SanDisk Extreme Portable and Extreme PRO Portable SSD Review
Data storage is something that we can never have enough of, especially fast data storage. For those whose professional work keeps them constantly on the go, portable fast storage can be a valuable tool to help speed up productivity and keep backups of important data.
The SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD and Extreme Pro Portable are two such products designed for video and photo professionals, offering fast on-the-go storage, with the added benefits of being rugged and water-resistant. In the review, we shall check out the two SSDs that were released this year.
Build and Handling
External hard drives have come along way in a short time. Firstly, the speeds have rapidly increased, but that’s almost a side point to the increased reliability of the latest NVMe drives.
Optical external hard drives we’re renowned for failing, even the tough ones, and no wonder with all the complex mechanisms inside.
Then came SSD, and this form on solid-state memory revolutionised the external and portable storage format. Finally, a storage format could survive a knock or two and was built for use beyond the home or studio.
Now, as standard SSDs make way for the even more secure and reliable Nvme SSDs, we finally have a meeting of speed and robustness that gives access to the performance of powered drives but out in the field.
OWC ENVOY PRO FX Review
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The OWC Envoy Pro FX is a portable SSD that OWC claims is the first universal Thunderbolt drive to work via USB-C and USB-A. This allows you to plug it into older equipped Thunderbolt and USB equipped Macs and PCs and future machines that have Thunderbolt 4 and USB4.
Key features
Flexible compatibility: Plug and play with yesterday’s, today’s, and tomorrow’s Macs; Windows and Linux PCs; and iPad Pro, Chromebook, and Surface devices.
Extremely fast: supports the max performance capability of any Thunderbolt and USB interface up to 2800MB/s
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Technology gets faster, cheaper, and more capacious year after year, but every once in a while it still manages to catch you by surprise. It wasn’t too long ago that 4TB of storage required a RAID enclosure claiming a corner of your desk, but Crucial’s new X6 4TB portable SSD packs that much storage into a palm-sized drive that doesn’t seem like it should actually exist.
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Big bumps in storage capacities always come with a premium price tag at launch, and Crucial’s new X6 4TB SSD is going to set you back $490 if you run out and buy one right now. By comparison, you can get a 4TB portable hard drive right now for about $90 if you find a deal. (Good news they always seem to be on sale.)
in macOS edited March 10 LaCie, the creative pro arm of Seagate, has once again excelled in creating a near-essential tool for on-the-go creatives in the Boss SSD, which offers fast storage, mobile connectivity, and even a battery backup at a cost.
LaCie BOSS SSD
There s almost nothing on the market quite like the LaCie Boss SSD, which makes it frustrating to classify and review. This do-it-all drive is so versatile it has countless applications from professional photographers, to drone enthusiasts, to anyone who takes their storage on the go. At the same time, for anyone who sits outside those verticals, the Boss SSD is far too expensive to consider as a viable option.