Here's what to look for, plus reviews of the best tough flash and platter drives we've tested ... as the editor in chief of the well-known hard-core tech site Tom's Hardware.

The LaCie Rugged line of portable HDDs and SSDs has been the go-to for creatives for the past two decades. Small, lightweight ...

This LaCie hard drive carrying case external dimensions: 6.17x 4.64 x 2.03 inches; internal dimensions: 5.33 x 3.63 x 1.45 inches. perfectly fit LaCie Rugged Mini / LaCie Rugged / Rugged ...

Another great option for a rugged external hard drive is the Samsung T7 Shield, which takes the standard T7 model and wraps it in a resistant shell, giving it an IP65 rating and some defense ...

Crushproof, drop-proof, waterproof – and with a super-speedy Thunderbolt 5 interface – this solid-state hard disk drive is perfect for adventurous photographers who love life on the road ...

The WD My Passport, Works with USB-C is now available at the highest capacity (6TB) of any pocketable, spinning hard drive on the market today. Despite its name, it connects via a USB Micro-B port ...

What you do miss with the LaCie Mobile Drive is the lack of the rugged qualities normally associated with the LaCie brand. Nevertheless, it’s much sleeker than a variety of external hard drives ...

The best answer to this problem is to grab the SanDisk Professional 6 TB G-Drive ArmorATD rugged external hard drive at its lowest price of $179.99 (usually $229.99). Buy the SanDisk Professional ...

Most external drives have some degree of toughness, but rugged SSDs and hard drives take this to another level. In evaluating a drive's ruggedness, we look at its construction and the materials it ...

The best external hard drive boosts your device's storage space while delivering faster read/write speeds. We've run the benchmarks, and these are my top recommendations. Through extensive testing ...

Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio ...