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8.4 Our Picks

Here
are the removable hard disk drives we recommend:

None . The day of the Iomega
Peerless, Castlewood ORB, and similar cartridge-based removable hard
drives has passed. They do nothing that can't be
done better by writable optical drives, frame/carrier-based systems,
and external USB 2.0 drives.

StorCase Data Express . Data Express
units are available in every hard drive interface from IDE to
Ultra320 SCSI, and with options such as support for hot-swapping and
RAID. We use a Data Express IDE unit in our main test-bed system
(http://www.storcase.com).

The sole disadvantage of the Data Express is that it is oriented toward VARs and system integrators, and can be hard to find at retail. If you have difficulty finding the Data Express and prefer something available from retailers, consider the Antec DataSwap series, which can be purchased directly from Antec or from numerous resellers (http://www.antec-inc.com).

Maxtor Personal Storage 5000-series .
Frame/carrier systems are the most flexible solution, but require
that each system to or from which data is to be transferred have a
frame installed. If you need Plug and Play connectivity and high
capacity and performance, the best solution is a USB 2.0 external
hard drive, and the best product we know of in that category is the
Maxtor Personal Storage 5000 (http://www.maxtor.com).

For updated recommendations, visit: http://www.hardwareguys.com/picks/remstorel.