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Best External SSDs 2026

By Matt Safford Last updated

We've tested dozens of external hard drives and SSDs, running them through several benchmarks, and chosen models we've reviewed that offer the best balance of performance, features and price.

External SSDs
Tom's Hardware
Lexar announces ‘world’s thinnest portable SSD’ in celebration of the brand’s 30th anniversary

By Matt Safford Published

Svelte 10 Gbps drive is aimed at Apple users recording directly from iPhones.

External SSDs
Testing old drives as external storage to avoid price hikes.
Testing old drives as external storage to avoid price hikes

By Matt Safford Published

For as little as $10 (or less on sale), you can use an old drive as external storage, but will that dusty drive deliver the speed you need?

Storage
A drawer full of recent flash drives
Best Flash Drives 2026: Fast, Spacious, Pocketable USB Storage

By Matt Safford Last updated

Today's best flash drives are faster and speedier than ever. We've tested dozens to find the best.

USB Flash Drives
Another major Japanese electronics firm exits the Blu-ray market

By Mark Tyson Published

Japanese PC peripherals and accessories stalwart Elecom has announced that it is pulling out of the Blu-ray drive market.

Storage
Protect yourself from bad external SSDs
How to protect yourself from bad external SSDs during the PC hardware apocalypse

By Matt Safford Published

Premium If you’re shopping for a new external SSD, you might want to buy a drive soon, and something that was released before the AI demand seemingly gobbled up all the good flash.

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Unlucky buyer purchases external Seagate HDD, gets an SD card glued inside a plastic shell

By Hassam Nasir Published

Not the flash upgrade they were hoping for...

External HDDs
Memorial Day Tech Deals
Seagate's 24TB External HDD USB storage drive drops to $279 ahead of Memorial Day sales — that's $11.60 per Terabyte

By Stewart Bendle Published

Deals In this early Memorial Day deal, Best Buy has Seagate's 24TB Expansion HDD on sale for the low price of $279

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The iStorage diskAshur DT3 encrypted HDD
'World's First' encrypted 26TB hard disk debuts with diskAshur DT3 and DT2 models

By Kunal Khullar Published

iStorage raises storage limits for its encrypted diskAshur DT3 and diskAshur DT2 desktop drives

External HDDs
Tech Deals
Storage, storage, storage: This 20TB WD Elements external HDD + 1TB WD Black SN770 SSD bundle is an exceptional value for just $279

By Stewart Bendle Published

Deals Beef up your storage capacity inside and out with this fantastic SSD and external HDD bundle for $279

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