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  2. Samsung - T7 Shield 1TB External SSD Drive Interface USB 3.2 Solid State Drive - Blue - Front_Zoom

    New!Samsung - T7 Shield 1TB External SSD Drive Interface USB 3.2 Solid State Drive - Blue

    Storage Capacity:
    1000GB
    Model: MU-PE1T0R/AM
    SKU: 6501718
    Your price for this item is $134.99
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  3. Samsung - T5 1TB External USB Type C Portable Solid State Drive - Deep black - Front_Zoom

    Samsung - T5 1TB External USB Type C Portable Solid State Drive - Deep black

    Storage Capacity:
    1000GB
    Model: MU-PA1T0B
    SKU: 6026202
    Your price for this item is $99.99
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  4. Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished T5 1TB External USB Type C Portable Solid State Drive - Deep Black - Front_Zoom

    Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished T5 1TB External USB Type C Portable Solid State Drive - Deep Black

    Model: GSRF MU-PA1T0B
    SKU: 6252145
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  5. Crucial - X8 2TB External USB-C 3.2 Gen 2/USB-A Portable Solid State Drive - Front_Zoom

    Crucial - X8 2TB External USB-C 3.2 Gen 2/USB-A Portable Solid State Drive

    Storage Capacity:
    2000GB
    Model: CT2000X8SSD9
    SKU: 6457946
    Your price for this item is $189.99
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  6. SanDisk - Extreme Portable 1TB External USB-C NVMe Solid State Drive - Front_Zoom

    SanDisk - Extreme Portable 1TB External USB-C NVMe Solid State Drive

    Storage Capacity:
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    Model: SDSSDE61-1T00-G25
    SKU: 6427550
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  7. Samsung - T7 2TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Portable Solid State Drive with Hardware Encryption - Titan Gray - Front_Zoom

    Samsung - T7 2TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Portable Solid State Drive with Hardware Encryption - Titan Gray

    Storage Capacity:
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    Model: MU-PC2T0T/AM
    SKU: 6408301
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  8. Crucial - X6 SE 1TB External USB-C/USB-A Portable Solid State Drive - Front_Zoom

    Crucial - X6 SE 1TB External USB-C/USB-A Portable Solid State Drive

    Storage Capacity:
    1000GB
    Model: CT1000X6SSD9SE
    SKU: 6457929
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  9. SanDisk - Extreme Pro Portable 1TB External USB-C NVMe Solid State Drive - Front_Zoom

    SanDisk - Extreme Pro Portable 1TB External USB-C NVMe Solid State Drive

    Storage Capacity:
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    Model: SDSSDE81-1T00-G25
    SKU: 6427555
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  10. Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished T7 500GB External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Portable Solid State Drive with Hardware Encryption - Indigo Blue - Front_Zoom

    Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished T7 500GB External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Portable Solid State Drive with Hardware Encryption - Indigo Blue

    Model: GSRF MU-PC500H/AM
    SKU: 6415698
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  12. WD - My Passport 500GB External USB Type-C Portable Solid State Drive - Space Gray - Front_Zoom

    WD - My Passport 500GB External USB Type-C Portable Solid State Drive - Space Gray

    Storage Capacity:
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    Model: WDBAGF5000AGY-WESN
    SKU: 6422490
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  13. WD - WD_BLACK D30 2TB Game Drive for PlayStation and Xbox External USB Type-C Portable Solid State Drive - Black - Front_Zoom

    WD - WD_BLACK D30 2TB Game Drive for PlayStation and Xbox External USB Type-C Portable Solid State Drive - Black

    Storage Capacity:
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    Model: WDBATL0020BBK-WESN
    SKU: 6462012
    Your price for this item is $179.99
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  14. Samsung - Portable T7 Touch 1TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Portable Solid State Drive with Hardware Encryption - Black - Angle_Zoom

    Samsung - Portable T7 Touch 1TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Portable Solid State Drive with Hardware Encryption - Black

    Storage Capacity:
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    Model: MU-PC1T0K/WW
    SKU: 6401072
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  15. WD - easystore 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Solid State Drive - Front_Zoom

    WD - easystore 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Solid State Drive

    Model: WDBAYN0010BBK-WEBB
    SKU: 6463872
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  16. SanDisk Professional - G-DRIVE 1TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (NVMe) Portable Solid State Drive - Front_Zoom

    SanDisk Professional - G-DRIVE 1TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (NVMe) Portable Solid State Drive

    Storage Capacity:
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    Model: SDPS11A-001T-GBANB
    SKU: 6467101
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  17. WD - WD_BLACK P50 1TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Portable Solid State Drive - Black - Front_Zoom

    WD - WD_BLACK P50 1TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Portable Solid State Drive - Black

    Model: WDBA3S0010BBK-WESN
    SKU: 6400534
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  18. Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished T7 2TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Portable Solid State Drive with Hardware Encryption - Titan Gray - Front_Zoom

    Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished T7 2TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Portable Solid State Drive with Hardware Encryption - Titan Gray

    Model: GSRF MU-PC2T0T/AM
    SKU: 6415707
    Your price for this item is $169.99
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  19. SanDisk - 2TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C Portable Solid State Drive - Front_Zoom

    SanDisk - 2TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C Portable Solid State Drive

    Model: SDSSDE30-2T00-G25
    SKU: 6486262
    Your price for this item is $199.99
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  20. Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished T7 1TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Portable Solid State Drive with Hardware Encryption - Titan Gray - Front_Zoom

    Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished T7 1TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Portable Solid State Drive with Hardware Encryption - Titan Gray

    Model: GSRF MU-PC1T0T/AM
    SKU: 6415699
    Your price for this item is $79.99
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  21. G-Technology - G-DRIVE Mobile SSD R-Series 500GB External USB 3.1 Gen 2 Portable Solid State Drive - Black/Silver - Front_Zoom

    G-Technology - G-DRIVE Mobile SSD R-Series 500GB External USB 3.1 Gen 2 Portable Solid State Drive - Black/Silver

    Storage Capacity:
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    Model: 0G06052
    SKU: 6253718
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  22. Samsung - Refurbished T7 Touch 1TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Portable Solid State Drive with Hardware Encryption - Black - Angle_Zoom

    Samsung - Refurbished T7 Touch 1TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Portable Solid State Drive with Hardware Encryption - Black

    Model: GSFR MU-PC1T0K/WW
    SKU: 6402273
    Your price for this item is $119.99
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  23. Seagate - One Touch 2TB External USB-C Portable Solid State Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Black - Front_Zoom

    Seagate - One Touch 2TB External USB-C Portable Solid State Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Black

    Storage Capacity:
    2000GB
    Model: STKG2000400
    SKU: 6462275
    Your price for this item is $259.99
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  24. WD - My Passport Go 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Solid State Drive - Black/Cobalt - Front_Zoom

    WD - My Passport Go 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Solid State Drive - Black/Cobalt

    Model: WDBMCG0010BBT-WESN
    SKU: 6355897
    Your price for this item is $115.99
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  25. WD - WD_BLACK D30 1TB Game Drive for Xbox External USB Type C Portable Solid State Drive - Black - Front_Zoom

    WD - WD_BLACK D30 1TB Game Drive for Xbox External USB Type C Portable Solid State Drive - Black

    Storage Capacity:
    1000GB
    Model: WDBAMF0010BBW-WESN
    SKU: 6462011
    Your price for this item is $149.99
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  26. ADATA - SE800 1TB IP68 Rugged SuperSpeed External USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-C Portable SSD - Blue - Front_Zoom

    ADATA - SE800 1TB IP68 Rugged SuperSpeed External USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-C Portable SSD - Blue

    Storage Capacity:
    1000GB
    Model: ASE800-1TU32G2-CBL
    SKU: 6488337
    Your price for this item is $129.99
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Choosing a Solid State Drive

What is a Solid State Drive?

Solid state drives are super-fast computer storage drives that use flash-based technology that is similar, though faster and more reliable than USB flash drives. Traditional hard drives store data on a metal platter with a magnetic coating. The data is stored and accessed with a read/write head as the disks spin. SSD drives, on the other hand, have no moving parts, and store data on interconnected flash memory chips.

Internal vs. External

While it's easy to find traditional external portable hard drives in large capacities at low prices, most SSD drives are internal. External SSDs are available at a higher cost and may be worth your attention if you actively use your external drive while you are computing. For instance, if you are using photo editing software or music editing software, you may want to use an external SSD as a scratch disk, so that you can access your most-used files quickly and easily. Or if you have a large photo library and want to search (and find) your files easily, invest in an external solid state drive.

Solid State Drive vs. Traditional Hard Drive

The primary reason you're probably considering an SSD hard drive is speed. Installing one in your PC or Mac can lower the boot and shutdown times dramatically. Plus, your apps will launch and run faster, and you'll see faster file transfers. Solid state drives, because they have no moving parts, tend to be cooler and quieter than hard drives. They are durable, shock-resistant, vibration-resistant and reliable.

The trade-off to all of these benefits is both cost and size constraints. Traditional hard drives are significantly less expensive than solid state drives. But keep in mind that installing an SSD drive in a slow older computer may ultimately be less expensive than buying a new computer. If you have a great deal of data to store, you may end up paying a high cost for an SSD. They are commonly available in sizes from 500GB to 1TB, while high-end systems may contain SSD as large as 4TB at a much higher cost.

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