{"id":197400,"date":"2025-09-26T02:07:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T02:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/?p=788304"},"modified":"2025-09-26T02:07:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T02:07:33","slug":"the-best-ps5-external-hard-drives-to-pick-up-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-best-ps5-external-hard-drives-to-pick-up-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The best PS5 external hard drives to pick up right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/the-best-ps5-external-hard-drives-to-pick-up-right-now.jpg'><img src='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/the-best-ps5-external-hard-drives-to-pick-up-right-now.jpg' alt='' title='ps5-external-hard-drive-header' width='600' height='371'><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have a PlayStation 5, congrats! I&rsquo;m sure you know that they&rsquo;ve been difficult to get. The future isn&rsquo;t all roses, either, because with only 1TB of storage, you might find yourself running out of space quickly. But, there are easy solutions with some of the best PS5 external hard drives below!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-788304\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"#best\">Best PS5 external hard drive overall<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"#cheap\">Cheapest PS5 external hard drive<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"#fast\">Fastest PS5 external drive<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"best\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Best PS5 external hard drive overall<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-788312 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/the-best-ps5-external-hard-drives-to-pick-up-right-now-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you need to keep your data safe, you really can&rsquo;t go wrong with Western Digital, or WD. They&rsquo;re reliable, affordable, and generally come in a huge variety of storage options. Basically, when it comes to external storage in general, it&rsquo;s the best of all worlds!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The WD Elements line is not specifically branded for the PS5, but don&rsquo;t worry, as you can use it with the console without an issue. Why pay more for a PlayStation branded HDD when you can get 5TB of storage for $100?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WD also has consistent sales on these HDDs (and their other lines), so if you&rsquo;re not in a rush, keep an eye on the listing you want and you may be able to save a little more!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Depending on if you&rsquo;re looking in the US or UK, different storage sizes of the WD Elements are available. As of this writing, the below was available, but more are likely to come into stock in the future! I&rsquo;d personally recommend the 2TB WD Elements, though, which is available in both regions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WD Elements US:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Elements-Portable-External-Drive-WDBU6Y0050BBK-WESN\/dp\/B06VVS7S94?tag=vg247-m-us-20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1TB $47.99 at Amazon US<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Elements-Portable-External-Drive-WDBU6Y0050BBK-WESN\/dp\/B06W55K9N6?tag=vg247-m-us-20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2TB $59.78 at Amazon US<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Elements-Portable-External-Drive-WDBU6Y0050BBK-WESN\/dp\/B0713WPGLL?tag=vg247-m-us-20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4TB $89.99 at Amazon US<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Elements-Portable-External-Drive-WDBU6Y0050BBK-WESN\/dp\/B07X41PWTY?tag=vg247-m-us-20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5TB $99.99 at Amazon US<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>WD Elements UK:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/WD-Elements-Portable-External-Drive\/dp\/B06WLL85ZJ?tag=vg247-m-21\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">500GB &pound;58.20 at Amazon UK<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/WD-Elements-Portable-External-Drive\/dp\/B06XGBXS4T?tag=vg247-m-21\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">750GB &pound;40.85 at Amazon UK<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/WD-Elements-Portable-External-Drive\/dp\/B06W55K9N6?tag=vg247-m-21\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2TB &pound;54.98 at Amazon UK<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"cheap\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cheapest PS5 external hard drive<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-788311 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/the-best-ps5-external-hard-drives-to-pick-up-right-now-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you&rsquo;re looking for the cheapest HHD around, that honor tends to shift hands frequently between the WD Elements above and the Seagate Portable. They have mostly comparable prices, but depending on where you&rsquo;re looking and when the Seagate may be the most cost-effective option.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The reason why WD Elements wins the top spot while Seagate&rsquo;s Portable line doesn&rsquo;t is because they don&rsquo;t seem to be available in the UK new! You can find used models easily enough, but why do that when you can go with WD for the same price.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Seagate Portable US:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07CRG7BBH?tag=vg247-m-us-20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1TB for $47.49 at Amazon US<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07CRG94G3?tag=vg247-m-us-20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2TB for $59.99 at Amazon US<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07CRGSR16?tag=vg247-m-us-20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4TB for $89.99 at Amazon US<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07VS8QCXC?tag=vg247-m-us-20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5TB for $104.99 at Amazon US<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"fast\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fastest PS5 external drive<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-788306 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/the-best-ps5-external-hard-drives-to-pick-up-right-now-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"293\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you want speed, you&rsquo;re going to want to leave HDDs at the door. Instead, you&rsquo;ll want to get an external solid-state drive, or SSD. SSDs have higher read speeds than HDDs, which for the PS5 means quicker load times for anything you have on the drive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you want an SSD, though, you&rsquo;re going to have to pay a premium for less storage. SSDs just aren&rsquo;t as prevalent tech-wise as HDDs yet!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That said, if you want to go with an SSD, you&rsquo;ll want to go with the Crucial X8. With the 1050MB\/s read speed, it&rsquo;s one of the fastest external options around. The prices are still reasonable for an SSD, too&ndash;though you might just want to stick with the 1TB option due to the prices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Crucial X8 US:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Crucial-1TB-Portable-SSD-USB\/dp\/B07YD62982?tag=vg247-m-us-20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">500GB for $117.47 at Amazon US<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Crucial-1TB-Portable-SSD-USB\/dp\/B07YD5TK4F?tag=vg247-m-us-20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1TB for $148.99 at Amazon US<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Crucial-1TB-Portable-SSD-USB\/dp\/B08C3XVP2P?tag=vg247-m-us-20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2TB for $219.95 at Amazon US<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Crucial X8 UK:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Crucial-CT500X8SSD9-Portable-USB-C-Black\/dp\/B07YD62982?tag=vg247-m-21\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">500GB for &pound;74.51 at Amazon UK<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Crucial-CT500X8SSD9-Portable-USB-C-Black\/dp\/B07YD5TK4F?tag=vg247-m-21\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1TB for &pound;124.19 at Amazon UK<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Crucial-CT500X8SSD9-Portable-USB-C-Black\/dp\/B08C3XVP2P?tag=vg247-m-21\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2TB for &pound;213.95 at Amazon UK<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Looking for more great round-ups and some of the best deals around?&nbsp;Give Jelly Deals a follow on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jelly_deals\">Twitter<\/a>! Or, head over to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jelly.deals\/\">Jelly Deals<\/a> site for regular buyer&rsquo;s guides and features on all sorts of tech, entertainment, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2021\/04\/16\/ps5-external-hard-drives\/\">The best PS5 external hard drives to pick up right now<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\">VG247<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2021\/04\/16\/ps5-external-hard-drives\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a PlayStation 5, congrats! I&rsquo;m sure you know that they&rsquo;ve been difficult to get. The future isn&rsquo;t all roses, either, because with only 1TB of storage, you might find yourself running out of space quickly. But, there are easy solutions with some of the best PS5 external hard drives below! Best PS5 external hard drive overall Cheapest PS5 external hard drive Fastest PS5 external drive Best PS5 external hard drive overall When you need to keep your data safe, you really can&rsquo;t go wrong with Western Digital, or WD. They&rsquo;re reliable, affordable, and generally come in a huge variety of storage options. Basically, when it comes to external storage in general, it&rsquo;s the best of all worlds! 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