Backing up your computer is great practice for good digital hygiene, and keeping your important documents and photos safe on an external hard drive can make a PC crash or virus problem much less ...

USB 2.0 portable hard drives are common and ideal for compatibility, but are slow performers. Upgrading your portable hard drive to a USB 3.0 enclosure will increase its performance significantly.

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With so much of our data in a digital format these days, it's important to keep a backup of your information to ensure it's protected. Thankfully, portable hard drives not only allow you to make a ...

The popular 2TB Seagate FireCuda Gaming solid state hybrid drive is back at just $60, a few 5TB external hard drives are on sale for $99, and you can score a 2.5-inch 1TB internal SSD starting at just ...

At the core, there isn’t a lot of difference between this and the other Seagate Backup Plus drives. It is a mechanical HDD with a capacity of 1TB or 2TB which connects through a USB 3.0 interface. And ...

Solid-state drives are all the rage these days when it comes to file storage options. Just check all the hoopla surrounding the PlayStation 5’s SSD. Then again, there’s still a case to be made for ...

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The Conner at CES 2026 presented a lineup focused on not on traditional hard drives but rather portable digital storage. The ...