PORTABLE HARD DISK DRIVE

 PORTABLE HARD DISK DRIVE

A hard disk drive, hard disk, hard drive, or fixed disk is an electromechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage and one or more rigid rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material. The platters are paired with magnetic heads, usually arranged on a moving actuator arm, which read and write data to the platter surfaces. Data is accessed in a random-access manner, meaning that individual blocks of data can be stored and retrieved in any order. HDDs are a type of non-volatile storage, retaining stored data even when powered off. Modern HDDs are typically in the form of a small rectangular box. Introduced by IBM in 1956, HDDs were the dominant secondary storage device for general-purpose computers beginning in the early 1960s.Wikipedia

I just bought a new TOSHIBA portable hard drive with 1TB of memory space which helps me a lot and saves a lot of time which costs me around 4k. Having a portable hard drive makes it easy for sharing and copying files

• Storage – USB drives have smaller capacities compared to external portable hard drives. These days, you can easily get a 4TB external hard drive.

• Price – External hard drives are a lot more expensive compared to USB flash drives because of the higher storage capacity they have.

• Lifespan – Both have fairly similar lifespans with enough care and protection.

• Portability – USB flash drives are easier to carry compared to external hard drives. They also don’t need extra cables or power cords.

• Read / Write Speed – Hard drives are used for faster data transfers, especially for bulk data