External hard disk winner
Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go
Verdict
Stick to the lower capacities and this is an unbeatable deal for a portable external hard disk
Review Date: 6 Oct 2011
Price when reviewed: £43
Overall Rating
Alternative products
LaCie 2big USB 3
A solid and stylish standalone RAID device, but the price is discouraging for personal use
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Comparison
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2big USB 3
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Store 'n' Go 500GB
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| Part Code | 301534 | Store 'n' Go 500GB |
| Review Date | 25 Oct 2010 | 6 Oct 2011 |
| Price ex VAT | £229 | £43 |
| Price inc VAT | £269 | £52 |
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| Specifications | ||
| Capacity | 2.00TB | 500GB |
| Cost per gigabyte | 12.2p | 11.0p |
| Hard disk usable capacity | 1.86TB | 465GB |
| Hard disk type | Mechanical | Mechanical |
| Cache size | 16MB | |
| Spindle speed | 7,200RPM | |
| Performance tests | ||
| Write speed small files | 35.5MB/sec | 51.0MB/sec |
| Write speed large files | 103.0MB/sec | 82.0MB/sec |
