Jon Jacobi

The WD Black SN7100 blazed through our benchmarks like no PCIe 4.0/HMB SSD to date. Enough to forgive some slowdowns during very long writes.

The best free and paid backup software for your Windows system, disks, and data.

If you’re looking for file backup with pro options and more security than Windows File History, BackUp Maker Professional from Ascomp program delivers. Complete support for networks and even optical are highlights.

External USB/Thunderbolt drives are a super-convenient way to quickly back up your important files, as well as store any data that you don’t need on your computer’s internal storage. They’re also an extremely handy way to transport data between locations and devices. While any of these would be a great reason to pick up an external drive, the advantages of having reliable backup is the number-one reason your setup isn’t complete without one. Why? Chances are you have important data on your PC t…

Slicker than ever, super capable, and super easy to use, ToDo Backup 2025 has become one of our favorite backup suites.

We review the best 1080p and 4K dash cams. They record what’s ahead (and sometimes what’s behind)—just the sort of backup you want in the midst of harried traffic.

Corsair's Survivor Stealth SSD marries a USB stick with 10Gbps/NVMe speed, then weatherproofs/ruggedizes the whole deal to boot.

With backup, disaster recovery, and malware protection under one roof, Acronis True Image is the most comprehensive end-user data-safety solution on the planet.

Online backup is an essential hedge against physical data disaster. No matter if it’s a technical failure, an act of malice, or an act of nature, you never know when all the files and folders you have stored on your PC will be threatened. While we always recommend keeping a local backup for quick restores (see our roundup of the best Windows backup software for desktop solutions), uploading your data to an online backup service can be a reliable way to cover your bases. After all, the “backup r…

The Viofo A329 with its 60fps, 4K UHD video is one of the two best daytime dash cams we've tested and uniquely supports capturing to external SSDs. However, it's also very, very expensive and detail drops off significantly in night captures.