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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.

The Crucial X10 Pro external SSD is a go-anywhere data carrier, with ruggedness cred, 256-bit AES hardware-based encryption, and all the speed most users will need.

As USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 external SSDs go, Corsair's EX100U doesn't wow us with speed, but this pocket-size drive offers capacities up to 4TB for an aggressive price.

The Mac-centric SanDisk Professional Pro-G40 SSD, an external drive with sizzling speeds via Thunderbolt 3, is built to withstand anything the elements can throw at it.