Sometimes the console's own stor෴age isn't enough for some people, and that's fine, so if you're on the lookout for one of the best PS4 external hard drives going, this is the place to be. But, how do you decide on what to get? It mainly comes down to some straightforward, but careful, thinking about your needs and wants, and you'll quickly narrow down your list. The leader in determining criteria is, naturally, capacity: the bigger the better, generally. And getting the biggest for the cheapest is usually the dream. However, it's always worth considering other factors such as portability, reliability, connectivity and design, too. As we've heard, the PS5 will be ditching HDDs for SSDs and this is actually something you can readily and easily do for your PS4 external hard drive right now. SSDs increase load times, and make it faster to transfer your games and saves. However. They are often a bit more expensive, but not necessarily prohibitively so: the price of them has been steadily falling.

Another thing to consider with the best PS4 external hard drive is... well, does it need to be external at all? Through the PS4 being largely agreeable in its makeup inside the case, you can actually remove your console's existing hard drive, and substitute it out for an internal option of your choosing. This is a bit of a bigger job than just plugging an external like the Toshiba Canvio Advance, and forgetting about it.🤡 However, it's worth considering so we've listed some below. While they require a little more tinkering and a bit more work to get them in, you get a tidier set-up, and you can get in internal SSD a little cheaper than most external SSDs. So if speed is a concern, this is something to consider. Finally, think about reliability - all our HDDs have been tested and they're as reliable as HDDs get, so even if they're slightly m💛ore expensive than some brands, the extra money is worth it to remove any risk of losing all your data. 

PS4 external hard drives

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