hard drive reliability
Best Buy customers often prefer the following products when searching for hard drive reliability.
If you're a PC user, you've likely heard about solid state drives (SSDs), the flash-based storage devices that have been around for years but are now finding their way into more and more computers. Here is a selection of the best from the market today.
SanDisk Professional - G-DRIVE 6TB External USB-C 3.2 Gen2 Hard Drive - Black
Model: SDPHF1A-006T-NBAADSKU: 6517100Top comment"Great Hard Drive to Upgrade Transfer Speeds...Sandisk Hard Drive"
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The SanDisk Professional G-DRIVE enterprise-class hard drive with a USB-C (10Gbps) interface delivers ultra-reliable, high-capacity storage in a premium, stylish design. The 7200RPM Ultrastar drive inside features powerful performance with speeds up to 250MB/s read and 250MB/s write2 (6TB1 capacity) that is perfect for fast backup and access to your HD videos, photos, music, and other high-value content. The stackable, anodized all-aluminum enclosure offers premium durability and anchor points for attaching to a DIT cart, a mounting plate, or other gear for your production needs. The G-DRIVE desktop hard drive also offers LED light brightness customization with three modes to choose from, comes ready for Mac, and is easily reformatted for Windows.Top comment"Great Hard Drive to Upgrade Transfer Speeds...Sandisk Hard Drive"
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The SanDisk Professional G-DRIVE enterprise-class hard drive with a USB-C (10Gbps) interface delivers ultra-reliable, high-capacity storage in a premium, stylish design. The 7200RPM Ultrastar drive inside features powerful performance with speeds up to 250MB/s read and 250MB/s write2 (6TB1 capacity) that is perfect for fast backup and access to your HD videos, photos, music, and other high-value content. The stackable, anodized all-aluminum enclosure offers premium durability and anchor points for attaching to a DIT cart, a mounting plate, or other gear for your production needs. The G-DRIVE desktop hard drive also offers LED light brightness customization with three modes to choose from, comes ready for Mac, and is easily reformatted for Windows.See all External Hard Drives
Seagate - Game Drive for PlayStation Consoles God of War Ragnarök LE 2TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Blue
Model: STLV2000100SKU: 6523272Top comment"Love the design of this hard drive...Only one that allows you to store ps5 games. Can't play off hard drive. Only for transferring....Great Hard Drive...This is a great external hard drive to be able to store more information and games"
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Confront the end of days with the officially licensed God of War Ragnarök Limited Edition Game Drive for PlayStation consoles. Featuring an ice-cold design worthy of Fimbulwinter, this HDD stores your PS5 games, then transfer them to the console when it’s time to play. Plus, with a 2TB capacity, you can wield enough games to make the nine realms take notice.Top comment"Love the design of this hard drive...Only one that allows you to store ps5 games. Can't play off hard drive. Only for transferring....Great Hard Drive...This is a great external hard drive to be able to store more information and games"
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Confront the end of days with the officially licensed God of War Ragnarök Limited Edition Game Drive for PlayStation consoles. Featuring an ice-cold design worthy of Fimbulwinter, this HDD stores your PS5 games, then transfer them to the console when it’s time to play. Plus, with a 2TB capacity, you can wield enough games to make the nine realms take notice.See all PS5 Game Drives
Seagate - Game Drive M.2 1TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe with Heatsink for PS5
Model: ZP1000GP3A4001SKU: 6520529Top comment"Love this internal hard drive slim sleek with a 1TB memory. As a person who plays multiplayer games with tons of updates, this is a good product for that extra memory....Great drive for PS5!...I recently noticed that my PS5 drive was filling up and that I needed to fill the empty SSD slot for additional space (especially with MW2 coming out). "
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Maximize your PS5 gaming experience with the Game Drive M.2 SSD for PS5. Optimized for both the Digital and Standard Editions of PS5, this SSD installs with just a screwdriver and features a custom heatsink to keep your system running at peak performance. Grab hold of up to 7300/6000MB/s sequential read/write speeds and seamlessly bolster your gaming capacity with up to 1TB of space.Top comment"Love this internal hard drive slim sleek with a 1TB memory. As a person who plays multiplayer games with tons of updates, this is a good product for that extra memory....Great drive for PS5!...I recently noticed that my PS5 drive was filling up and that I needed to fill the empty SSD slot for additional space (especially with MW2 coming out). "
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Maximize your PS5 gaming experience with the Game Drive M.2 SSD for PS5. Optimized for both the Digital and Standard Editions of PS5, this SSD installs with just a screwdriver and features a custom heatsink to keep your system running at peak performance. Grab hold of up to 7300/6000MB/s sequential read/write speeds and seamlessly bolster your gaming capacity with up to 1TB of space.See all Internal SSDs
Seagate - Game Drive M.2 2TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe with Heatsink for PS5
Model: ZP2000GP3A4001SKU: 6520527Top comment"I personally chose this because I've always gotten Seagate hard drives for my consoles. This thing is LIGHTNING fast as far as transferring games from the console storage to M2 and vice versa. ...Drive works instantly...Did not have to worry about the drive not being detected in bios. Seagate Game Drives are trustworthy. "
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Maximize your PS5 gaming experience with the Game Drive M.2 SSD for PS5. Optimized for both the Digital and Standard Editions of PS5, this SSD installs with just a screwdriver and features a custom heatsink to keep your system running at peak performance. Grab hold of up to 7300/6900MB/s sequential read/write speeds and seamlessly bolster your gaming capacity with up to 2TB of space.Top comment"I personally chose this because I've always gotten Seagate hard drives for my consoles. This thing is LIGHTNING fast as far as transferring games from the console storage to M2 and vice versa. ...Drive works instantly...Did not have to worry about the drive not being detected in bios. Seagate Game Drives are trustworthy. "
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Maximize your PS5 gaming experience with the Game Drive M.2 SSD for PS5. Optimized for both the Digital and Standard Editions of PS5, this SSD installs with just a screwdriver and features a custom heatsink to keep your system running at peak performance. Grab hold of up to 7300/6900MB/s sequential read/write speeds and seamlessly bolster your gaming capacity with up to 2TB of space.See all Internal SSDs
Seagate - Game Drive M.2 4TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe with Heatsink for PS5
Model: ZP4000GP3A4001SKU: 6520526Top comment"It's pricy but it greatly expands the PS5 storage space without the lag time of using an external hard drive. Considering the size of games these days, I anticipate this will prevent the hassle of trying to move my games around and spend time managing storage every time I buy a new game. ...This drive is the FireCuda 530 rebranded specifically for the Playstation 5. "
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Maximize your PS5 gaming experience with the Game Drive M.2 SSD for PS5. Optimized for both the Digital and Standard Editions of PS5, this SSD installs with just a screwdriver and features a custom heatsink to keep your system running at peak performance. Grab hold of up to 7250/6900MB/s sequential read/write speeds and seamlessly bolster your gaming capacity with up to 4TB of space.Top comment"It's pricy but it greatly expands the PS5 storage space without the lag time of using an external hard drive. Considering the size of games these days, I anticipate this will prevent the hassle of trying to move my games around and spend time managing storage every time I buy a new game. ...This drive is the FireCuda 530 rebranded specifically for the Playstation 5. "
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Maximize your PS5 gaming experience with the Game Drive M.2 SSD for PS5. Optimized for both the Digital and Standard Editions of PS5, this SSD installs with just a screwdriver and features a custom heatsink to keep your system running at peak performance. Grab hold of up to 7250/6900MB/s sequential read/write speeds and seamlessly bolster your gaming capacity with up to 4TB of space.See all Internal SSDs
WD - SN850X 1TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe with Heatsink for PS5 and Desktops
Model: WDBB9H0010BNC-WRSNSKU: 6512132Top comment"Definitely worth the money especially for upgrading PlayStation 5 hard drive...Got it on sale and was still more expensive than other similar drives but wanted this brand. Installed and has worked with no problems."
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Strap in for breakneck gaming speeds with the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe internal SSD. Crush load times and slash throttling, lagging, and model pop-ins for a smooth, fast experience that lets you compete at your absolute peak. This purpose-built gaming drive comes in the capacity of 1TB with heatsink to help sustain top-end performance for more consistent gameplay. With the advanced features of Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only) plus speeds that approach the limits of the PCIe Gen4 interface, the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD delivers top-tier performance to keep you playing, streaming, recording, and dominating the game.Top comment"Definitely worth the money especially for upgrading PlayStation 5 hard drive...Got it on sale and was still more expensive than other similar drives but wanted this brand. Installed and has worked with no problems."
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Strap in for breakneck gaming speeds with the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe internal SSD. Crush load times and slash throttling, lagging, and model pop-ins for a smooth, fast experience that lets you compete at your absolute peak. This purpose-built gaming drive comes in the capacity of 1TB with heatsink to help sustain top-end performance for more consistent gameplay. With the advanced features of Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only) plus speeds that approach the limits of the PCIe Gen4 interface, the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD delivers top-tier performance to keep you playing, streaming, recording, and dominating the game.See all Internal SSDs
WD - BLACK SN850X 4TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe
Model: WDBB9G0040BNC-WRSNSKU: 6512129Top comment"As always, Western Digital comes through once again! Perfect SSD M.2 hard drive. Very good performance....Fast NVMe drive....I bought two 4TB WD SN850x and these are very fast NVMe drives! They have great random read and write speeds and do not run hot on my motherboard. "
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Strap in for breakneck gaming speeds with the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe internal SSD. Crush load times and slash throttling, lagging, and model pop-ins for a smooth, fast experience that lets you compete at your absolute peak. This purpose-built gaming drive comes in the capacity of 4TB. With the advanced features of Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only) plus speeds that approach the limits of the PCIe Gen43 interface, the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD delivers top-tier performance to keep you playing, streaming, recording, and dominating the game.Top comment"As always, Western Digital comes through once again! Perfect SSD M.2 hard drive. Very good performance....Fast NVMe drive....I bought two 4TB WD SN850x and these are very fast NVMe drives! They have great random read and write speeds and do not run hot on my motherboard. "
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Strap in for breakneck gaming speeds with the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe internal SSD. Crush load times and slash throttling, lagging, and model pop-ins for a smooth, fast experience that lets you compete at your absolute peak. This purpose-built gaming drive comes in the capacity of 4TB. With the advanced features of Game Mode 2.0 (Windows only) plus speeds that approach the limits of the PCIe Gen43 interface, the WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD delivers top-tier performance to keep you playing, streaming, recording, and dominating the game.See all Internal SSDs
Seagate - Luke Skywalker SE FireCuda 2TB External USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hard Drive with Blue LED Lighting - Blue
Model: STKL2000412SKU: 6524845See all External Hard DrivesProduct Description
From the desert to the cockpit, feel the kinetic energy of the officially licensed Luke Skywalker Drive. Equipped with blue LED lighting and designed with the propulsive purpose of its hero, this collectible Special Edition FireCuda External Hard Drive is destined for greatness. And thanks to its huge capacity, you can haul a massive amount of media, files, and games.See all External Hard DrivesProduct Description
From the desert to the cockpit, feel the kinetic energy of the officially licensed Luke Skywalker Drive. Equipped with blue LED lighting and designed with the propulsive purpose of its hero, this collectible Special Edition FireCuda External Hard Drive is destined for greatness. And thanks to its huge capacity, you can haul a massive amount of media, files, and games.See all External Hard Drives
Crucial - P3 4TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe
Model: CT4000P3SSD8SKU: 6509716Top comment"It drives hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...I got it to replace a failing hard drive and was totally worth it."
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Basic bootup speeds won’t cut it — not at work, on the go, or in the game. But the Crucial P3 SSD is anything but basic. With NVMe performance that’s more than 6x faster than SATA2 and storage capacities up to 4TB3, the P3 leaves older storage technology in the dust. Get faster bootups, downloads and file transfers, and store all your files, photos, videos, apps, and games with room to spare with the quality and dependability you expect from Crucial.Top comment"It drives hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...I got it to replace a failing hard drive and was totally worth it."
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Basic bootup speeds won’t cut it — not at work, on the go, or in the game. But the Crucial P3 SSD is anything but basic. With NVMe performance that’s more than 6x faster than SATA2 and storage capacities up to 4TB3, the P3 leaves older storage technology in the dust. Get faster bootups, downloads and file transfers, and store all your files, photos, videos, apps, and games with room to spare with the quality and dependability you expect from Crucial.See all Internal SSDs
WD - easystore 22TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
Model: WDBAMA0220HBK-NESNSKU: 6537414Top comment"Its a pretty good hard drive...Great backup drive...This is a great backup drive. Easy to use. I just plugged it in and everything worked as expected."
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Back up important files securely with this black WD easystore desktop hard drive. The 22TB capacity provides ample space for archives and videos, while the USB 3.0 connectivity provides broad compatibility with most Windows and Mac devices. This WD easystore desktop hard drive features plug-and-play functionality for a quick, simple setup.Top comment"Its a pretty good hard drive...Great backup drive...This is a great backup drive. Easy to use. I just plugged it in and everything worked as expected."
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Back up important files securely with this black WD easystore desktop hard drive. The 22TB capacity provides ample space for archives and videos, while the USB 3.0 connectivity provides broad compatibility with most Windows and Mac devices. This WD easystore desktop hard drive features plug-and-play functionality for a quick, simple setup.See all External Hard Drives
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