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best hard drives offer huge amounts of storage without making your wallet cry
vary from person to person
For a laptop or game console, you may want to check out a 2.5-inch or external hard drive
For the best gaming PCs, though, the best hard drives are going to have a high capacity and fast speed
They offer a great ratio of gigabyte to dollar and performance perks to top it off
The 2TB model hits a particular sweet spot by balancing high performance and affordability
Since this drive combines 7,200rpm platters and high density data, computers outfitted with this drive will be able to read data extra fast
warrantyToshiba is a huge name in computing
When it comes to hard drives, the Toshiba X300 is a high-capacity, high-performance champ worth taking a look at
The X300 drives boast great gigabyte-to-dollar value without sacrificing on the performance side
These drives all spin at 7,200RPM and include 128MB of cache for fast operation
The only downside is the warranty only lasts two years, which feels short for a drive meant to store so much important data.This product is
only available in the US and UK at the time of this writing
comes to gaming, speed is king
With capacities up to 1TB available, the VelociRaptor drives are ready to store large game libraries, and the super fast platters will help
those games launch and load quickly.Best budget hard drive: WD Blue DesktopHeavy on storage, light on price Interface: SATA 6Gbps |
drivesWestern Digital offers a good bargain with its line of WD Blue hard drives
With a range of storage options from a small 500GB to a massive 6TB, the WD Blue is a viable pick for almost any type of computer build
The best value comes from the larger drives, as they give increasingly more storage per dollar spent
64 MB | RPM: 7,200NAND-boosted performanceAn already fast platterNo competitionWhen it comes to hybrid hard drives that include a small
The FireCuda can fit up to 2TB of data, and then its 8GB of solid-state storage learns and stores the data you use most frequently to make
That flash storage speed boost is made even sweeter by the fact the hard drive itself is spinning at a fresh 7,200rpm
much more expensively than a standard hard drive at their capacity
However, their native NAS optimization makes that premium totally worth it
These drives are capable of running at a fast 7,200rpm spin rate 24/7 without having to worry about drive failure
RPM: 5,400Multiple capacity optionsPerformance above a standard HDDFlash storage comes at a premiumUpgrading the storage in a laptop in a
hard drive can be tough, since they typically require a smaller drive to fit
hybrid drive strikes a nice balance
It offers an easy way to add lots of storage to a laptop while also giving it a speed boost thanks to 8GB of flash storage
slowerGame consoles hard drives fill up fast with massive libraries
The WD My Book strikes an amazing balance of storage and price, offering enough room for massive game libraries
Running on USB 3.0, it may not be quite as fast as an internal drive upgrade, but it will run games and offer more storage at a cheaper
death of the best hard drives
Luckily, devices like the G-Technology G-Drive are here to show these naysayers the life that remains in spinning disks
Not only does this external hard drive offer huge amounts of storage, up to 10TB, but thanks to Thunderbolt 3 compatibility, it can even
charge your laptop while you work
