It seems that consumers simply can’t get enough of portable SSDs. For the most part, they all seem to be pocket sized these days, range anywhere from 512GB to 8TB, and can have speeds from SATA 3 at just above 500MB/s all the way to ThunderBolt 3 which can pull in data as fast as 2.8GB/s. Price is key with …
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Samsung T7 Portable 2TB SSD Review
Portable storage has come a long way. As much as I am not going to give my age away by mentioning rather large bulletproof hard drive contained external SSDs, being able to throw a portable SSD in your pocket, much less one that is capable of storing hundreds of thousands of pictures, songs or thousands of movies, is impressive. Such …
Read More »Sabrent Rocket XTRM-Q Thunderbolt 3 NVMe 8TB External SSD Review – Speechless
Oh my. Having been involved in the flash industry since 2007, I can honestly say I never thought I would have in my hands what I have today….an 8TB external SSD that is powered by only its Thunderbolt 3 data cable and is 4″ long by 1.75″ wide by 1/2 thick. It can move data at speeds up to 2.7GB/s. …
Read More »SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD Review (1TB)
So we are going to take a look at a product today that has been out for some time. I have actually had this in my hands for several months and never reviewed it as my first provided sample wasn’t a review sample. The reason I wanted to review it today is because it is a decent example of portable …
Read More »Samsung Portable SSD T7 Touch Review (500GB)
It is no secret that I am a fan of portable storage. Thunderbolt 3 Portable SSDs rank tops as we can hit speeds of 2.8GB/s, however, anything above SATA is a bonus when you work in the media world and take the amount of photos as I do. Retail sales of flash storage has conformed just a bit as of …
Read More »ADATA SE800 External SSD Review (512GB)
USB 3.2 Gen 2 with Type-C has become the norm as of late and more systems these days are being sold with USB-C or Thunderbolt included. Simply put, this means faster transfer speeds between your system and external storage, this storage being bus powered and not requiring a separate adapter and cable to power the device. ADATA has recently released …
Read More »Crucial X8 Portable SSD Review (1TB)
Crucial has introduced a new product to the SSD fold as of late, this being the Crucial X8 Portable SSD. This SSD is available in 500 and 1TB capacities and is a USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-C) external SSD that contains Crucial’s most recent M.2 release, the P1 NVMe M.2 SSD. Specifications list this SSD as being capable of transfer …
Read More »Plugable Thunderbolt 3 NVMe External SSD Review (2TB) – Price, Performance and Capacity
Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C portable SSDs have become mainstream as of late, the typical value product having a JMicron controller that provides data transfer speeds up to 1GB/s read and write. This is sufficient for the typical consumer but media professionals demand faster data transfer speeds….and higher capacity. The sweet spot for Thunderbolt 3 is 2.8GB/s and that is as …
Read More »SecureData 2TB Secure Drive BT External SSD Review
We have looked at plenty of SSD security solutions in the past, the most recent being the Apricorn Aegis Fortress L3 External SSD, or my personal favorite and constant companion, the Apricorn Aegis Secure Key 3.0 480GB flash drive which had been with me for some three years now. I prefer hardware security solutions to software, as many do, simply …
Read More »Orico NVMe M.2 SSD Enclosure Review
It has been some time now since JMicron released their JMS583 chip which serves as a USB 3.1 Gen 2 to PCIe Gen 3×2 Bridge Controller that enables very high speed and large volume storage in a relatively small M.2 SSD enclosure. To say the least, this chip has done very well and we have reviewed it in enclosures to …
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