The best external hard drives of 2023

WD My Book Duo tech specs: Capacity: 4TB, 6TB, 8TB, 12TB, 14TB, 16TB, 18TB, 20TB, 24TB, 28TB, 36TB | Connectivity: USB | Type: Desktop | Hard disk form factor: 3.5 inches

There is no shortage of capacities for the WD My Book Duo. Its storage ranges from 4TB all the way to 36TB, offering the largest capacity of all the best external hard drives. However, you have to pay for all that storage with a higher price tag. 

It uses USB connectivity and offers a hard disk form factor of 3.5 inches, which is larger than other models. As a desktop unit, we also recommend the WD My Book Duo for gaming. 

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If you're worried about protecting your data, this external hard drive can also deliver peace of mind with its 256-bit AES hardware encryption. You'll also have the ability switch to a RAID-1 configuration for data mirroring.