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The best external hard drive and SSD for 2021: Mac, PC, PS4 and Xbox
Need a backup option or just more space? Here are our top picks for external storage options.
Most new computers don t come with much storage space unless you re splurging on a high-end model, they usually have 256 or 512 gigabytes. Game consoles such as the PS4 and Xbox One come with 1-terabyte drives (which is roughly 1,000GB), but if you don t regularly take games off the drive as you acquire more, the drives max out easily. A good storage solution is to find the best external hard drive for your needs.
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By Camera Jabber
Ensuring you have enough storage space is a constant battle as a photographer, and that need for space is only exacerbated when it comes to video.
The demands of the latest high-resolution images and video mean that these files don’t just put demands on the capacity but the speed of the storage as well.
A storage revolution has been happening in recent times as the development of SSD Nvme drives’ means that fast large-capacity storage is becoming a reality.
Now WD has announced large capacity updates to four ranges, SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable, Extreme Portable, Extreme and WD Black P50 Game.
Geared to content creators, SanDisk's Extreme Pro Portable SSD V2 offers some of the fastest read and write speeds we've seen from an external solid-state drive. But you'll likely have to buy and install an expansion card on a desktop PC to attain them.
With decent speed, data encryption, and some protection from the elements, all at a reasonable price, SanDisk's Extreme Portable SSD V2 is a solid external SSD for frequent travelers and content creators alike.