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SSDs are the hot gift this season. Here’s what you need to know, and our top picks

WD_BLACK SN850 01 £95.60 (500GB)

Mark Cerny’s expandable storage drive of choice – and for good reason. This little drive gives your personal games library room to grow and keeps pace with PS5’s primary internal drive. With a 7000MB/s read speed and a 4100MB/s write speed, there’s very little in it between the two drives when it comes to loading.

ebuyer.com SEAGATE FIRECUDA 02 530 £126.99 (500GB)

With a read speed of 7000MB/s, this drive keeps up with the WD_Black SSD but can’t beat it due to a slower write speed of 3000MB/s. That means it’s still fairly competitive when it comes to load times but moving your saved game files around may take slightly longer.

ebuyer.com PATRIOT VIPER 03 VPN4100 £179.99 (1TB)

The heatsink on this one doesn’t fully encapsulate the drive, instead being listed as featuring a ‘low-profile heatshield design.’ It should work just as well in your PS5, though with a 5000MB/s read speed and an up to 4400MB/s write speed it stops short of being the nippiest bit of kit.

However, at that price point, it may be worth the compromise.

store.overclockers. co.uk GIGABYTE AORUS 04 7000S £99.95 (500GB)

The heat sink on this one is made of copper, which allegedly makes it easier to keep everything cool. It’s striking for sure and almost a shame to hide it away internally. With a read speed of up to 5000MB/s and a write speed of up to 2500MB/s it’s definitely a slower option.

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