BEST EXTERNAL DESKTOP STORAGE (PREMIUM) WD MY BOOK 8TB $350 | wd.com

WD’s latest range of My Book desktop hard drives might lack the handy front-facing USB port feature offered by Seagate’s Backup Plus Hub, but at this bigger 8TB capacity WD’s product is a little more affordable and, moreover, is better when it comes to one critical area: speed when writing lots of mixed files, both small and large, which is the case when performing full PC backup jobs. That extra bit of performance makes it a slightly superior choice in our estimates, and WD’s included software is also very polished and user friendly.