Rather than being bland commodity items, the new Seagate One Touch With Password hard drives are available in six colour options – black, silver, and space grey which have black trims, as well as red, pink, and light blue which have white trims. Seagate One Touch With Password design and features Do these factors matter when choosing a portable hard drive? We're about to find out. The One Touch series sits in the middle, with high-capacity options and more utilitarian features. On the high end, the Ultra Touch models are slim, with stylish fabric on the exterior, and value-added software features. Seagate offers its Expansion portable storage series which just covers the basics – you plug them in, and drag and drop files.
Seagate has tried both these avenues with its new One Touch With Password product line. We've also seen bundled backup and security software as a value-add, which might help swing buyers' decisions. Some companies have tried innovating with design, but there's isn't much that anyone can do with a plastic rectangle. Still, everyone needs a hard drive for backups – even if you think you don't, you do.
Portable hard drives aren't really exciting anymore – there's very little to differentiate one brand from another and you'll often just buy whichever is priced lower.
