Plextor Announces USB 3.0 Ultra Light Portable Hard Drives

Plextor has announced its newest portable hard drive that is USB 3.0 compatible and also backwards compatible with USB 2.0. The PX-PH500U3 is super light weight at 162 grams–roughly 1/3 of a pound–and comes with 500 GB of storage. The hard drive will come with a USB 3.0 cable and a leatherette case.


The Plextor PX-PH5003 USB 3.0 portable hard drives comes with 500GB of storage will be on sale in Europe starting in March for £90 and the 750 GB version later on in April can be yours for £120.

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Brando's USB 3.0 SATA HDD dock with 3-Port Hub

The USB 3.0 SATA HDD Dock allow users to plug any 2.5- or 3.5-inch SATA hard drive, and the driver plug to your computer via USB port. It's not only a powerful tool for data transfer, backup and cloning, but also a USB 3.0 3-Port Hub. With the Superspeed USB 3.0 mode, it offers a theoretical data transfer speed of 5.0GBit/s. That's ten times faster than the USB 2.0 speed of 480 MBit/s. You'll also find a trifecta of SuperSpeed USB ports on the rear, though this gem will set you back a full $140 if you buy in today.

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Top 10 External Hard Drives

1. Sony GIGAVAULT 40GB Port Hard Disk w/ USB2 Adapter (Sony-RHK40U2)

40GB, USB 2.0 interface, 5400 rpm, 2MB buffer, Price when ranked: $240 ($6.00 per GB) Bottom Line: Drive neatly balances performance, features, and support, and can run on battery power rather than on bus power. No backup software included. Retested this month.

2. Ximeta 40GB NetDisk-Mini Ethernet & USB 2.0 Portable Ultra-Sleek NDAS HDD

40GB, USB 2.0, ethernet interfaces, 5400 rpm, 2MB buffer, Price when ranked: $230 ($5.75 per GB) 

Bottom Line: Portable drive can connect to a network and comes with a limited version of Norton Internet Security 2003, as well as with rudimentary backup and syncing software.

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