WD

When it comes to HDDs, there’s no bigger brand than Seagate and Western Digital. In recent years, they’ve grown even bigger, with Seagate acquiring Samsung’s HDD business in 2011, and Western Digital acquiring Hitachi Global Storage Technologies in 2012. With a third of the votes, WD is once again the winner of this Best External Storage Brand category, with Seagate remaining in second place with 20%.