It's lightweight, with IP22-rated enclosures. If those things don't bother you, this drive is tiny, cheaper, and comes with a padded rubber case. Samsung’s PM1643a, a three-year old enterprise solid state drive with a SAS interface remains the largest 2.5-inch SSD to date with a capacity of 30.72TB (or six of the above WD Elements Portable). 250 at Amazon (2 TB) 250 at Best Buy (2 TB) This new portable drive from SanDisk trounces everything else I've tested. I could find no pattern to this sometimes it appeared right away, sometimes it took a couple of minutes. The other issue is that sometimes it's very slow to be recognized by my PC. If you're trying to work with it in your lap, it can be downright uncomfortable. It's smaller and slightly faster than the OWC, but it has two drawbacks. ![]() ![]() I also like that you can swap out the drive inside the aluminum casing (it's easy to unscrew), which means two years from now, you can pick up a faster bare SSD and drop it in the Elektron.Īnother indestructible drive: I really like Sabrent's Rocket Nano SSD ($160 for 1 TB). Samsung SSD T7 Portable External Solid State Drive 1TB, Up to 1050MB/s, USB 3.2 Gen 2, Reliable Storage for Gaming, Students, Professionals, MU-PC1T0T/AM, Gray 1 Best Seller SanDisk 2TB Extreme PRO Portable SSD - Up to 2000MB/s - USB-C, USB 3. It's tough to pick a winner here because there are many solid options, but OWC's Elektron drive narrowly beat others in benchmark tests. If you need a drive that can stand up to life in a backpack or camera bag, get wet, or handle a drop onto hard surfaces, OWC drives are your best choice.
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