External storage is important for backing up your files and other content on your computer. If you take lots of digital photos or video that you archive, you can eat through lots of storage capacity very quickly. It’s always best to buy as large an external hard drive as you can afford. Today SimpleTech has announced upgrades to connectivity and capacity for some of its external HDDs.

Both the SimpleTech Pro Drive and the SimpleTech Duo Pro Drive have been upgraded to include eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0 connectivity options. SimpleTech also offers a PCI expansion card for computers that lack eSATA connectivity.

The dual HDD Duo Pro offers RAID 0/1 modes and can be had in 1TB capacity for $279.99, 1.5TB for $419.99 and 2TB for $549.99. A 3TB model will be available at an undisclosed price in Q4 2008. The Pro Drive retails for $159.99 for a 500GB model, $209.99 for 750GB, and 1TB for $259.99. A 1.5TB version will ship in Q4 2008.

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