Tech Desk 
Jul 21, 2024
Are you a gaming enthusiast who loves playing high-end and fast-paced console gaming? If yes, you must ensure you are using a good external hard drive for your PS5.
Although the base of PS5 offers around 825 GB of internal SSD storage, but only 665 GBs of it is useable, therefore, keeping an external hard drive is a better option.
Moreover, there are many benefits of having a good PS5 external hard drive such as it allows you to temporarily store PS5 games there and then transfer them back onto your console faster than re-downloading them from servers also you can play PS4 games directly from an external drive.
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Below we have listed some great PS5 hard drives you can buy.
Top 5 PS5 external hard drives to buy
Samsung Portable SSD T5
It is overall the best external hard drive for PS5 offering about 1TB of storage with a sleek design. It has the fastest transfer speed when tested.
SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD
It is the best hard drive according to budget as it is available for $100. It offers 500GB of storage, not a ton of space, but it’s enough for about blockbuster 10 titles
WD Black P50
It is a stylish but expensive external hard drive offering 1TB of storage. It comes from a much-trusted manufacturer, Western Digital. It has a durable design with a fast transfer speed.
WD Black P10
It is a PS5 external hard drive with tons of space i.e. 5TB. It is available in solid design at quite a reasonable price.
Toshiba USB 3.0 Hard Drive
It is an inexpensive external hard drive with a sleek design and storage of around 1TB. Moreover, it has an overall very fast PS4 transfer speed.
