An extensive collection of hands-on, no-nonsense reviews on portable drives — external storage devices that connect to a host via USB or Thunderbolt standards. Hint: You can’t have fast speed via USB 2.0.
Micron’s first try into the realm of portable solid-state drives proved to be a big deal. The Crucial X8 was the fastest USB-based portable SSD I tested 10 months ago. Now, with the release of the 2 TB version, it’s still the one with the fastest read speed on the …
The Silicon Power PC60 is not a novelty, yet it manages to be somewhat of a one-of-a-kind storage device. The new portable solid-state drive (SSD) is super-light, ultra-compact, and delivered excellent performance in testing, though not the fastest I’ve seen. Available soon in capacities ranging from 240 GB to 960 …
If most portable SSD drives are fast cars, the new Samsung X5 Portable SSD is like a private jet. It’s super-fast, luxurious, and expensive. Most importantly, it’s not for everyone. This is because the drive works with Thunderbolt 3 exclusively. Consequently, it’s not compatible with any other connection types, including …
The My Passport SSD 2018 version, available up to 2TB, is a bit of a surprise. Even though it appears very similar to a namesake drive that shipped last year, it’s different enough to qualify as a new portable drive entirely. For one, it’s faster, in fact, one of the fastest …
