🛒Micron Unveils Two New Compact and Fast Portable SSDs, the X9 Pro and X10 Pro
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Here’s some exciting news for portable SSD fans. Micron today releases not one but two new drives, the Crucial X9 …
Portable Drives
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.
SanDisk Professional PRO-G40 SSD Review: Rugged, Fast, Versatile, and Expensive
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Per conventional wisdom of portable storage: If you get a Thunderbolt 3 (or 4) drive, it won’t work with USB …
SanDisk PRO-BLADE TRANSPORT (with a 2TB SSD Mag) Review: A Proprietary and Super-fast Portable Storage
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Western Digital unveiled its PRO-BLADE Mag in May this year, a concept harkening back to the era of the Zip …
WD BLACK P40 Game Drive Review (vs. P50): A More Compact, Colorful Alternative
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The new WD BLACK P40 is a slightly smaller and more colorful version of the P50 that came out almost …
Samsung T7 Shield Review: An Excellent Rugged Portable SSD for Anyone
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On April 26, 2022, Samsung released the T7 Shield—a new variant of its flagship portable solid-state drives (SSDs), the T7 …
Silicon Power Armor A66 Review: A Solid, yet Borderline Obsolete, Portable Drive
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The Armor A66 is the first portable hard drive I’ve reviewed in a long time—since the WD My Passport in …
SanDisk Professional G-Drive SSD Review: An Exciting Pro-Grade Portable Drive
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The SanDisk Professional G-Drive SSD is the latest in Western Digital’s large portable family, including the previous SanDisk Extreme/PRO and …
iStorage diskAshur M2 Review: A Tiny Ultra-Secure Storage Vault Oddity
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In many ways, the new diskAshur M2 portable drive is the upgrade to iStorage’s datAshur PRO2 that came out in …
OWC Envoy Pro SX Review (vs. Samsung X5): A Bit Underwhelming
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The OWC Envoy Pro SX is the second Thunderbolt-exclusive portable SSD I’ve reviewed, long after the Samsung X5. Part of …
WD Black D30 Game Drive SSD Review: Solid Add-on Storage for Consoles
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The WD Black D30 Game Drive SSD, first announced in May 2021, is both more and less versus the previous …
Apricorn Aegis Padlock SSD Review: A Tough Storage Vault that Makes Sense
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The Apricorn Aegis Padlock SSD is a niche product that doesn’t apply to general use. But if you have it, …
SanDisk Extreme PRO (2020) Review: USB Speed of the Future is Here
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Western Digital’s 2020 SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD is not to be taken lightly. It’s the first in the SanDisk …
SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD (2020) Review: A Worthy Upgrade
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The 2020 SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD is a clear improvement over the previous 2018 model. While sharing the same name …
WD Black P50 Review: A Fast, Rugged, and Bold Portable SSD for a Price
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Despite the similarly rugged design, the WD Black P50 Game Drive SSD is in an entirely different league from the …
