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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.

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Latest Storage Reviews

Best external SSD for gaming 2024: Portable performance drives
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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.
By Gordon Ung and Sam Singleton
Best external drives 2024: Backup, storage, and portability
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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.
By Gordon Mah Ung and Jon L. Jacobi
Corsair MP700 Elite SSD review: PCIe 5.0 delivers benchmark dominance
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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.
By Jon Jacobi
The best PCIe 4.0 SSDs for blistering storage speeds
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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.
By Jon Jacobi and Katherine Stevenson
Best SSDs of 2024: Reviews and buying advice
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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.
By Katherine Stevenson and Jon Jacobi
TerraMaster D8 Hybrid enclosure review: Versatile, vast, USB storage
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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.
By Jon Jacobi
Samsung 990 EVO Plus review: Hybrid design makes a fast SSD faster
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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.
By Jon Jacobi
Teamgroup T-Force A440 Lite NVMe SSD review: Affordable but lackluster
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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.
By Jon Jacobi
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Latest Storage Deals

This speedy 1TB microSD is 4K ready and now a solid 42% off
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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.
By Gabriela Vatu
The 4TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD with heatsink just dropped to 40% off
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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.
By Gabriela Vatu
Our favorite super-fast portable SSD plunges to $63 for Cyber Monday
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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.
By Gabriela Vatu
This flash drive hides an ultra-fast 1TB SSD, and it's never been cheaper
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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.
By Gabriela Vatu
This 1.5TB SanDisk microSD card is an absurdly cheap $89 today
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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.
By Gabriela Vatu
Samsung's compact $19 flash drive is a great Cyber Monday impulse buy
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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.
By Gabriela Vatu
Best Cyber Monday SSD and storage deals
Best Deals

Best Cyber Monday SSD and storage deals

You can pick up SSDs and other storage at solid prices during Cyber Monday.
By Alaina Yee
Best Cyber Monday USB flash drive deals
Best Deals

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.
By Gabriela Vatu
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Latest Storage News

Portable SSDs aren't just for backups. Here's why everybody needs one
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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.
By Chris Hoffman
How to extend the life of your hard drive
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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.
By Friedrich Stiemer
You're using your USB flash drive wrong. Do this instead
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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.
By Laura Pippig and Joel Lee
How much SSD space do you really need? Don't skimp unless you have to
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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.
By Chris Hoffman
How to turn any SSD into a DIY external drive
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How to turn any SSD into a DIY external drive

Breathe new life into your old flash memory with an external USB enclosure.
By Ines Walke-Chomjakov
Amazon's October Prime Day 2024: What to know and the best deals
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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.
By Gabriela Vatu
Amazon's October Prime Day: What to know about 'Prime Big Deal Days 2024'
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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.
By Mark Hachman
Lexar's new SD card is literally too fast for your gear
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Lexar's new SD card is literally too fast for your gear

The SD 8.0 card can hit speeds of up to 1.7GB/s even though your camera and PC can't keep up.
By Michael Crider
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