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Best External SSDs 2023: Fast, Reliable, Portable Storage
By Matt Safford, Sean Webster published
We've tested dozens of external hard drives and SSDs and chosen models that offer the best balance of performance, features and price.

New Freeware Detects Fake USB Drives with Inflated Capacity
By Mark Tyson published
If you have a USB drive you suspect might not offer the capacity it was advertised as offering, ValiDrive puts it through a 576-region spot check.

WD Injects 22TB HDDs Into My Book External Drive Lineup for Capacities up to 44TB
By Matt Safford published
Digital hoarders and 8K content creators, rejoice!

Crucial X6 4TB Portable SSD Review: A Ton of Storage on the Go
By Shane Downing published
We put the spacious 4TB Crucial X6 portable SSD through our expansive test regimen to see how it stacks up.

WD My Book Pro Thunderbolt 2-Bay Boasts 435 MB/s Speed
By Chris Ramseyer last updated
The My Book Pro is WD's fastest external storage product to date. This one scales up to 12 TB of capacity, but it doesn't come cheap.

Sabrent Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station Review: Lots of Storage, Fast
By Shane Downing published
We put the Sabrent Thunderbolt 3 docking station through its paces.

16TB Sabrent Rocket XTRM-Q SSD Review: Twice the Storage, Twice the Price
By Sean Webster published
With two 8TB M.2 NVMe SSDs connected to the Thunderbolt 3 interface, the Rocket XTRM-Q offers up massive capacity at a massive price.

Sabrent Rocket XTRM-Q Portable TB3 SSD Review: Sleek, Spacious and Speedy
By Sean Webster last updated
Though costly at the highest capacities, Sabrent’s Rocket XTRM-Q offers up high performance over both USB 3.2 Gen 2 and Thunderbolt 3.
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