The need for increased storage space has made multi-gigabyte and terabyte drives very popular. Apart from giant internal hard disks, external hard drives are also gaining popularity. Discover the largest external hard drives around and how they work.
SATA is an interface used for connecting hard drives to a computer. Designed to replace the old PATA interface, it is significantly faster than the old standard. Besides the different SATA hard drive sizes, several versions have also appeared.
Sizes of external hard drives depend on whether you will be getting a desktop model or a laptop external hard drive. External hard drives for your desktop usually measure around 4.9 inches wide by 8 inches deep by 1.4 inches high while laptop external hard drives are approximately 4.3 inches wide by 3.3 inches deep by 0.7 inch high.