Which Hard Drive Is Right for You?
Running out of file storage space on your computer? Need to back up your growing collection of digital photos, home videos and music? Then it's time for a new external or internal hard drive. Compare the types of hard drives and view capacity examples below to find the one that's right for your needs.
| External Hard Drive  |
Mac External Hard Drive  |
Network & Tablet Hard Drive  |
Internal Drive |
Solid State Drive |
| High-capacity desktop models and compact, portable designs. |
Compatible with your Mac laptop or desktop. |
Access your files from anywhere over the Internet. |
Increase the built-in storage space of your desktop or laptop.. |
Fast, quiet, small and light. Ideal for tablets and laptops. |
What can you store? |
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| Capacity |
Digital Music (Hours) |
Digital Photos (Files) |
Digital Videos (Hours) |
DVD Quality (Movies) |
HD Videos (Hours) |
| 320 GB | up to 5,000 | up to 100,000 | up to 320 | up to 80 | up to 80 |
| 750 GB | up to 12,000 | up to 240,000 | up to 750 | up to 180 | up to 180 |
| 1.0 TB | up to 16,600 | up to 320,000 | up to 1,000 | up to 250 | up to 250 |
| 2.0 TB | up to 33,320 | up to 640,000 | up to 1,000 | up to 500 | up to 500 |
| 3.0 TB | up to 49,980 | up to 960,000 | up to 3,000 | up to 750 | up to 750 |
Average file size using cameras highest resolution JPEG mode |
Based on standard 2- hour movie |
Based on H.264 compression at 6.7Mbps bitrate |