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The Kingston IronKey Vault Privacy 80 External SSD is a high-security SATA-based drive with gold-standard encryption, but it lacks the ruggedization and additional security certifications of some competitors.

The Kingston Fury Renegade SSD offers good value in a PCI Express 4 high-performance gaming SSD, with benchmark scores that were solid, though out of the top tier.

We also saw some scary-high transfer speeds from an MSI Raider with PCI Express 5.0.

As USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 external SSDs go, Corsair's EX100U doesn't wow us with speed, but this pocket-size drive offers capacities up to 4TB for an aggressive price.

Seagate's 2TB Spider-Man FireCuda hard drive is a handsomely decorated external drive for fans of the franchise. It's an on-point performer for a platter unit, but it lacks USB-C connectivity, and you pay a premium for the Spidey design.

The Mac-centric SanDisk Professional Pro-G40 SSD, an external drive with sizzling speeds via Thunderbolt 3, is built to withstand anything the elements can throw at it.

Seagate's FireCuda Grogu External Hard Drive is a solid-performing platter-based drive that should appeal to any fan of Star Wars or Grogu (better known as Baby Yoda) despite its premium pricing.

Samsung's SSD 990 Pro is a zippy PCI Express 4.0 internal drive that's a step up from its predecessor, offering excellent performance for creative tasks, if not necessarily for gaming.

The 2022 edition of LaCie's Mobile Drive offers a cool, corrugated new design but is otherwise little changed from its 2019 predecessor. It's a little costly, but it's easy to set up and use, and comes with a handy backup tool.