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09-11-2018, 10:50 AM
Anyone who uses a PC should have an external drive. It’s not only a useful means of data backup and storage, it also allows you to transport files from your desktop or laptop to another device.
Updated 9/10/18 to include Samsung's new Portable SSD X5, which impressed us so much we christened it the best portable Thunderbolt 3 drive (https://www.pcworld.com/article/3198109/storage/best-external-drives.html#toc-3).--
External drive cheat sheetOur quick-hit recommendations:


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-Xbox One X (https://www.pcworld.com/article/3200218/gaming/microsoft-xbox-one-x-price-release-date-games-features-faq.html)-one users, as well, would be wise to invest in an external drive as a way of augmenting the console’s measly 1TB hard drive (the external drive needs to be USB 3.0-compatible and will be formatted when you insert the drive).-
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