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| The Bottom Line | Intel's X-25M solid-state hard drive enjoys several advantages over both spinning disk drives as well as other SSDs, including improvements to data throughput, boot time, and laptop battery life. Its one drawback is that it's pricier than even its other solid-state competition, but if you can forget about its cost, this is by far the fastest data drive available. | Mac and PC users alike will appreciate the Iomega eGo Portable's triple interface connectivity that lets you choose from USB 2.0, FireWire 400, and FireWire 800. Combined with a rugged enclosure, free data protection software, and a robust three-year warranty, this drive is a great example of well-rounded hardware. We thoroughly recommend it both for average consumer as well as data-hounds on a budget. | While other external hard drives offer built-in backup software, automatic data encryption, or rugged casing protection, the Transcend StoreJet 25F only promises, and delivers, the fastest data transfers at the lowest price. The missing FireWire prevents us from giving this Transcend an Editors' Choice award, but we still highly recommend this drive to storage hounds who don't mind USB 2.0. | Although the Transcend SSD18M solid-state drive is astronomically expensive, the price is balanced with its tiny footprint and impressive transfer speeds. It's easy to geek out on the beauty of the design, and even though hardcore nerds will love its versatility, the simple fact is that bargain-hunting consumers can get much higher capacities for a lot less, at least for now. | The Seagate FreeAgent Go is our favorite portable hard drive to date and takes our award for Editors' Choice. The drive is well designed and fast, and you won't find a better value for the price. |
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| Spindle Speed | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 5400 rpm |
| Enclosure Color | Info unavailable | Ruby red | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Royal blue |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | Info unavailable | 3.5 in x 5.6 in x 0.6 in | 5.4 in x 3.2 in x 0.6 in | 3.1 in x 2 in x 0.5 in | 3.1 in x 5.1 in x 0.5 in |
| Capacity | 80 GB | 500 GB | 500 GB | 128 GB | 320 GB |
| Storage Controller | None | None | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-150 ) - Integrated - Hi-Speed USB | External - Hi-Speed USB / eSATA | None External - USB 2.0 |
| Power Source | Info unavailable | USB bus FireWire bus | USB bus | USB bus | USB bus |
| Vista Certification | Compatible with Windows 7 | Info unavailable | Compatible with Windows 7 | Compatible with Windows 7 | Compatible with Windows 7 |
| Type | Solid state drive - Internal hard drive | Hard drive - External hard drive | Hard drive - External hard drive | Solid state drive - External hard drive | Hard drive - External hard drive |
| Weight | Info unavailable | 8 oz | 5.7 oz | 1.8 oz | 5.6 oz |
| OS Required | Info unavailable | Apple MacOS X 10.1 or later Microsoft Windows Vista / XP Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | Linux 2.4.2 or later Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows Vista Apple MacOS 9.0 or later | Apple MacOS 9.0 or later Apple MacOS X 10.4 or later SuSE Linux Kernel 2.4.0 or later Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP | Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2 |
| Product Description | Intel X25-M Mainstream Solid State Drive - Solid state drive - 80 GB - Serial ATA-300 | Iomega eGo Portable Mac Edition - Hard drive - 500 GB - IEEE 1394b (FireWire 800) / IEEE1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB | Transcend StoreJet 25F - Hard drive - 500 GB - Hi-Speed USB | Transcend SSD18M - Solid state drive - 128 GB - Hi-Speed USB / eSATA | FreeAgent Go - Hard drive - 320 GB - Hi-Speed USB |
| Interface Type | Serial ATA-300 | IEEE 1394b (FireWire 800) / IEEE1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB | Hi-Speed USB | Hi-Speed USB / eSATA | Hi-Speed USB |
| Data Transfer Rate | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 480 Mbps | Info unavailable | 480 Mbps |
| Manufacturer Warranty | Info unavailable | 3 years warranty | 2 years warranty | 2 years warranty | 5 years warranty |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | Info unavailable | 2.5" | 1.8" x 1/6H | 2.5" |
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