Best hard drive on Reddit

"Samsung T7"

"I run all of my games off of a Samsung T7 2TB drive on my base M4 Mac Mini."

"Using a T7 and it’s very fast."

"The Samsung T9 drives are incredibly fast."

"Samsung T7’s are a great price to performance/size ratio."

"I use Samsung T7s with Backblaze in case they die/get lost. Kinda pricey but crazy fast."

"Samsung 990 pro is plenty fast and the 980 is a excellent deal if you can save 20-30 bucks."

"I recently picked up the Samsung T7 Portable SSD and it’s been a game-changer!"

"Another strong contender is the Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD."

"Great for students, large storage, fast uploads and downloads. They are SSD with major fall protection. Samsung makes the best drives in the game."

"2 years ko na din siya ginagamit and still working just how I got it."

"May 20% off naman kaya dun ka na sa 2TB."

"The WD My Book models are excellent for large storage."

"I find them very reliable for backing up work for my portfolio."

"Offering incredibly fast transfer speeds (up to 2,000 MB/s), the WD Black P50 is designed specifically for gamers who need high performance."

"The 2TB capacity is perfect for storing a ton of games without constantly worrying about space."

"I’ve used WD Passport drives for years and they have always been great."

"Here's 5236 days or about 125K hours on my WD Black 1 TB, still running."

"Seems to have outlived the website specification sheet."

"Still showing all good according to Crystaldiskinfo after 4161 days of use."

"Been using Seagate externals for a decade and never had a single one fail yet."

"Would highly recommend you to get [this](https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expansion-STKP14000400-External-Notebook/dp/B093BW8PBG?crid=O6LG62EJEN4D&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.k02ZPHOpcV-JrT-0-9N6iML5x5kPgwDs8yjY93SUJhQfPN4i-_saQDo8TMFUXczEle4-wog6CtYMOUs_3Ivme3TavenG-mKJaFR9NevHqa2xTUW-kq_XhpJ8bc4rO8EP53qVYMlEMWikqyElv6d63HfwR8ILdy4qivqfc2v9SP12DJi-6FVYLeSbJaV56ILqIbVtJkTND-fVkz_nneuGW1bn6ZVHBkyzq-mq8iroh-U.m4"

"With transfer speeds up to 2,000 MB/s, this SSD is built with gaming in mind."

"Designed specifically for PlayStation, this external HDD is officially licensed by Sony, providing plenty of storage for PS4 games."

"The Seagate Expansion Portable 2TB is perfect for storing my PS4 games and is very reliable."

"It's a no-fuss, straightforward external hard drive that gets the job done."

"Seagate is a reliable hard drive for me."

"High capacity, reliable, and affordable."

"I only have one 5TB Seagate external HDD that I expected to fail many years ago... but it has held up like a champ."

"If you want a normal external hard drive for archiving, go for any Seagate device."

"You can easily get an SSD for that budget and size."

"You'll want SSD with USB-C... something with read speeds of 1000 MB/s or more, from brands like Samsung or SanDisk."

"Go for an SSD instead of an HDD."

"This rugged external SSD is perfect for portability and durability, offering fast data transfers up to 1,050 MB/s."

"The SanDisk Extreme SSD is durable and perfect for on-the-go gaming."

"If you have extra money, you can purchase the Sandisk Portable 1TB."

"For USB, SanDisk is usually my go-to, they are alright for transferring data."

"I installed the *WD Black SN850 2TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4x4 Officially Licensed for PS5 with Heatsink*. So far, it's worked well."

"You’ll get 4TB storage with almost 3,000mb/s read & write speed all for under $400."

"Look at western digital about 50 to 60 for 1tb."

"I found that WD has substantial better build quality."

"WD or MSI might be cheaper."

"The PS5's expansion slot for an m2 SSD is a great feature for extending storage."

"An external hard drive is essential for expanding storage on the PS5, especially for PS4 games."

"External HDDs and SSDs are very useful for playing PS4 games."

"Traditional external HDDs are much slower than SSDs, which can be time-consuming."

"Decided to go with a brand new 4TB SSD."

"Get yourself an SSD rather than a HDD."

"For this use case I would is an SSD."

"I have one and I store all my games on it. It works really well and it is not slow at all."

"I can't recommend it enough! It’s sleek, has a solid 2TB capacity, and is pretty affordable."

"Stands out with its blazing-fast read speeds and rugged design."

"Reliable backup solution."

"Lightening fast, perfect for video editing."

"Excellent speed for video editing."

"Until now nasa akin pa, imbakan ng hundreds of anime."

"I recommend this one"

"I just use a cheap old 320GB Toshiba drive on my main Wii and haven't had any issues."

"Get an M.2 drive. External drives can’t store PS5 games because they’re too slow."

"The M.2 drive you get has to be faster than 6000mbps read and write."

"Don’t get a hard drive, most ps5 games don’t work on HDD."

"Go for an internal, not external."

"Samsung has always worked phenomenally for me, I use the Samsung 980 pro 2tb, I believe it retails for a little over a hundred."

"Samsung 980 Pro SSD 2 TB with heatsink."

"You can easily create a backwards compatibility partition for original HDDs using fatxplorer."

"Slim HDDs can be used in phat cases without issues."

"Time Machine effectively manages backups without interference."

"Great for editing."

"External SSD would be the best option. I get from amazon when they are on sale and have free shipping to the Phil."

"External SSD would be the best option. I get from amazon when they are on sale and have free shipping to the Phil."

"If you're willing to wait a bit for black friday and buy from amazon, you can order external ssd for your mac like this one."

"If you're willing to wait a bit for black friday and buy from amazon, you can order external ssd for your mac."

"I just ordered an ACASIS NVMe 40Gbps enclosure and the 2TB Samsung 990 Pro, heard that’s a good combo :)"

"I got a Corsair MP600 Pro 2tb. Plenty of space, and I have never regretted it."

"They're about 14.6 TB formatted. They are HGST enterprise pulls, with zero errors."

"Get the WD_Black 2TB SN850X NVMe SSD with Heatsink."

"I have had the SABRENT M.2 NVMe 1 TB Gen 4 with PS5 Heatsink since the PS5 launch."

"Ive been using the Teamgroup MP44S 2230 2tb and its been flawlessly, one of the cheaper 2th models and works great"

"The Micron one that iFixit sells is pretty solid. I have the 2 TB version of it in my OLED."

"It's just over £1m but good value for money."

"For better experience it's better to use M.2 slot that is inside PC or laptop. External SSD for gaming is better then HDD."

"I used a 2 tb crucials pro m.2 SSD. Cost me £88 last year that's why $130 roughly."

"I'll always stick beside my trusty but never dusty handy dandy WD Red Pros."

"Seagate Exos (x16 or x18 is fine) or a WD Ultrastar are my go-tos!"

"You can get a 2tb Seagate Firecuda 530 for 200$."

"I recommend considering the Seagate Game Drive for PS5."

"Just get a samsung T7 SSD and be done with it."

"I bought a Lexar one on sale that has worked great."

"The simplest solution would be something like a WD EasyStore/Elements."