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The compact ADATA SD810 external SSD is rugged, fast at everyday tasks, and inexpensive, making it an obvious choice if you have a computer that supports its USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 interface.
LaCie's Rugged Mini SSD has the same iconic pumpkin-orange bumper as most of its other ruggedized offerings, but it's a smaller, more portable design. It's a good choice if your computer has a USB-C port that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2x2.
The competitively priced Kingston XS1000 external SSD is tiny and still manages to offer solid performance, but without ruggedization or hardware-based encryption, it's not quite the perfect travel companion.
The Crucial X9 Pro is a tiny, near-perfect external SSD with a sturdy, ruggedized frame, hardware-based encryption, a long warranty, and up to 4TB of capacity.