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The best external hard drives you can buy
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Whether you need a drive for backups or extra space for apps, games and files, these external hard drives provide the storage boost you need

Get the best external drive for your PS5
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Keep playing your PS4 favourites and archive your PS5 hits with our pick of the best USB hard drives and SSDs for PlayStation 5

The best external hard drives for Xbox Series X in 2024
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Give your Xbox a serious storage boost with the best external SSDs and HDDs and plug-in expansion cards

7 ways Western Digital’s external hard drives beat the cloud
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Cloud storage certainly has its place, but there are many ways that a physical hard drive just can’t be beat

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The best external hard drives for PS4
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Too many games, not enough hard drive space? Get more the easy way with a USB 3 external hard drive for PS4

Best external hard drives for Xbox One
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Too many games, too little storage? Our pick of the best external hard drives for Xbox One can give you all the space you need

Western Digital My Passport 2TB
Western Digital My Passport 2TB review
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Huge capacity, but not particularly fast at writing small files.

£170 inc VAT
Toshiba Canvio Premium 4TB review
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It has some nice extra features, but the Canvio Premium is barely faster than much cheaper alternatives

£133 inc VAT
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Toshiba Canvio Connect II
Toshiba Canvio Connect II review
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Great performance, great software, great price – the Canvio Connect II is the whole package

£73 inc VAT