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Lexar TouchLock Portable SSD on a white table with a phone.

Lexar TouchLock Portable SSD review

By Ian Evenden published

Score: 81% Lock up your data.

Score: 81%
Two external SSDs on a green background with the PC Gamer recommended badge in the top right corner

Best external SSDs for gaming in 2026: These are the portable drives I'd use for backups, game libraries, and travel storage

By Jacob Fox last updated

SSDs to go Bag one of the best USB Type-C SSDs for game storage on a PC or console.

SSDs to go
The Samsung T9 external SSD floats in a void.

The Samsung T9 beats the best budget external SSD on price this Cyber Monday, now offering 1 TB for only $95

By Jess Kinghorn published

Cyber Monday One (terabyte) for the money.

Cyber Monday
Crucial X10 8 TB external SSD

Save $55 this Black Friday on this small, yet also huge, Crucial X10 8 TB Portable SSD

By Jess Kinghorn published

Black Friday Tiny drive, big capacity, and a big saving

Black Friday
A Team Group T-Create Expert P34F Find My External SSD on a blue gradient background

Team Group has built the world's first external SSD with built-in Apple-based location tracking and it's padlock-shaped

By Andy Edser published

News Where did I leave my... oh, never mind.

News
A SanDisk Extreme Pro external SSD on a pink background with the PC Gamer Recommended label on top.

My favorite USB4 external SSD is at its lowest ever price for October Prime Day and makes for a very snappy 2 TB of storage

By Jacob Fox published

Prime Day It's the best external drive I've tested to date.

Prime Day
A Crucial X10 external SSD in blue with USB Type-C connector cable.

Crucial X10 review

By Ian Evenden published

Score: 85% Big and fast, if you’ve got the right port.

Score: 85%
SanDisk Extreme Pro external SSD on a blue background

The fastest external SSD I've tested is an extra $20 off its usual discounted price and well worth a look if you need some extra storage

By Jacob Fox published

Deal It's a whizz.

Deal
Adata SD810 external SSD on a blue background

I've tested a ton of USB SSDs over the last few months and can tell you, you probably don't need any faster than this Adata drive that's over $20 off for Prime Day

By Jacob Fox published

Prime Day I still reckon this is the best external SSD on the market today.

Prime Day
Seagate Ultra Compact Prime Day deal

I wish I'd snagged this Seagate Ultra Compact SSD at its cheapest Prime Day price before splurging my cash on non-smol storage

By Sean Martin published

Prime Day Get masses of memory in a teensy package with this Prime Day SSD deal.

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