Living in a digital world gives us many advantages, but it does have some drawbacks. One of these drawbacks is the fact that we must get the best external hard drive we can find to keep our data safe in. We’ll need to keep our simple text files safe as well as our digital media files.

We don’t even need television and DVD players anymore as long as we have the best external hard drive and I would like to help you in that endeavor by presenting what the experts believe are the best in the market and other reviews.

PC world has recently labeled the Verbatim Quad Interface Professional, the Wiebe Tech RTX400, and the LaCie 2big Quadra 2TB the top 3 external hard drives on the market. The LaCie got 4.5 stars out of a possible 5 for best external hard drive by PC World because of its sturdy physique and the availability of multiple interfaces. This data drive can store up to 2TB of memory and can do so automatically through automatic computer data backup. In other words, it’s versatile. Verbatim also has universal compatibility but only has a capacity to store files of up to 1,000 GB. It’s software is the Nero BackItUp Essentials.

The Wiebe’s only fault was that it was big, bulky, and heavy. It can only be for office use and not for home when you might have to transfer it from one place to another. It’s heavy because it can also load up heavy files of up to 4,000 GB and has the ProSoft Data Backup.

You’ll find that CNET had many good things to say about Seagate hard drives. Out of all the Seagate products reviewed by CNET, I felt that the Seagate GoFlex was the best external data drive. This is because it is fantastic to look at and is great for storage. This data drive can even stream digital content. Sadly, only three wireless devices can connect to this device at one time. I probably wouldn’t want to run this in a large corporate environment, but for small businesses and home use, this is a great device. CNET also called it a “must-have” for those with an Ipad.

The Plextor PX 256M2S was positively reviewed for its “great” performance. It complements more with the laptop but is considered quite expensive for its kind. The Samsung 470 is light, compact and doesn’t look like the regular hard drive, in a good way. The only drawback to this machine is that it is the highest priced of all the machines reviewed in this article, but many feel it is the best external hard drive you can buy.