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This 5TB Western Digital hard drive will store a lot of PS5 games for $100

This 5TB Western Digital hard drive will store a lot of PS5 games for $100

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Sony’s PS5 console.
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Sony announced that an update to the PS5 will allow you to store — but not play — next-gen games on a portable USB hard drive. Previously, the console only let you store and play PS4 games from external storage. If you’re someone who doesn’t want to keep re-downloading huge PS5 games (especially if you have an internet data cap), but instead would rather just plug in a drive and transfer them locally, there are a couple of hard drive deals worth checking out today.

At Newegg, Western Digital’s 5TB Black hard drive is $100 when you put in the offer code 93XQU39 at checkout. It’s normally $150. This model won’t be nearly as fast at transferring files as an SSD, but if having a massive amount of storage trumps speed, this should be a good fit for the PS5, as well as the Xbox Series X / S consoles, or for PC.

WD Black P10 5TB HDD

$15017% off
$125

If you need a massive amount of storage, check out this 5TB portable HDD from Western Digital. It contains a spinning hard drive, so it’ll be slower than an SSD, but you’ll be able to store many, many games.

For something a little smaller, both in terms of physical size and storage capacity, check out Western Digital’s 2TB Easystore hard drive. It’s $57 at Best Buy, which is almost half off its original price.

A picture of the Western Digital hard drive on a desk near a laptop, a plant, and pencils.
$100

If you need to transfer or store a huge amount of files, WD’s 5TB Easystore is a great portable hard drive to consider. The lightweight and slim drive may not boast the transfer speeds of more contemporary SSDs, but it still offers a capable external storage solution.

It’s been a few days since I gushed about how good this $100 off deal is on LG’s UltraGear QHD gaming monitor. You can still get this 27-inch IPS monitor with G-Sync compatibility, a 144Hz refresh rate, and 1ms response time for $297 at Amazon and B&H Photo. If you have only ever used a 1080p monitor, this will be a treat, whether you play a lot of games or just want to see your content looking sharper than ever.

LG UltraGear gaming monitor
$298

LG’s 27-inch UltraGear gaming monitors are a fantastic value. This particular model features a QHD IPS panel with HDMI and DisplayPort to let you hook up a PC and a gaming console. It also touts a 144Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, and G-Sync compatibility.

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