Looking to expand the storage of your computer? CNET's top picks of the best external hard drives and SSDs are worth your cash. Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's ...

External USB/Thunderbolt drives (aka direct-attached storage ... as well as store any data that you don’t need on your computer’s fast internal storage. They’re also extremely handy for ...

but if you’re going to be regularly reading and writing to your external storage (for example, doing video editing right from the drive itself rather than from your computer’s system drive ...

Ideal for any kind of PC build where budget ... but that’s where an external drive comes in. The WD My Book strikes an amazing balance of storage and price, offering enough room for massive ...

or your PC is a bit older, you can still find a great deal on a SATA SSD. These are slower than NVMe drives but they're still a huge improvement on a traditional hard drive.

Support for larger external hard drives is coming to Xbox, with the feature currently available as part of the latest Xbox ...

The top external SSDs and hard drives are essential tools for PC and Mac users. With file sizes constantly growing—whether it’s photos, movies, apps, or games—having ample storage is more ...