Mobile and Attractive: External Hard Disks from Maxtor and Seagate

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Seagate External Hard Drive 160 GB

Because it comes without the elaborate aluminum casing, the Seagate is 1.23 kg lighter than the Maxtor drive. It looks more like a portable CD case than a hard disk drive. The connections, on the other hand, create a better impression, as does the eye-catching plastic foot provided with the drive.

And surprise, surprise: the Seagate drive is also stackable, thanks to a circular bulge on one side and the matching depression on the other. All the connections are neatly arranged at the back, and the power supply is provided as a separate unit, as is the norm.

Patrick Schmid
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.