The PCWorld Guide to Storage
From SSDs and hard drives to USB flash drives, the expert editors at PCWorld have all your storage needs covered. We bring you the latest storage reviews, buying advice and best buys, deals, tutorials and news.
Latest Storage Reviews
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Best external SSD for gaming 2024: Portable performance drives
Adding an external SSD to your gaming laptop is a great way to expand your storage for holding games and making your game library portable.
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Best external drives 2024: Backup, storage, and portability
Whether you're looking for speed, capacity, portability, or all of the above, a USB external hard disk or SSD is a necessary complement to your desktop PC setup.
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Corsair MP700 Elite SSD review: PCIe 5.0 delivers benchmark dominance
With a new controller and PCIe 5.0, this iteration of Corsair's MP700 host memory buffer SSD trounces PCIe 4.0's sequential benchmark performance.
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The best PCIe 4.0 SSDs for blistering storage speeds
Our list has picks for best PCIe 4.0 SSD overall, best on a budget, best for a game consoles, and more. Plus what you need to know about ultra-fast PCIe 4.0 drives in general.
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Best SSDs of 2024: Reviews and buying advice
The best solid-state drives can supercharge your PC. Here are our picks for the best SSDs, and what you should know before a purchase.
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TerraMaster D8 Hybrid enclosure review: Versatile, vast, USB storage
With four 3.5-inch SATA HDD bays (two in RAID), and four NVMe SSD slots, the D8 Hybrid allows you to add a slew of drives to your system via 10Gbps USB.
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Samsung 990 EVO Plus review: Hybrid design makes a fast SSD faster
Samsung's new hybrid PCIe 4 x4, PCI 5 x2 990 EVO plus is significantly faster than its plain 990 EVO predecessor in most ways.
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Teamgroup T-Force A440 Lite NVMe SSD review: Affordable but lackluster
The Teamgroup R-Force A440 Lite SSD is a merely a decent performer, and it's up against stiff competition — including the company's own G50.Latest Storage Deals
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This speedy 1TB microSD is 4K ready and now a solid 42% off
Get this 1TB microSD by Lexar for any of your devices for just $75 (was $130) on Amazon.
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The 4TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD with heatsink just dropped to 40% off
Grab this high-performance, large-capacity internal SSD for the stunningly low price of $290 on Amazon right now.
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Our favorite super-fast portable SSD plunges to $63 for Cyber Monday
The SK Hynix Beetle X31 has a shiny new best price.
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This flash drive hides an ultra-fast 1TB SSD, and it's never been cheaper
We gave the SK Hynix T31 4.5 stars and our Editor's Choice award—and now it's down to its best price at Amazon this Cyber Monday.
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This 1.5TB SanDisk microSD card is an absurdly cheap $89 today
Amazon is selling this 1.5TB SanDisk Ultra microSD card for just $89.
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Samsung's compact $19 flash drive is a great Cyber Monday impulse buy
The 256GB Samsung Fit Plus is only $18.69 on Amazon for Cyber Monday.
Best Deals
Best Cyber Monday SSD and storage deals
You can pick up SSDs and other storage at solid prices during Cyber Monday.
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Best Cyber Monday USB flash drive deals
Cyber Monday is the best time to score a flash drive! Here are the best Cyber Monday discounts on flash drives worth pouncing on.Latest Storage News
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Portable SSDs aren't just for backups. Here's why everybody needs one
There are so many great uses for a portable SSD, even if you aren't a full-blown tech geek. Check out these practical use cases.
How-To
How to extend the life of your hard drive
Under ideal conditions, hard drives can work for many years. However, various factors influence their service life.
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You're using your USB flash drive wrong. Do this instead
There's more to using a USB flash drive than just plugging it in, at least if you want to get the most out of it.
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How much SSD space do you really need? Don't skimp unless you have to
For the best PC/laptop experience, there's a minimum you don't want to drop below. Here's how much SSD storage space you should have in 2024.
How-To
How to turn any SSD into a DIY external drive
Breathe new life into your old flash memory with an external USB enclosure.
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Amazon's October Prime Day 2024: What to know and the best deals
This year's second Prime Day sales event is finally here. Here's what to know about the timing, what's going on sale, Amazon Prime membership, and more.
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Amazon's October Prime Day: What to know about 'Prime Big Deal Days 2024'
Amazon is launching the October version of Prime Day, known as Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, on Oct 8, 2024. Here's everything you should know about the deals event.
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