External Drives reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 133 Reddit reviews across 34 subreddits and 47 posts to rank the best External Drives brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/macbookpro, r/DataHoarder, r/mac, r/VideoEditing, r/macmini. Top-rated brands include Samsung (4.8/5), Seagate (4.0/5), WD (4.5/5).
Stats
Reviews133
Subreddits34
Posts47
Brands26
Products85
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#1
Samsung
4.8
(33)
"I have a 2tb samsung evo and it works great."
"I’ve used both the Sandisk extreme and the Samsung T7. Love both and I can confirm they work beautifully for putting your mods folder on an external drive."
"Samsung T7 is a popular line of external SSDs, should work fine for you."
"I’ve used Samsung T7 Shield for editing 4k footage without any issues."
"I edit off of them too."
"I’ve been using the 2TB Samsung T9 for about 7 months now and it’s been great. It’s quick enough that I can edit directly on it and it manages heat well."
"Excellent speed and reliability for medium term storage."
"I’ve had the Samsung T7 1TB SSD for years and it’s great. More than enough space for your video files & assets. Plus it’s very fast."
"I haven't had any issues with the T7 yet at all."
"I bought a 4TB Samsung D3 external HDD 8 years ago and it's still going strong."
#2
Seagate
4.0
(25)
"Works great with Macs and anything else, perfect as a Time Machine target."
"Go for the Seagate one or your games will run slower."
"I bought two a couple weeks ago and they seem to be working great so far."
"The Cryptos are coming for drives, I pulled the trigger tonight."
"I have the majority of my games stored on it and haven’t had an issue yet. It seems pretty dependable."
"Seagate 4TB HD from costco. I have 2 of them."
"This 8TB drive at 7200 RPM is a great choice for those willing to spend more."
"Excellent storage solution with great performance."
"They are cheap, small and formatted as HFS+ work perfectly until now."
"For reliability look at Wd Enterprise or Seagate Iron Wolf."
#3
WD
4.5
(11)
"Can certainly recommend it."
"Reliable for Time Machine backups."
"Perfect for working drive, fast and efficient."
"The NAS is set to RAID 1, allowing for easy drive replacement and automatic rebuilding."
"I use WD - they always worked well for me!"
"Portability is superior to any high end external SSD out there."
"I upgraded to my late 2015 iMac in 2016 with a 2TB WD Elements."
"I bought a 2 TB WD in 2011 when I got my first Mac."
"Best bang for your buck if you don't mind the speeds."
"I have the WD 4TB My Book now for a couple years."
#4
Apple
4.0
(12)
"Plenty of room for my photo editing software, no problems."
"The 256GB option with a 1TB external drive is the best choice."
"I don't have any problems with the storage capacity. I'm setting at 210gb of storage available."
"Cloud storage is essential for freeing up space on your device."
"Time Machine works perfectly with my NAS."
"The 128GB storage has been sufficient for my needs over the last 4 years."
"The 256GB storage on my iPhone is great for media playback."
"I chose 256GB for my iPad for media playback, which works well."
"After 3 years, my storage is still not full, and I can use an external HDD for additional space."
"ICloud is great for storing photos and videos."
#5
Western Digital
4.2
(11)
"Best deal that stays under the Wii U's limit."
"The drive was straight in, no need to mod."
"I use the western digital elements portable external hard drive and I have never had a problem."
"For reliability look at Wd Enterprise or Seagate Iron Wolf."
"I've used a 4tb WD HDD connected via USB as my seed HD. Works well and has done for the last 3 years."
"I use the WD 4TB as my “store games” drive."
"Anything Western Digital."
"The WD Elements drive works well for my UnRaid setup and serves as a reliable spare."
"The WD Red is a good choice for NAS setups, but availability can be an issue."
"Getting 2 WD drives can at least ensure that you will get CMR drives and the performance will be optimal for your use case."
#6
SanDisk
3.6
(7)
"Sandisk Extreme SSD works well for editing 4k footage."
"It's the best USB-C SSD Drive you can buy."
"If you want them as sticks only, then I recommend SanDisk, and Samsung, mostly going to see USB 2.0, / 3.0 or 3.1 just make sure they're 3.0 or 3.1."
"A SanDisk 4TB SSD with better read/write speeds at 1050mb/s is at $380"
"The Sandisk Extreme 4 TB external SSD offers great performance for a lower price."
"Some Sandisk extreme models die randomly"
"This replaced my SanDisk that failed on me."
#7
OWC
4.4
(5)
"I have this one. I love it!"
"OWC is like 2x-3x faster if you're working with video or need really fast data."
"The larger SATA HD from OWC improved my backup capacity significantly."
"The OWC Mini-Stack is a reliable solution for Time Machine backups."
"Check out OWC, they make good stuff."
#8
External Hard Drive
4.3
(4)
"The 250GB external hard drive is great for Time Machine backups."
"I use a 1TB external hard drive for data storage, which works perfectly for movies, shows, and applications."
"Using external drives for plugins can save space and keep your projects organized."
"The drive powers down when not in use, causing delays when accessing media."
#9
SSD
5.0
(3)
"I strongly recommend an SSD, in general."
"SSD 500gb is enough."
"Get any solid state and an adapter with a y splitter that’s usb 2.0."
#10
Sabrent
4.7
(3)
"I really like the Sabrent cases. They are very cool and efficient."
"That Sabrent SSD seems to be a good find."
"Sabrent makes some decent ones(and is what I currently use)"
#11
G-Drive
5.0
(2)
"If you want to pay the price for reliability, speed, and redundancy, just get a G-Drive."
"All of the G-Drives are great."
#12
Crucial
4.5
(2)
"My personal recommendation for a SSD for the PS5 is the Crucial P5 Plus which is $87 for the 2TB with heatsink."
"A Crucial 4TB SSD is on sale for $278 ... 800mb/s"
#13
Sony
3.0
(2)
"I've always used an external drive for my games on my PS4 and now do the same for my PS5 without any issues."
"Limited storage capacity restricts the number of games I can have."
#14
M.2 SSD
5.0
(1)
"I like using a M.2 ssd with enclosure."
#15
easystore
5.0
(1)
"I bought the 4tb easystore probably a year after the Xbox one was released."
#16
Glyph
5.0
(1)
"I really like the Glyph Atom series. Tough as nails, look great, and fast."
#17
LaCie
5.0
(1)
"LaCie or Samsung!"
#18
Teamgroup
4.0
(1)
"Then you can get a solid 2TB drive for around $80, the Teamgroup mp34."
#19
ICEMirror
4.0
(1)
"ICEMirror is what i use , works great."
#20
Skilldeals
4.0
(1)
"Skilldeals has(maybe had) a 4TB for $76"
#21
MicroSD Card with USB Adapter
4.0
(1)
"Consider... a microSD card and USB adapter = microdrive! Small, cheap"
#22
Generic SSD
4.0
(1)
"Any run of the mill SSD connected to it, don't pay extra for something you don't need to."
#23
USB Portable Drive
4.0
(1)
"Works great for me"
#24
Glyph Technologies
4.0
(1)
"Anyone hear about a Glyph drive? New kid on the block?"
#25
OWC 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID
4.0
(1)
"There are definitely 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAIDs available. Look at OWC, Promise, and Glyph."
#26
2 TB USB Drive
3.0
(1)
"The drive died after about a year or so from all the read/writes constantly happening."
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