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• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Despite a few shortcomings, the Corsair Voyager Air is an excellent way to extend your mobile devices' storage capacity and features. Read review

Specs: Corsair Voyager Air - Network drive, 500 GB, Mac, PC, 9 pin USB Type B, RJ-45, Standard, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, SuperSpeed USB 3.0

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Versatile, good-looking, and fast enough for most applications, the Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt HD-PATU3 makes an excellent buy for those looking for a portable Thunderbolt storage device. Read review

Specs: 500 GB, External hard drive

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Those with a notebook computer, especially a MacBook Air, will find the G-Drive Slim a very good companion. Read review

Specs: 500 GB

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  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: 320 GB, Internal hard drive, Serial ATA-300, 2.5" x 1/8H, 8 MB, 12 ms, 5400 rpm

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The Samsung 840 Pro lives up to its name: it's a top-notch solid-state drive for professionals with a price to match. Read review

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: With very good performance and even better pricing, the SanDisk Extreme makes a great replacement drive for a standard laptop or desktop computer. Read review

Specs: 240 GB, Internal hard drive, Serial ATA-600, 2.5" x 1/8H

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.8 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 24 reviews

The Bottom Line: Though other external hard drives offer a preset menu of ports, the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex cuts costs by letting you pick from a buffet of "personality cables" so that you buy only the connections that suit your system profile. We applaud Seagate for making data backups easier than ever, and recommend the FreeAgent GoFlex external hard drive for extra data storage now and easy upgrades in the future. Read review

Specs: 500 GB, External hard drive, USB 2.0, 3.5", 7200 rpm

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: If you're moving up from a hard drive, the SanDisk Ultra Plus is totally worth its price. Read review

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.6 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 5 reviews

The Bottom Line: Fast and relatively simple, the D-Link ShareCenter DNS-325 NAS server makes a good home network storage solution for data sharing, media streaming, and backups. Those who want more features and easier remote data access, however, should check out some alternatives. Read review

Specs: D-Link ShareCenter Shadow DNS-325 - NAS server, 0 GB, Mac, PC, RJ-45, 4 pin USB Type A, Standard, Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: So far, the Crucial m4 offers the best value among SSDs. Though it's not the fastest, it's by far the most affordable among its peers. Read review

Specs: 512 GB, Internal hard drive, Serial ATA-600, 2.5" x 1/8H

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  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

Specs: 1 TB, External hard drive, SuperSpeed USB 3.0

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The Pegasus R4 would be a very good investment for those who have a Thunderbolt-enabled computer, be it Windows PC or Mac. Read review

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: With very good performance and even better pricing, the SanDisk Extreme makes a great replacement drive for a standard laptop or desktop computer. Read review

Specs: 120 GB, Internal hard drive, Serial ATA-600, 2.5" x 1/8H

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.1 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Seagate Backup Plus carries the flexibility of the GoFlex portable drive while adding performance and style to portable storage. The new drive makes an excellent buy. Read review

Specs: 500 GB, External hard drive

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0.5 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: Like the previous version, the Seagate 4TB GoFlex Desk offers top capacity and comes in a superflexible design. Supporting USB 3.0, it also offers great performance. Read review

Specs: 4 TB, External hard drive, SuperSpeed USB 3.0

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  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: 80 GB, Internal hard drive, Serial ATA-300, 3.5" x 1/3H, 8 MB, 8.9 ms, 7200 rpm

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  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 2 reviews

Specs: 3 TB, External hard drive, SuperSpeed USB 3.0

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  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 5 reviews

Specs: 500 GB, Internal hard drive, Serial ATA-300, 3.5" x 1/3H, 16 MB, 8.9 ms, 7200 rpm

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 46 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk is the largest single-volume external hard drive on the market and has arguably the best combination of design, performance, and storage capacity. Read review

Specs: 2 TB, External hard drive, Hi-Speed USB, 3.5"

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.1 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 32 reviews

The Bottom Line: The D-Link DNS-323 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure is a comprehensive solution to extend your network storage and functionality. It offers great performance and, despite its long list of features, remains very easy to use. Read review

Specs: D-Link DNS 323 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure - NAS server, PC, RJ-45, Standard, Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 13 reviews

The Bottom Line: The LaCie 2big Thunderbolt Series strikes a balance between capacity, performance, and price and would be a good choice for owners of Thunderbolt-enabled computers. Read review

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The WD My Passport Portable makes an excellent portable drive for use with both desktop and laptop computers, at home or while on the road. Read review

Specs: 1 TB, External hard drive

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk is the largest single-volume external hard drive on the market and has arguably the best combination of design, performance, and storage capacity. Read review

Specs: 3 TB, External hard drive, Hi-Speed USB, 3.5"

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.9 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.5 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive Cloud Edition makes a very good simple home NAS server. Advanced users who need more control over their storage and remote access might want to look elsewhere. Read review

Specs: Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive Cloud Edition - NAS server, 1 TB, Mac, PC, RJ-45, Standard, Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.1 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: If priced a little lower, the Intel 520 Series SSD would be an ideal investment for those who want to greatly improve their computer's overall performance. For now, it's still an excellent drive. Read review

Specs: 240 GB, Internal hard drive, 2.5" x 1/8H