<![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware UK in External-hdds ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/pc-components/storage/hdds/external-hdds Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:01:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Seagate FireCuda X Vault (8TB) review: A USB-powered, RGB-lit hard drive aimed at gamers ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-ssds/seagate-firecuda-x-vault-8tb-review wMTqkBmayFtTLmmF8EsppP Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:01:00 +0000 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:39:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Enthusiast reverse engineers world’s smallest HDD to access data with help from an old Nokia N91 and OpenClaw — open source USB bridge unlocks 0.85-inch mechanical Toshiba drive from 2004 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/enthusiast-reverse-engineers-worlds-smallest-hdd-to-access-data-with-help-from-an-old-nokia-n91-and-openclaw-open-source-usb-bridge-unlocks-0-85-inch-mechanical-toshiba-from-2004 YtN9aa89Z3oz2wDKQ8inTM Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ This ginormous 28TB Seagate hard drive offers unbeatable value storage for just under £15 per TB — pre-order this shuckable external HDD for only £419.99 at Amazon ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/this-ginormous-28tb-seagate-hard-drive-offers-unbeatable-value-storage-for-just-under-gbp15-per-tb-pre-order-this-shuckable-external-hdd-for-only-gbp419-99-at-amazon mTxRcJiLrT7jp5iFLShxaJ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:07:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Save 36% on this huge 16TB WD external hard drive for Black Friday — shuckable storage upgrade down to just £258.99 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/save-36-percent-on-this-huge-16tb-wd-external-hard-drive-for-black-friday-shuckable-storage-upgrade-down-to-just-gbp258-99 ogVnNAxvCFuC8sLvNWGa84 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:46:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Unlucky buyer purchases external Seagate HDD, gets an SD card glued inside a plastic shell ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/unlucky-storage-seeker-buys-external-seagate-hdd-gets-sd-card-glued-inside-a-plastic-shell vCkFZZNsRtE9mXdpcqPGJc Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:30:00 +0000 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:37:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lucky data hoarder pays $360 for six 8TB WD external hard drives, lands five more for free — scores 11 shuckable HDDs for $4 per TB ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/lucky-data-hoarder-pays-usd360-for-six-8tb-wd-external-hard-drives-lands-five-more-for-free-scores-11-shuckable-hdds-for-usd4-per-tb GnDVofoYX5ewKid37QtX2i Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:44:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ $28 hard drive from Amazon turns out to be legit despite the price — questions about the 500GB HDD's longevity remain, though ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/usd28-hard-drive-from-amazon-turns-out-to-be-legit-despite-the-price-questions-about-the-500gb-hdds-longevity-remain-though g7enn4nAhmVwtPJ7SLDGiE Sat, 28 Jun 2025 13:56:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'World's First' encrypted 26TB hard disk debuts with diskAshur DT3 and DT2 models ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/worlds-first-encrypted-26tb-hard-disk-debuts-with-diskashur-dt3-and-dt2-models yjeo8juFc3PKyypzmWM7mR Tue, 06 May 2025 14:20:31 +0000 Tue, 06 May 2025 15:22:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Buffalo celebrates 50yr anniversary with a limited edition 'skeleton' transparent hard disk ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/buffalo-celebrates-50yr-anniversary-with-a-limited-edition-skeleton-transparent-hard-disk C5JJV2iZLgu26u8S4ySRae Thu, 01 May 2025 12:45:55 +0000 Thu, 01 May 2025 12:47:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Seagate's 28TB Expansion portable HDD drops to $329 — Massive storage for your desktop ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/seagates-28tb-expansion-portable-hdd-drops-to-usd329-massive-storage-for-your-desktop GybjvQHizhPTiKqUBL6PdV Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:31:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Best Buy shaves $50 Off Seagate's 26TB Expansion HDD — now just $11.50 per TB ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/network-switches/best-buy-shaves-usd50-off-seagates-26tb-expansion-hdd-now-just-usd11-50-per-tb wCLPWsVEgdgjqKGbF4Shba Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:20:25 +0000 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:20:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Seagate's 24TB Expansion Desktop HDD is now just $279 at Best Buy ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/seagates-large-24tb-expansion-desktop-hdd-is-now-just-usd279-at-best-buy VyyiUjdaxkVK2tobppk6Y9 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:24:08 +0000 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:45:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Western Digital's 5TB WD Elements Portable HDD hits an all-time low on Amazon ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/western-digitals-5tb-wd-elements-portable-hdd-hits-an-all-time-low-on-amazon 2z9khakdfGMk7sTTFo6H67 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:47:49 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:57:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Seagate Expansion Desktop 20TB HDD is now just $229 at Best Buy ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/the-seagate-expansion-desktop-20tb-hdd-is-now-just-usd229-at-best-buy yG9uRG2WfsKNdAZG4XamJf Sun, 09 Feb 2025 16:25:52 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:57:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ WD 20TB External HDD is only 1 cent per GB for Black Friday — $200 off at Best Buy ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/wd-20tb-external-hdd-is-only-1-cent-per-gb-for-black-friday-usd200-off-at-best-buy QPp7CzoLjetKLL5UPQVvmE Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:08:47 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:57:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Backup your data for only 1 cent per GB with Seagate's 14TB external HDD ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/backup-your-data-for-only-1-cent-per-gb-with-seagates-14tb-external-hdd Ks8F85TavR2RC2NDfWSGjX Fri, 12 Jul 2024 16:17:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Western Digital rolls out new 2.5-inch HDDs for the first time in seven years: is 6TB the swan song for 2.5-inch hard drives? ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/western-digital-rolls-out-new-25-inch-hdds-for-the-first-time-in-seven-years-is-6tb-the-swan-song-for-25-inch-hard-drives u4fCy3knKH7F3XTLVozxWg Fri, 17 May 2024 14:04:08 +0000 Fri, 17 May 2024 14:04:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ New PS5 External Disc Drive Requires Internet Connection for Pairing ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/new-ps5-external-disc-drive-requires-internet-connection-for-pairing XfL769RPydk5TDGMvB6bRR Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:29:41 +0000 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:01:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ WD Injects 22TB HDDs Into My Book External Drive Lineup for Capacities up to 44TB ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/wd-my-book-22tb-and-44tb-external-hdds x2w9wrSuY9MErZuePEbjkR Wed, 15 Feb 2023 14:00:51 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:52:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Seagate Partners With DNA Tech Startup for 1000x Data Densities ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/seagate-partners-with-dna-tech-startup-for-1000x-data-densities DvSiZuNpcfCrDAWQjgG7hj Thu, 08 Sep 2022 16:44:48 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:02:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Seagate Reveals Star Wars-Branded FireCuda External HDDs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/seagate-releases-star-wars-hdds WEeCnUz87xgQGwkzcCyJKn Wed, 04 May 2022 19:17:55 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:51:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ WD Easystore 14TB External Hard Drive Falls to its Lowest Price of the Year ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/wd-easystore-14tb-external-hard-drive-289-best-buydeal vuxuVKxVyAEynvXbTcQKrg Wed, 18 Aug 2021 17:34:51 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:51:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ WD Easystore 8TB External Hard Drive Falls to Its Lowest Price of the Summer ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/wd-easystore-8tb-deal-40-dollars-off nsVL7x2kaiLxQDwHAR8PyX Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:11:44 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:14:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Get $150 off This 8TB WD External Hard Drive ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/wd-my-book-8tb-external-hard-drive-deal JC9Qr9k6eZcEJdYTLATpcS Tue, 20 Apr 2021 15:54:59 +0000 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 13:28:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Toshiba 2TB Portable Hard Drive At New Low Price of $56 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/toshiba-2tb-hdd-new-low-price-56 t3RRiBi6soyHQ45vVZKcoH Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:59:43 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Shuckable External 12TB WD Hard Drive Now Only $175 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/shuck-external-12tb-wd-hard-drive-dollar175 RDq4pKT7XLn3ZhRh5Fk6ui Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:54:12 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:14:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Check out these awesome Seagate accessories from PAX East 2020 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/check-out-these-awesome-seagate-accessories-from-pax-east-2020 dxtDN52vaHWbVdrUMjHCTh Fri, 06 Mar 2020 02:05:09 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:02:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ WD's 10TB External Hard Drive Is Down to $160 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/cheap-external-storage-hard-drive-deal AfD7H7nuYGkJZoaGQfkXM6 Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:38:01 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:14:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ WD Easystore 12TB External HDD $100 off, now $179 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/wd-easystore-12tb-external-hdd-deal JEycW4e4p6qqsEjLYMEQmV Sat, 30 Nov 2019 03:09:26 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:14:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Touch Portable HDD Review: Secured in Style ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-backup-plus-ultra-touch-portable-hard-drive,6315.html 7T9FthkpkrApfm3nEm49on Wed, 20 Nov 2019 22:06:19 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:02:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Get Your Hands on a $43 1TB External Hard Drive from WD ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/1tb-external-hard-drive-deal-sale oRECUV8j8Wq6oscns44Erc Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:33:07 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:14:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ WD’s Refreshed My Passport Lineup Features a Slim 5TB Portable Drive ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/wd-my_passport-portable-hdd-2019,40310.html RsrLtiQqynKLYuEdMqdq2j Wed, 04 Sep 2019 08:00:02 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:05:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ LaCie Mobile Drive Portable HDD Review: Pretty Portable ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/lacie-mobile-drive-portable-hdd,6264.html T4GNKms4uVba96B5LtVaNJ Wed, 21 Aug 2019 13:00:01 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:32:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ LaCie 2big RAID 16TB Review: Big on Reliability and Capacity ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/lacie-2big-raid-16tb-hard-drive-review,6249.html UbvEU4DMqHNdpgLb9iJhwM Sat, 17 Aug 2019 14:00:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:32:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Replace Your Hard Drive With 512GB of Lightning-Fast Storage for $67 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/xpg-sx8200-pro-512gb-ssd-deal-sale,39468.html 3MKLXbP4H6VMXGB6t6NpDF Mon, 27 May 2019 16:50:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:53:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Data Hoarder Alert: WD 10TB External Hard Drive Is $90 Off ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/wd-easystore-10tb-external-hard-drive-deal-sale,39339.html DdYMYE3ktJeJZDaAxz24xf Tue, 14 May 2019 15:50:02 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:05:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ LaCie Rugged RAID Pro 4TB Review: A Tough HDD Built for Speed ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/lacie-rugged-raid-pro-4tb,5641.html BnGQUk2kRfW4AxixEKUdRe Wed, 06 Mar 2019 18:00:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:27:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why I Will Never Buy a Hard Drive Again ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/cheap-ssds-are-killing-hard_drives,37563.html wV5QZ5LVLactmeCx24HSDH Tue, 07 Aug 2018 20:16:02 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:52:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ RGB Invasion Continues With New Asus External Hard Drive ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/asus-fx-external-hdd-rgb,37548.html QrNdQagcEsJ5ZEeLkuh4J3 Thu, 02 Aug 2018 21:10:02 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:16:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ WD My Passport Ultra HDD Review ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/wd-my-passport-ultra-hdd,5205.html Gbo3nr9QCFH48wG6sqdNtA Mon, 18 Dec 2017 02:00:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:29:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pushing Intel Optane Potential: RAID Performance Explored ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-optane-raid-report,5060.html T6jJwmgwrTRiJoLvce8MsT Wed, 24 May 2017 13:00:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:44:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Seagate Partners With Fornetix To Secure Government Drives ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/seagate-partners-fornetix-government-drives,33648.html bTdkfTtkreff9rF5ULtG9Y Mon, 13 Feb 2017 18:55:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:02:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Seagate Smashes Burst Buffers With ClusterStor 300N ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/seagate-clusterstor-nytro-hpc-supercomputer,33018.html k6wJbvs86FzbcqD5uQPtA7 Mon, 14 Nov 2016 17:00:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:02:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Seagate Innov8 8TB External HDD Review ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-innov8-8tb-hdd-review,4732.html abrdr5FEck8sbZHhqQbYQj Sun, 06 Nov 2016 13:00:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:31:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Seagate Expands Barracuda Series With 5TB 2.5" HDDs, Embiggens FireCuda SSHDs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/seagate-barracuda-firecuda-hdd-sshd,32860.html youKFdctgFciVQfg5nQwnM Thu, 13 Oct 2016 17:35:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 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]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-backup-plus-8tb-external-hdd,4443.html FHuxmLmRvoTjK8eShzy8yP Tue, 01 Mar 2016 14:00:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:30:06 +0000