In the last post we looked at the new Apple MacBook Air which while innovative does has a very limited hard disk space, at least by recent standards. These days such a lack of disk space could be something that would have an impact on some people especially if they routinely have to carry around large digital files.

One way to help in this situation would be to purchase a high capacity flash drive such as the Corsair 16GB Voyage we’ve looked at in a recent post. However that would only really be a temporary solution at best as it does not really significantly increase the available drive space.

A good solution would be to get an external hard drive. Although this means carrying an extra device, having a separate portable storage and backup solution is a good way of expanding disk space on a laptop. It is always a good idea to have a separate backup solution anyway. An external such as the Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini Hard Drive is good example of what is available.

Systems like these generally come with automated back up systems and encryption to protect your data should you lose the drive. Being a USB drive of course means that there is no need for a separate power cable.