Here's what to look for, plus reviews of the best tough flash and platter drives we've tested ... as the editor in chief of the well-known hard-core tech site Tom's Hardware.

Most external drives have some degree of toughness, but rugged SSDs and hard drives take this to another level. In evaluating a drive's ruggedness, we look at its construction and the materials it ...

Here’s how it works. On Windows 10, when your hard drive starts running out of space, the usual solution is to add another drive. While this works, over time, you could end up with a cluttered ...

It should be obvious by now that SSDs require much more sophisticated control mechanisms than hard drives do. That's not to diss magnetic media—I actually think HDDs deserve more respect than ...

The WD My Passport, Works with USB-C is now available at the highest capacity (6TB) of any pocketable, spinning hard drive on the market today. Despite its name, it connects via a USB Micro-B port ...

It might not be the most exciting thing you'll buy for your home studio, but there's no doubt that one of the best external hard drives is an essential purchase for any music maker. Whether you're ...

If you haven't made the upgrade to the PS4 and want to breathe new life into your old console, the best PS4 external hard drives are your best bet. These drives can offer up bigger storage ...

The best Xbox Series X hard drives we've found so far are the officially licensed Seagate Storage Expansion card and the WD Black C50, though we'd opt for the latter. Both allow for native ...

Choosing the best hard drive for your storage can be a bit of a juggling act, with performance, capacity, and cost all being critical parts of the equation to consider. A traditional hard drive ...

The best external hard drive offer huge amounts of storage, which frees up space on your computer, and makes it easy to back up your files quickly and regularly. And they're pretty easy to use too: no ...

TL;DR: Seagate was the first storage manufacturer to introduce heat-assisted magnetic recording hard drives to the market and continues to innovate in magnetic storage technology. The company is ...