
Most laptops with either operating system now come with at least one oval-shaped USB-C port, and it's the one you'll want to use for connecting your external drive. Read our editorial mission (Opens in a new window) & see how we test (Opens in a new window).īuying an external hard drive or SSD for your Mac is not all that different from buying one for your Windows PC.

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