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7.1
3 reviews
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    6.0
  • Durability
    6.9
  • Portability
    8.0
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9.0
1 review
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8.0
PC Pro Feb 11, 2008

If you want to carry a lot of data around and durability is more important to you than pure pence per gigabyte, it's just about worth the price premium.

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7.0
IT Pro Portal May 25, 2010

It sure is going to match your needs if you need to carry around a lot of data and durability is a must have, then sure the high price does seem a lot more appealing.

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6.0
Expert Reviews Apr 12, 2013

This sluggishness might be forgiven if the ToughDrive were cheaper, but it costs 47p per gigabyte and has the highest price of all the portable disks in the group. Buffalo's MiniStation is better value.

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9.0
ArmpitOfDeath ArmpitOfDeath

I first got these mainly due to some of my (now-ex, thankfully) colleagues who had no concept of how to treat hard disks on the move when a larger number of regular drives ended up 'just stopped working' (after clearly being dropped, etc), but also also as additional insurance for my...

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