10 best hard drives with Aliexpress

A hard disk is a storage device for storing information on hard magnetic disks. Depending on the type, it can be either one of the important parts of the computer or an additional gadget. Increasingly large hard drives are on sale every year, allowing users to collect and store more and more information: collections of movies, music albums, photos, etc. And if before even 1 GB flash drives seemed like a fairy tale, now hard drives with a capacity of several terabytes have become a reality.

This reality can be even more accessible if you buy hard drives on AliExpress, because, firstly, the prices there, as a rule, are lower than the store ones, and secondly, there is more assortment than in any electronics supermarket. However, the choice of goods should be approached responsibly: compare characteristics, study reviews. We did it for you and created a rating of the best hard drives with Aliexpress, based on the opinions of customers and the technical characteristics of the devices.

Top external hard drives

Hard disks, which are separate gadgets and connected to a computer, laptop or multimedia player using a USB cable, fell into this category. External hard drives are used as additional data storage and are bought, as a rule, when the internal hard drive is already full of movies downloaded from the Internet, accumulated photos and other “heavy” files. Also, the device may need to store important working information or backup copies of valuable files.

3 Acasis

The budget model of a standard form factor with a stylish design. For the basic version (capacity 120 GB) you will have to pay only a little more than a thousand rubles. There is compatibility with USB 3.0, which has a positive effect on the speed of reading and writing data (official figures from the manufacturer could not be found, but in the reviews customers share the results of numerous tests - the average figure is 100 MB / c / 45 MB / c).

The remaining characteristics (SATA 6 Gb / s interface, rotational speed of 5400 revolutions) are not amazing, but they are quite worthy for the gadgets of the price segment under consideration. The device is available in five colors from the classic black to deep pink, clearly designed for a female audience.

2 Seagate c2971

Seagate C2971 is notable for the fact that it is available in several versions with different memory sizes: 500 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB. Sometimes 4 TB models are also available to order, which makes this hard disk the most capacious among similar devices on AliExpress. Problems with use, as a rule, does not arise. The hard disk works completely silently, the data transfer rate is high enough for devices in this price category, about 50 MB / s, and its actual capacity is within the normal range: for example, for a 1 TB version, it is about 930 GB.

The device itself is thin and light, only one and a half centimeters thick and weighs 170 grams. The disadvantages of the hard disk users attributed only the lack of anti-slip stickers on the bottom of the case and the fact that the supplied cable is not universal.

1 Blueendless

The Blueendless external hard drive won first place for its low cost combined with high quality. In just over three thousand rubles, you can get 930 GB of available memory, 8 MB of buffer, decent data transfer speed (about 40 MB / s via USB 2.0 and at least 80 MB / s via USB 3.0) and a spindle speed of 5400 RpM. A better-quality hard drive for that kind of money cannot be accurately found, at least on AliExpress.

The black matte hard disk case is pleasant to the touch. The size of the device allows you to take it with you wherever you go: the parameters are 12x7.7x1.35 cm. Judging by the reviews, failures in Blueendless work are rare, and if they do, then, firstly, they do not affect the data on the disk and secondly, they are covered by a three-year warranty from the manufacturer.

Best Internal HDD Hard Drives

Hard drives from this category are designed for direct installation in a computer or laptop and are an important element for the functioning of a PC. All data, operating system, installed programs, etc. are stored on it. Without this device, the computer simply will not work.

4 Hgst

The form factors of hard drives for desktops and laptops are different. Only a 2.5-inch hard disk can be installed in a laptop, and HGST has just such parameters, but it received a place in the rating not only because of its size, but also because of its good technical characteristics. HGST does not brake: spindle speed at 5400 revolutions per minute and 128 MB of buffer memory can ensure fast and uninterrupted operation of the device. The capacity of the device is 1000 GB - that's enough even for the most avid movies and music lovers.

Among the shortcomings, users noted a slight noise during the operation of the hard drive, as if something was scratching inside, and heating the device to 58 ° C, but similar problems are present in almost all budget models with AliExpress.

3 SEAGATE C2979-1TB

The advantage of this Seagate model is such a parameter as the cache size: the C2979 has 1 TB of 128 MB, which ensures a high speed of information processing. Other characteristics are quite standard: write speed of 100 MB / s, 930 GB of available memory and spindle speed of 5400 revolutions per minute. Because of its 2.5-inch size, this hard disk is not suitable for computers, it can only be installed on a laptop.

Feedback to the product is mostly positive, but some buyers are unhappy with the volume of the hard drive: there are clearly sounds when positioning magnetic heads. Before working with the device, users are advised to format it.

2 AVOLUSION MD320GBDS

Winchester from the Chinese manufacturer Avolusion buyers praise for virtually silent operation: the volume level is only 3 dB. It also compares favorably with many models with Aliexpress speed of rotation of the spindle, reaching up to 7200 revolutions per minute and providing the fastest access to files. The capacity of the hard drive - 320 GB - the optimal amount for those who do not need to store on your computer a collection of your favorite movie in HD quality. However, about 70 films on this hard drive will still fit.

Unfortunately, it was not without flaws. First, Avolusion loses much to its competitors in terms of cache size and, consequently, information processing speed. While for most models, this indicator ranges from 32 MB, Maxdigital has only 16 MB. Secondly, the hard drive has a large number of sectors with a read speed of more than 50 microseconds.

1 TOSHIBA DT01ACA100

A large number of orders and a high rating of the internal hard drive Toshiba DT01ACA100 is ensured by the fact that buyers trust the company, which appeared long before Aliexpress and is firmly established on the market. Buying this wine maker will be a great solution for those who are afraid to buy “nouneym” products and at the same time do not want to overpay for a similar product in the offline store.

The technical characteristics of DT01ACA100 are not better, but not worse than most models with Aliexpress. Its real capacity is 930 GB, the spindle speed is 7200 revolutions per minute, the cache size is 32 MB, the interface is SATA III. This model is 3.5 inch, and therefore suitable for installation on a stationary computer, server, media player, but not on a laptop.

Best Internal SSD Hard Drives

If the main reason for searching for a new hard disk is not a lack of storage space for files, but a desire to increase the overall speed and speed of the system boot, then the best solution would be to buy a solid-state drive (SSD). Gadgets of this type work smartly, practically do not create noise and have good wear resistance. The truth is that the user will have to pay an impressive amount for such advantages, and the average capacity of such storage is much less than in the HDD.

3 KingSpec KSQ

One of the cheapest SSD models on Aliexpress is among the options with a capacity of 120 GB or less (capacity for SSDs, in our opinion, should not be seriously considered, since both the operating system and the software set that you want to get fast loading should fit into the disk ). For quite an economical price tag, the user is offered a rather stylish and miniature device, with stated write speeds of 370 and 260 MB / s (for the SATA 3 interface). At the same time, it should be noted that only the 120 GB version seriously sags in speed, while 240 and 480 GB devices give the standard values ​​for the segment in the region of 500 MB / s.

The warranty life is listed here at 1,000,000 hours, which is quite decent (even if these figures were overstated). A cache of tar in this line can be called cache volume - information about it could not be found in principle, which most likely indicates the minimum values ​​of such.

2 Mengmi ssd

Outwardly, an unremarkable hard drive has proven itself well from the start of sales, and today there is not a single negative among the more than 200 reviews left on this model. The device is based on the SMI SM2258 controller, among other things, it supports caching in SLC mode (the strongest type of flash memory). The stated speeds (480/430 MB / s) are slightly less than the limits available for SATA3, but it is clear that when it comes to such values, there is little point in chasing a couple of tens of megabytes per second.

However, potential buyers need to keep in mind: if the disk is filled with information (60% of the volume or more), the processing speed will gradually decrease to average values ​​in the HDD (since the SLC-cache principle is based on the use of free space).

1 Londisk SATA3 2.5 INCH SSD

Unlike most of the companies mentioned in this rating, Londisk cannot be attributed to completely unknown manufacturers - their products (mainly memory cards) have already earned a certain popularity and are among the top-selling sellers on AliExpress. As for the SSD, considered in this review, then here first of all it is worth noting a considerable amount of cache (256 MB). It will definitely come in handy for gamers, since the structure of gaming applications often involves working with numerous small files.

Also in the reviews, users note that the speed of writing and reading of the device is quite decent, even when connected via SATA2. A nice bonus for those who decide to purchase will be the availability of a guarantee and gifts (microSD card and SATA cable).

Popular vote - who is the best manufacturer of hard drives presented on AliExpress?
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Blueendless

Seagate

MANYUEDUN

Eaget

AVOLUSION

Toshiba

Hgst

Acasis

KingSpec

Mengmi

Londisk

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