WD Elements 1TB Portable.
Pros: Solid performer, Relatively Cheap, No Powercord Required, Enough Storageroom
Cons: Short USB Cable, Annoying LED on the back.
Pros: Solid performer, Relatively Cheap, No Powercord Required, Enough Storageroom
Cons: Short USB Cable, Annoying LED on the back.

Pros: Fast, Reliable, Warranty
Cons: Heavy?

Pros: Holy crap, Skyrim loads faster.
Cons: Y U NO CHEAP.

Pros: Fast, solid performance, stable
“After my dad dropped my old External HDD , a Western Digital 3200AAK, he offered to buy me a new one. It wasn’t hard to choose a new one. I got the Western Digital Elements 1TB, which is a major upgrade from my past External HDD (my dad is a bit dumb when it comes to that, as he sworn me that I wouldn’t be getting a better drive than what I already had). Today, after a few days of use, I’ll...” --AverageNinja
WD Caviar Black high performance 3.5-inch SATA hard drives combine 7200 RPM spin speed, 32 MB or 64 MB cache, SATA 3 Gb/s interface, and up to 2 TB capacity with an integrated dual processor for lightning-fast performance in demanding desktop, workstation, and multi-drive systems. Rock solid mechanical architecture and enhanced reliability features help protect the drive and the data stored on...
Brand Seagate Series Barracuda Model ST3000DM001 Packaging Bare Drive Performance Interface SATA 6.0Gb/s Capacity 3TB RPM 7200 RPM Cache 64MB Average Latency 4.16ms Physical Spec Form Factor 3.5" Features Features Seagate OptiCache technology improves performance by up to 45% Seagate AcuTrac technology enables reliable...
Count on Seagate to deliver the storage innovations that bring your costs down and crank your storage up. Industry's first 1 TB-per-disc hard drive technology OptiCache™ technology exploits big 64MB cache sizes and improved microprocessor capabilities Seagate OptiCache™ technology improves performance by up to 45% over the previous generation SATA 6Gb/s...
Cache: 16MB Parts: 3 years limited Labor: 3 years limited
“Can't say much other than these drives are rock solid. I swear by these things. Own 3 at the moment. NEVER had a problem with them. Highly recommended. ” --Juni
“This thing loads Windows 7 faster, my games faster, I see huge improvements on Skyrim and Crysis. Windows 7 loads under 10 seconds.” --RainbowPee
Cache: 64MB Parts: 5 years limited Labor: 5 years limited
Available in capacities up to 2 TB, WD Caviar Green SATA hard drives reduce power consumption by up to 40 percentage and offer best-in-class acoustics and operating temperature. Based on WD's exclusive GreenPower technology, these drives are designed to deliver power savings as the primary attribute. As hard drive capacities increase, the power required to run those drives increases as...
The Western Digital Caviar Blue hard drive is a leader in the race for the peak of desktop drives. Combining industry leading SATA 6Gb/s interface, high speed cache and large capacity, these drives deliver superb performance required by data-intensive and high-end multimedia applications, perfect for high-performance home and business computing. Pick the drive that suits your needs with the...