Adding additional storage to your smartphone, tablet or even computer can be an expensive game, especially when you start to get to the upper reaches of what the technology is capable of. microSD cards and external storage solutions have grown considerably over the years, and while pricing has remained reasonable, there is always room for a good deal. After all, everyone loves a bargain.
Here, we are going to show you five different microSD cards, USB/wireless sticks and external storage drives that are worth the time to check out, whether you are adding more space to a smartphone, taking photos with a high-end camera or simply buying a memory card to stick into a computer for easy file transfers. Whatever the use case, more memory is always good and more cheap memory is even better.
Let’s see what we can find in the big wide world of the internet.
SanDisk Ultra 200GB microSD Card ($89.95, usually $250)
MicrosSD cards just keep on growing, and if you need to install the entire Google Play Store on your Android phone or just have a music collection, this would be a pretty good way to spend $90. Smaller capacities are available, too.
Buy: SanDisk Ultra 200GB microSD Card from Amazon: $89.95 | Original price: $250
SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick 64GB ($34.99, usually $60)
A USB stick that can even be used when not physically connected to anything via the magic of wireless technology, this SanDisk offering may not be massive, but it’s still pretty damned awesome.
Buy: SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick 64GB from Amazon: $34.99 | original price: $60
Seagate Expansion 5TB Desktop External Hard Drive ($132.99, usually $170)
An external USB 3.0 drive with a massive 5TB capacity, this Seagate solution can be home to many, many files, whether they be photos, videos or just text files, or all of them at once, really.
Buy: Seagate 5TB Desktop External USB 3.0 Hard Drive from Amazon: $132.99 | Original price: $170
SanDisk Ultra Fit 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive ($17.47, usually $34)
Low-profile and USB 3.0-compatible, this 64GB memory stick is so small you might even forget it’s there. We’re not kidding.
Buy: SanDisk Ultra Fit 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive from Amazon: $17.47 | Original price: $34
SanDisk Ultra 64GB USB 3.0 OTG Flash Drive ($17.59, usually $38)
With a micro-USB connector for plugging it into Android smartphones and tablets, this OTG flash drive is a must for Android-toting road warriors. You can never have enough storage!
Buy: SanDisk Ultra 64GB USB 3.0 OTG Flash Drive from Amazon: $17.59 | Original price: $38
And there we have it. With a little bit of everything for everyone, we expect there will be at least one solution for you in this list.
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