Compared to SSDs, the "WD My Passport" offers a lot of capacity for little money. It is also fast enough for streaming and backups in the background. The only downside is that, despite the suggestion in the name, there is no USB-C port. Instead, buyers will have to resort to an adapter.

In the 500 GB SSD category, the Asus ROG Strix Arion S (for 145 euros) came out on top. Not quite as fast, but also not as expensive and thus the price-performance winner is the Intenso Portable SSD Professional (80 euros). Among the SSDs with 1000GB, the WD My Passport SSD came out on top in a top trio with very high speed...

Externe Festplatten erreichen zwar nicht das Tempo einer SSD, sie sind für Backups und Mediensammlungen aber schnell genug und bieten viel Speicherplatz. Am flinksten und größten ist der Testsieger unter den 3,5-Zoll-Festplatten, die WD Black D10 (200 Euro) mit 8 Terabyte. Unter den kleineren 2,5-Zoll-Modellen gibt es zwei Testsieger (beide kosten 110 Euro): Die Verbatim Store`n`Go 4 Terabyte ist...