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.
Portable SSDs (solid-state drives), as the name suggests, are fast storage devices that, nowadays, connect to a host via a USB-C port. These are convenient storage devices that can transfer large amounts of data between computers. Or you can use one as an offline backup—tuck it away, and nobody can …
Looking for some new portable SSDs that are super familiar? Sandisk has something that might pique your interest. The newly independent flash storage maker today announced its next-generation flagship portable SSDs, including the SANDISK, the SANDISK Extreme, and the SANDISK Extreme PRO. If the names ring a bell, that’s because …
Hold on tight to that newly purchased T710 SSD, X10 portable drive, or those fancy DDR5 RAM sticks of yours, for that’s going to be the last Crucial you can find. Indeed, in a shocking move, Micron today announced that it will exit consumer-grade products to focus on the enterprise …
Looking for a fitting storage device for yourself or as gifts during this holiday season? These Sandisk Sandisk Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals will come in handy. They include a range of cute, affordable, and practical devices worthy of your consideration. It’s worth noting that 2025 is a significant …
The Sandisk Extreme Fit USB-C Flash Drive, first announced on November 4, 2025, is quite unlike any thumb drive you’ve seen because it’s not a thumb drive at all. Instead, it takes the shape of a button, and it’s as cute as one. Despite its small physical size, it can …
The SanDisk Creator Phone SSD, part of the new SanDisk Creator Series unveiled at the beginning of the year, is an excellent add-on storage device for those with a USB-C-based smartphone who want to shoot a lot of 4K videos. For others, it’s a simple backup drive. Here’s the bottom …
The Crucial X10, first announced on May 19 together with the Crucial T710, is Micron’s latest portable SSD. If the name rings a bell, that’s because the company had the Crucial X10 Pro back in late 2023. So, what’s the point of this new drive? Despite being very similar to …
The Extreme Pro with USB4 is SanDisk’s first major portable SSD since the split-off from Western Digital. It’s a clear upgrade from the previous 2020 Extreme Pro. As the name suggests, the new drive is one of a few portable SSDs that feature USB4. It is the second I’ve tested …
The ASUS TUF Gaming is an interesting portable SSD lineup. For one, it comes in the Plus and A2 segments, with the former being ready-made drives and the latter being more of an enclosure that you’ll need to install your own NVMe SSD before it becomes a portable drive. Secondly, …
The Silicon Power DS72 portable SSD stick looks like a thumb drive and works like one, too. However, it has the performance of a portable SSD. Most importantly, it comes with both USB-A and USB-C connectivity to work with virtually all modern host devices. Here’s the bottom line: While the …
