Tested: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1-terabyte hard drive

Verdict
The ST31000340AS makes an ideal drive for backing up your data, but it certainly isn't for everyone. Currently it costs £225, which is expensive considering a pair of Seagate 7200.11 500GB drives costs £130 in total. You may even be better off getting a pair of 750GB hard drives for £127 each. As with all new technology, the prices will start to fall over time, but so will the cost of the smaller Seagate drives.

If you haven't got enough room to add a second hard disk drive, or you don't want two separate drives humming, whirring and bringing your power supply to its knees, the ST31000340AS is decent value. Pick one up now from e-tropolis.co.uk.