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Performance
If the overall cost per gigabyte doesn't have you reaching for your checkbook, the speed transfer test results certainly will. The StoreJet stays on top again, reading 27.52 megabytes per second and writing 24.3 megabytes per second. The Clickfree Portable Backup Drive comes in at a close second, reading 26.38 megabytes per second, but the gap is considerable, especially taking into consideration the lowest scoring drive is almost ten seconds megabytes per second slower in both read and write benchmarks.
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Service and support
Transcend backs all of its external hard drives with a two year warranty that covers parts and labor, so long as the damage is not a result of "accident, abuse, misuse, natural or personal disaster, or any unauthorized disassembly, repair, or modification." A two-year warranty is acceptable for an external hard drive, but we always prefer three years to ensure the physical integrity of a portable device made to withstand the abuse of daily transport.
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Where to buy
Transcend StoreJet 25f (500GB):
$99.95 - $119.68
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