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Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go

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

Full review

Overall Rating
6 stars out of 6

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Store 'n' Go 500GB

Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go
Details
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
Overall rating 5 stars out of 6 6 stars out of 6
Performance 5 stars out of 6 5 stars out of 6
Features & Design 6 stars out of 6 6 stars out of 6
Value for Money 3 stars out of 6 6 stars out of 6
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
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