The last time I saw or tested a portable SSD capable of reaching 2,000MB/s of transfer speed was the SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD V2. It was a good drive until users started reporting that they lost their data due to the sudden failure of the portable SSD. If you are looking for a different … continue reading
Kingston recently released a new portable SSD offering speeds of up to 1,050MB/s – the Kingston XS1000 External SSD. This tiny storage drive is slower than the XS2000 Kingston previously released, but it is cheaper and has wider compatibility than the XS2000. The XS1000 uses a USB Gen3.2 Gen2 interface, while the XS2000 uses the … continue reading
Sabrent recently released an external SSD using a Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) connectivity, offering transfer speeds of up to 2,700MB/s – meet the new Sabrent Rocket nano XTRM External SSD. The Rocket nano XTRM external SSD is also backward compatible with USB 3.2 Gen 2×1 and capable of up to 900MB/s sequential speeds. This storage device … continue reading
A couple of months ago, Samsung released a new addition to its T7 portable SSD family – the Samsung T7 Shield. There are now three variants of the T7 PSSD: the T7 Touch, and T7 portable SSD, and the new T7 Shield. The T7 Touch was the first in the T7 family, then Samsung released a non-Touch version, … continue reading
First revealed last CES 2020, Patriot Memory recently announced the availability of the Patriot PXD M.2 PCIe Type-C External SSD. The PXD features PCIe Gen3x4 controller with a bus speed of up to 10Gbit/s and uses the latest USB 3.2 Type-C interface. It’s an ideal external storage solution for those who want a fast transfer … continue reading
Patriot recently announced the EVLVR Thunderbolt 3 External SSD; built with Phison 8 PCIe controller and Intel Thunderbolt 3 connectivity. The Patriot EVLVR External SSD is a good solution for transferring or transporting files from one PC to another. It offers speeds up to 1,600MB/s sequential read and up to 1000 MB/s sequential write speed. … continue reading
Portable and external storage drives has been around for quite some time now. However portable hard drives, like the WD My Passport Slim, are built with mechanical hard drives inside them. Sure they are cheaper and offer more storage capacity but they don’t offer a faster read/write speed even when connected to a USB 3.0. … continue reading
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