Thursday, August 29, 2013

Which Hard Drive Is Right for You?

Running out of file storage space on your computer? Need to back up your growing collection of digital photos, home videos and music? Then it's time for a new external or internal hard drive. Compare the types of hard drives and view capacity examples below to find the one that's right for your needs. 


External
Hard Drive


Desktop External Drive
Mac External
Hard Drive

Mac External Hard Drive
Network & Tablet
Hard Drive

Network & Tablet Drive
Internal Drive


Desktop Internal Drive
Solid State Drive (SSD)


Solid State Drive
High-capacity desktop models and compact, portable designs.


Compatible with your Mac laptop or desktop.


Access your files from anywhere over the Internet.


Increase the built-in storage space of your desktop or laptop.Fast, quiet, small and light. Ideal for tablets and laptops.

What can you store?

Digital MusicDigital PhotosDigital VideosDVD QualityHD Video
CapacityDigital Music
(Hours)
Digital Photos
(Files)
Digital Videos
(Hours)
DVD Quality
(Movies)
HD Videos
(Hours)
320 GBup to 5,000up to 100,000up to 320up to 80up to 80
750 GBup to 12,000up to 240,000up to 750up to 180up to 180
1.0 TBup to 16,600up to 320,000up to 1,000up to 250up to 250
2.0 TBup to 33,320up to 640,000up to 1,000up to 500up to 500
3.0 TBup to 49,980up to 960,000up to 3,000up to 750up to 750
Average file size using camera's highest-resolution JPEG mode
Based on typical 2- hour movie
Based on H.264 compression at 6.7Mbps bitrate

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