Storage Drives - External

External storage drives make it easy to add space or move data without opening a system. This category includes portable drives used for backups, game libraries, media files, and transferring large projects between machines.

What makes them appealing is convenience. Plugging in extra storage allows quick access to files and helps keep internal drives free for active games or applications. Buyers often think about capacity, connection type, and whether portability or speed matters more for their use. Size and power requirements can also affect everyday practicality.

For gamers and creators who need flexible storage on demand, external drives offer a simple and adaptable solution.

Need help? Read our External Storage Buying Guide

Thunderbolt & USB External SSDs

SSDs (Solid State Drives) are the fastest type of data storage device, cutting game and application load times while boosting overall system responsiveness versus HDDs (Hard Disk Drives). SSDs are more resilient and consume less power than HDDs, making them an ideal choice for laptops.

External SSDs are ideal for adding more storage capacity to desktop PCs and laptops or transferring data between systems. These external SSDs connect to systems in a variety of ways, including mutiple versions of USB and Thunderbolt, so make sure to choose one that is compatible with your system(s).

You can check the compatibility of these SSDs with your system in your component documentation or our buyers guide.

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512GB Sonnet Portable Rugged SSD Storage with Thunderbolt 3 Interface - Windows EditionSonnet Fusion 512GB Thunderbolt 3 PCIe SSD Flash Drive LN72101
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- 512GB Sonnet Portable Rugged SSD Storage with Thunderbolt 3 Interface - Windows Edition
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External HDD 2.5"

External storage devices provide a quick and easy way to expand the data storage of your PC or and laptop.

These external drives use mobile 2.5in HDDs, in a compact portable host powered format. Most use USB 3.0 / 3.1 connections at up to 5Gb/s or USB 3.2 at up to 10Gb/s, or Thunderbolt connections at up to 40Gb/s, and many include backup applications and cloud storage subscriptions for added security.

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1TB Seagate FireCuda STKL1000400 Gaming HDD, Black, Desktop, USB 3.2 RGB LED Lighting USB PC/MACSeagate FireCuda 1TB USB3.2 Desktop RGB Gaming External Hard Drive PC/MAC LN172115
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- 1TB Seagate FireCuda STKL1000400 Gaming HDD
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- Desktop
- USB 3.2 RGB LED Lighting USB PC/MAC
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