for other operating systems.

Like its smaller cousin above, this external hard drive is fast and backed by the WD name.

However, you will not be carrying this puppy around, at least not in your pocket.

I would recommend putting it in a padded case to travel.) Any drive this big needs external power (which is included).

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