Best external drives for NVIDIA Shield TV Pro 2025

The NVIDIA Shield TV Pro is one of the few electronic devices that has managed to stay relevant even after all these years, which just shows how ahead of its time it really was. Not only that, NVIDIA is still issuing updates for it as needed which is more than what most other manufactureres do these days. The beauty of the Shield TV Pro is that supports all the popular HDR streaming standards up to 4K, and has two USB 3.0 ports for expanding the onboard storage with external drives.

You can easily turn your Shield TV Pro into a local media machine for all your files with the right external drive. Depending on what you wish to store, pick from a desktop drive with terabytes of storage to a portable SSD that can remain tucked away behind the Shield TV Pro. No matter your need, here are all the best external drives for your streaming box.

Here are the best external drives for NVIDIA Shield TV Pro

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Boost the storage space of your NVIDIA Shield TV Pro

Whether you intend on using an external drive to replace the NVIDIA Shield TV Pro's internal 16GB storage or augmenting it for bringing downloaded/offline content from your PC to your TV, these are all some incredible NVIDIA Shield TV Pro drives. That said, if you're looking to max out the streaming player's onboard storage, we'd suggest using a fast SSD as the default storage for the Shield TV Pro. The Samsung T7 SSD fits the bill in this case perfectly, offering good thermal management for continuous operation, as well as a rugged body, and a range of storage capacities and colors.

If you want to save a bit on SSD storage, the Crucial X6 offers similar capacities as the Samsung T7 SSD and even the same connection interface, but at a lower cost. A standard portable hard drive is recommended when you'll be doing mostly read operations from the drive (e.g., viewing content), and if you already have a ton of offline media that you'd like to watch on your TV, the WD Elements Portable hard drive is a reliable yet affordable option that comes in large capacities. Need more storage? In this case, the WD My Book external drive offers up to a staggering 24TB of storage.

Don't really like cables dangling out of the back of your Shield TV Pro? A simple flash drive is what you need in this case. We like the ADATA UV350; it's quite a robust option thanks to the metal build, sleek design, and large capacities of up to 512GB. You can also add a bit of color to your streaming media setup with the KingSpec Z5 RGB. It's fast, stylish, and flashy!

The NVIDIA Shield TV Pro can also double up as a solid cloud gaming console, all thanks to the GeForce NOW cloud game streaming service. However, make sure you go and grab one of these best gaming controllers for the most optimal gaming experience.

Harish Jonnalagadda
Senior Editor - Mobile

Harish Jonnalagadda is Android Central's Senior Editor overseeing mobile coverage. In his current role, he leads the site's coverage of Chinese phone brands, networking products, and AV gear. He has been testing phones for over a decade, and has extensive experience in mobile hardware and the global semiconductor industry. Contact him on Twitter at @chunkynerd.

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