installing hard drives
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If you're an avid computer user, you've probably heard of a solid state drive, but you may not know exactly what it is or how it can benefit you. An SSD is a type of data storage device that has no moving parts. This means that it performs faster, and it also consumes less power. They will improve your experience and we've rounded up the best ones in the market today for you.
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....Fantastic drive, easy to install and setup for PS5. Not sure why it’s cheaper than others, given it’s faster than the ones I compared to. "
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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....Fantastic drive, easy to install and setup for PS5. Not sure why it’s cheaper than others, given it’s faster than the ones I compared to. "
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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"It's SUPER easy to install this in your PS5. I personally chose this because I've always gotten Seagate hard drives for my consoles. ...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"It's SUPER easy to install this in your PS5. I personally chose this because I've always gotten Seagate hard drives for my consoles. ...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"Best product I’ve had for ssd drive for ps5...Great product very easy to install and works great well worth the money...This ssd feels solid and high quality no issues at all installing it"
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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"Best product I’ve had for ssd drive for ps5...Great product very easy to install and works great well worth the money...This ssd feels solid and high quality no issues at all installing it"
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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
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
Crucial - P3 Plus 1TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe
Model: CT1000P3PSSD8SKU: 6509715Top comment"This hard drive has not failed me yet! Reliable storage and very fast data transfer for a good price....Great value drive...Very easy install, and very fast drive compared to a standard HDD drive."
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Valuable Gen4 performance is here. Introducing the Crucial P3 Plus Gen4 NVMe SSD, delivering impressive speed with sequential reads/writes up to 5000/4200MB/s1 while providing data protection for optimal security. Engineered by Micron with the latest Gen4 NVMe technology, the Crucial P3 Plus comes in generous capacities2 and offers flexible backward compatibility for most Gen3 systems.Top comment"This hard drive has not failed me yet! Reliable storage and very fast data transfer for a good price....Great value drive...Very easy install, and very fast drive compared to a standard HDD drive."
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Valuable Gen4 performance is here. Introducing the Crucial P3 Plus Gen4 NVMe SSD, delivering impressive speed with sequential reads/writes up to 5000/4200MB/s1 while providing data protection for optimal security. Engineered by Micron with the latest Gen4 NVMe technology, the Crucial P3 Plus comes in generous capacities2 and offers flexible backward compatibility for most Gen3 systems.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...easy to install and saves not having to use a external drive"
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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...easy to install and saves not having to use a external drive"
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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"Great drive for a good price....Easy to install, operating well. Using it for a dedicated gaming drive: load times are fast, and performance has been great....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"Great drive for a good price....Easy to install, operating well. Using it for a dedicated gaming drive: load times are fast, and performance has been great....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
WD - SN850X 2TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe with Heatsink for PS5 and Desktops
Model: WDBB9H0020BNC-WRSNSKU: 6512130Top comment"Works great and now I have 2tb extra space on my hard drive....PS5 Drive...This drive was perfect for my PS5. Easy to install. Highly recommend."
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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 2TB 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"Works great and now I have 2tb extra space on my hard drive....PS5 Drive...This drive was perfect for my PS5. Easy to install. Highly recommend."
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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 2TB 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 2TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe
Model: WDBB9G0020BNC-WRSNSKU: 6512128Top comment"Purchased to expand the hard drive space in the PS5. Simple install and works as it should. ...Used this to expand/replace the hard drive on PS5. Works perfectly and VERY easy install!"
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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 2TB. 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"Purchased to expand the hard drive space in the PS5. Simple install and works as it should. ...Used this to expand/replace the hard drive on PS5. Works perfectly and VERY easy install!"
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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 2TB. 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
Crucial - P3 500GB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe
Model: CT500P3SSD8SKU: 6509714Top comment"Upgraded the storage in my Asus netbook, very nice little drive. Opened package, and inserted it into the laptop. "
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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"Upgraded the storage in my Asus netbook, very nice little drive. Opened package, and inserted it into the laptop. "
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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
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