Ultimate External Storage Guide: Find the Perfect Drive for Your Needs (2024)
Drowning in storage options? From tiny flash drives to massive hard drives, this guide breaks down all types of external storage. Discover the best drive for photos, gaming, video editing, backups, and more! Compare speed, size, portability, and price to find your perfect match. Ditch the storage confusion - upgrade your digital life today!
Life’s best moments happen fast. To make sure you don’t miss them, you need portable, reliable storage. With the SanDisk® Portable SSD you can store your content and memories on a fast drive that fits seamlessly into your mobile lifestyle.
Life Moves Fast—Don’t Miss It
Life’s best moments happen fast. To make sure you don’t miss them, you need portable, reliable storage. With the SanDisk® Portable SSD you can store your content and memories on a fast drive that fits seamlessly into your mobile lifestyle.
Speed up the flow. Move files faster. All on the Go with a portable external SSD
The rugged SanDisk® Extreme Portable SSD delivers high-speed transfers with up to 550MB/s read speeds.7 This makes it perfect for saving and editing hi-res photos and videos. With an IP55 rating, it also stands up to rain, splashes, spills, and dust.1
Tough Storage That’s Ready for Life
Your life’s an adventure. The SanDisk Extreme® Portable SSD fits your mobile lifestyle and accelerates every move. Nearly 2x as fast as our previous generation!
Finish First with Powerful SSD Performance
From the brand trusted by professional photographers worldwide, the SanDisk Extreme PRO® Portable SSD provides powerful solid state performance in a rugged, dependable storage solution. Nearly 2x as fast as our previous generation!
Finish First with Powerful SSD Performance
From the brand trusted by professional photographers worldwide, the SanDisk Extreme PRO® Portable SSD provides powerful solid state performance in a rugged, dependable storage solution. Nearly 2x as fast as our previous generation!
WD Elements Portable - 4TB
Simple, fast and portable.
Discover the reliability and expansive storage capacity of WD Elements portable hard drives. Experience fast data transfers and seamless connectivity with USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 3.0 devices, enabling you to effortlessly backup your photos, videos, and other files wherever you go.
Crucial X9 2TB Portable SSD
CT2000X9SSD9
Dependable storage for your favorite devices, wherever you go — that’s what the Crucial X9 Portable SSD offers.
1. MB/s speed measured by Crucial as maximum sequential performance of device on a high-performance desktop computer with Crystal Disk Mark (version 8.0.4 for x64). Your performance may vary.
2. Some of the storage capacity is used for formatting and other purposes and is not available for data storage. 1GB equals 1 billion bytes.
3. Comparative speed claims measured against maximum reported speeds from mainstream portable HDD manufacturers. Your performance may vary.
4. Up to 7.5 ft/2 meters without impact to data on a carpeted floor.
5. Compatibility may vary and may be contingent on device formatting and host capabilities. Compatible Android devices must be able to work with USB Mass Storage over OTG. Operating system updates and reformatting may be required.
6. Based on average photo size of 6MB, video at 4K/60fps in H264 format at 24GB/hr and 200GB for AAA games.
7. Best speeds available with USB Type-C to C cable on USB 3.2 Gen2 supported devices. Use USB Type-A adapter for older devices.
8. Ships in exFAT format. Can be reformatted into NTFS, APFS or other formats. Reformatting will result in loss of data from the drive.
9. Valid for 3 years from the original date of purchase, or before writing the maximum total bytes written (TBW) as published in the product datasheet and as measured in the product’s SMART data, whichever comes first.
10. One-month complimentary Adobe Acrobat Pro plan available with eligible Crucial SSD purchase. Adobe Acrobat Pro and Crucial product registration required for redemption. Eligible Crucial X9 SSDs: CT4000X9SSD9, CT2000X9SSD9, CT1000X9SSD9 must be purchased between September 26, 2023 and December 31, 2024. Offer limited to one redemption per eligible Crucial SSD purchase and registration; up to two per Adobe Creative Cloud user account, subject to acceptance of applicable Terms of Use, while activation code supplies last. Additional terms and conditions may apply. Micron Technology reserves the right to change or discontinue this offer at any time without notice.
Crucial X9 4TB Portable SSD
CT4000X9SSD9
Dependable storage for your favorite devices, wherever you go — that’s what the Crucial X9 Portable SSD offers.
1. MB/s speed measured by Crucial as maximum sequential performance of device on a high-performance desktop computer with Crystal Disk Mark (version 8.0.4 for x64). Your performance may vary.
2. Some of the storage capacity is used for formatting and other purposes and is not available for data storage. 1GB equals 1 billion bytes.
3. Comparative speed claims measured against maximum reported speeds from mainstream portable HDD manufacturers. Your performance may vary.
4. Up to 7.5 ft/2 meters without impact to data on a carpeted floor.
5. Compatibility may vary and may be contingent on device formatting and host capabilities. Compatible Android devices must be able to work with USB Mass Storage over OTG. Operating system updates and reformatting may be required.
6. Based on average photo size of 6MB, video at 4K/60fps in H264 format at 24GB/hr and 200GB for AAA games.
7. Best speeds available with USB Type-C to C cable on USB 3.2 Gen2 supported devices. Use USB Type-A adapter for older devices.
8. Ships in exFAT format. Can be reformatted into NTFS, APFS or other formats. Reformatting will result in loss of data from the drive.
9. Valid for 3 years from the original date of purchase, or before writing the maximum total bytes written (TBW) as published in the product datasheet and as measured in the product’s SMART data, whichever comes first.
10. One-month complimentary Adobe Acrobat Pro plan available with eligible Crucial SSD purchase. Adobe Acrobat Pro and Crucial product registration required for redemption. Eligible Crucial X9 SSDs: CT4000X9SSD9, CT2000X9SSD9, CT1000X9SSD9 must be purchased between September 26, 2023 and December 31, 2024. Offer limited to one redemption per eligible Crucial SSD purchase and registration; up to two per Adobe Creative Cloud user account, subject to acceptance of applicable Terms of Use, while activation code supplies last. Additional terms and conditions may apply. Micron Technology reserves the right to change or discontinue this offer at any time without notice.
