Computer Media and Data Storage Devices

Handy for anyone repurposing an old laptop hard drive or SSD, since it lets you plug a 2.5-inch SATA drive into a USB port and use it as external storage. Buy Now at Newegg

Handy for anyone who has an old laptop hard drive sitting around, since it lets you plug it into any computer via USB and use it as external storage without buying a new drive. Buy Now at Newegg

Handy for anyone who has a spare M.2 SATA SSD sitting around and wants to turn it into portable external storage without buying a full external drive. Buy Now at Newegg

Compact and bus-powered, this drive suits anyone who needs fast, reliable storage they can toss in a bag without carrying cables or an adapter. Buy Now at Newegg

Compact and bus-powered over USB-C, this drive suits anyone who needs fast, reliable storage they can carry in a pocket without hauling around a cable brick or external power source. Buy Now at Newegg

Designed for NAS builds, workstations, or home servers where you need to pack multiple 2.5-inch drives into a single 5.25-inch bay, this backplane cage gives you hot-swap access to all eight drives without opening the case. Buy Now at Newegg

Handy for anyone who has a spare 2.5-inch laptop hard drive or SSD sitting around and wants to turn it into a portable external drive, and at $13 it's $3 off the $16 list price. Buy Now at Newegg

Handy for anyone who swaps or clones M.2 drives regularly, since it handles both NVMe and SATA formats without needing two separate adapters, and the dual USB-C and USB-A connections mean it works with older and newer systems alike. Buy Now at Newegg

A simple way to repurpose an old mSATA drive from a laptop or desktop as portable external storage, without needing any tools or technical setup. Buy Now at Newegg

Designed for server builds or workstations where you need to hot-swap multiple 2.5-inch drives without opening the case, this backplane cage fits into a standard 5.25-inch bay and gives you room for up to eight SSDs or HDDs in a tidy, tool-free setup. Buy Now at Newegg

A wall-mounted option worth looking at if you're running a home lab or small office network and want your patch panel, switch, and other gear housed in a proper rack without dedicating floor space to it. Buy Now at Newegg

Useful if you need an external optical drive that handles both Blu-ray and standard discs, particularly on a laptop or desktop that lacks a built-in drive. Buy Now at Walmart

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Designed for people who need fast external storage transfers, this enclosure supports 40Gbps throughput, which means you can move large files without the bottleneck you'd get from a standard USB 3.0 or 3.1 enclosure. At $71, that's about $15 off the $86 list price. Buy Now at Walmart

Compact and cable-free storage that attaches magnetically to compatible devices, this drive suits anyone who moves files between machines regularly and wants to cut down on dongles and loose cables. Buy Now at Newegg

Compact and quick to transfer files, a portable SSD like this suits anyone who moves large amounts of data between machines and wants something more durable and faster than a traditional thumb drive. Buy Now at Newegg

Handy for anyone pulling the M.2 2230 SSD out of a Steam Deck, Surface, or similar compact device and wanting to use it as an external drive rather than letting it sit in a drawer. Buy Now at Newegg

The 4TB capacity makes this a reasonable pick for video editors, photographers, or anyone who regularly moves large files between systems and needs fast transfer speeds without carrying a spinning hard drive. Buy Now at Newegg

Handy for anyone who needs to pull data off old hard drives without opening up a computer — it connects both IDE and SATA drives via USB, so you can access files from legacy 2.5" and 3.5" drives as well as optical drives without needing a dedicated enclosure for each format. Buy Now at Newegg