External Hard Drives

Buy External Hard Drives at the Best Price in the UK

The external hard drive is a storage device that is connected to a laptop or PC through USB, Thunderbolt, or Firewall. The role is becoming crucial in today’s world of increasing resolution and the arrival of the era of 4K resolution. Files are becoming bigger and bigger, making it hard for pre-equipped storage in laptops and PCs to cope with the increased demand, necessitating an external hard drive. In this way, external or portable hard drives provided extended storage as well as improved security, faster performance, enhanced portability, and ease of use. Market offers plenty of hard drive options, you may find it difficult to choose the best solution catering to your specific needs. In this regard, you can visit our hard drive collection, featuring USB hard drives, HDD drives, SSD, and more options, chosen carefully to meet your hard drive needs for gaming, photo editing, data backup, music production, and the like. 

Let’s discuss some factors that you should take into account to make a well-informed decision. 

Factors To Consider for a Best External Hard Drive:

Here are some factors that deserve your serious attention.

Storage Technology of External Hard Drive:

Storage technology is of two types: Solid State Drive and Hard Disk Drive.  Which one is better? SSD or HDD? Both have a unique set of pros and cons.

Hard Disks are metal disks within an enclosure. They spin when data is stored or retrieved, so they are fragile as moving parts are subjected to natural wearing and tearing. Moreover, Hard Disk Drives are bigger and they make noise when in operation. The upside of HDDs is that they are cost-effective and you can buy the highest storage capacity against your money.

SSD or Solid-State Drives are solid and don’t have any moving parts. That makes them durable and long-lasting. They don’t make any noise at all. SSDs are compact and offer a faster data transfer rate, which makes them suitable for compact devices like laptops. The downside of SSDs is their high cost; they can cost a lot in comparison with HDDs.

Storage Capacity:

Storage capacity is relative, varying from individual to individual and corporation to corporation. You should have enough storage to meet all of your needs, and this should be the first and foremost consideration that you should consider. External hard drives range from 500GB to 22TB, and even more, you can have plenty of options in the market.

Here are some recommendations:

If you are looking for a device to transfer documents, photos, and or you need a device to transfer files from system to system, Corsair Survivor Stealth or similar USB flash drives would be enough for you. Alternatively, Western Digital My Passport (6TB) is an option for storing documents, videos, and other forms of media.

But for creative professionals, you need more space, LaCie 2big RAID (8TB) is one such option, providing large storage space for video/photo editing. It also provides redundancy for data security. For large organizations looking for an external hard drive for data backup, Western Digital My Book (22TB) is one of the highest storage capacities available in the market.

Connection Type of Hard Drive:

Connection type is also an important factor. Older hard drives came with USB-A and USB-B type connections, but new models are equipped with USB-C type which is way faster. You need to make sure that your laptop or PC has USB-C ports to make the data transfer quicker. If it does not have, you can use a USB-A to USB-C adapter, but it would not provide a power supply to the storage device.

Normally, the data transfer rate through a UBS-C connection is sufficient, but high-end hard drives feature a Thunderbolt connection, which can support up to 40 gigabytes of data. Thunderbolt 3 and Thunderbolt 4 are compatible with USB-C ports, you make sure to have Thunderbolt ports on your device to get the most from this latest connection type.

External Hard Drive Buying Guide:

Now we make some specific recommendations to make hard drive buying quite easy for you.

Best Budget External Hard Drive:

UnionSine Ultra Slim is ranked as the cheapest hard drive available in the market. It features 250GB, 320GB, 500GB, 750GB, 1TB, and 2TB capacities and it comes with Micro-B USB 3.1, making it suitable for quick data transfer and reliable data backup.

Best External Hard Drive for PlayStation 5:

In all Seagate External Hard Drives, the Seagate FireCuda Gaming Drive is considered one the best hard drives for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, XBOX, and other gaming consoles. It is available in 1TB, 2TB, and 5TB capacities, providing enough space for storing plenty of gaming titles.

Best External Hard Drive for Mac:

Western Digital My Passport Ultra is referred to as the best available hard drive for Macs. Featuring 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, and 5TB capacities and a USB-C interface, Mac users find this external hard drive the best solution for their needs.

Best External Hard Drive for Photo and Video Editing:

Crucial X9 Pro SSD is for those photographers and editors who need ample space for data backup. It is available in up to 4TB storage and capable of providing read/write speeds up to 1,050MB/s. It also shows the widest range of compatibility, making it suitable for Windows, Mac, Android, iPad, PC, Linux, PlayStation, and Xbox gaming consoles.

How Can We Help You?

Are you looking for a hard drive that best serves you? Look no further, you are in the right place. Morgan Ingland Ltd prides itself on offering wide-ranging hard drive solutions including Solid State Drives or SSDs, HDDs, external hard drives, internal hard drives, NVMe Hard Drives, SATA Hard Drives, and more. On top of that, we collaborate with all hard drive manufacturers, including Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba, Kingston, Samsung, and more.

What’s more, we have a dedicated team of hard drive experts, available 24/7 to help you find the best storage solution at the best price in the UK tailored to your unique needs. Contact us today and take advantage of the latest discounts and promotions on industry-best hard drive solutions.