🛒Silicon Power Armor A66 Review: A Solid, yet Borderline Obsolete, Portable Drive
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The Armor A66 is the first portable hard drive I’ve reviewed in a long time—since the WD My Passport in …
Portable Drives
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.
SanDisk Professional G-Drive SSD Review: An Exciting Pro-Grade Portable Drive
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The SanDisk Professional G-Drive SSD is the latest in Western Digital’s large portable family, including the previous SanDisk Extreme/PRO and …
iStorage diskAshur M2 Review: A Tiny Ultra-Secure Storage Vault Oddity
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In many ways, the new diskAshur M2 portable drive is the upgrade to iStorage’s datAshur PRO2 that came out in …
OWC Envoy Pro SX Review (vs. Samsung X5): A Bit Underwhelming
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The OWC Envoy Pro SX is the second Thunderbolt-exclusive portable SSD I’ve reviewed, long after the Samsung X5. Part of …
WD Black D30 Game Drive SSD Review: Solid Add-on Storage for Consoles
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The WD Black D30 Game Drive SSD, first announced in May 2021, is both more and less versus the previous …
Apricorn Aegis Padlock SSD Review: A Tough Storage Vault that Makes Sense
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The Apricorn Aegis Padlock SSD is a niche product that doesn’t apply to general use. But if you have it, …
SanDisk Extreme PRO (2020) Review: USB Speed of the Future is Here
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Western Digital’s 2020 SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD is not to be taken lightly. It’s the first in the SanDisk …
SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD (2020) Review: A Worthy Upgrade
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The 2020 SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD is a clear improvement over the previous 2018 model. While sharing the same name …
WD Black P50 Review: A Fast, Rugged, and Bold Portable SSD for a Price
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Despite the similarly rugged design, the WD Black P50 Game Drive SSD is in an entirely different league from the …
WD My Passport SSD Review: A Sleek, Fast, and Secure portable Drive
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The all-new WD My Passport SSD of 2020, first announced late last month, is different from the previous models. It …
Crucial X6 Review: The Tiniest, yet Fast and Spacious Portable SSD
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Micron’s second entry into portable solid-state drives, the Crucial X6, doesn’t have the same bang as the first, the X8. …
Crucial X8 Review: (Still) the Fastest USB Gen 2 Portable SSD to Date
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Micron’s first try into the realm of portable solid-state drives proved to be a big deal. The Crucial X8 was …
Samsung T7 and T7 Touch Review: Well-Rounded Portable SSDs
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At some $120 for 500GB—or $220 and $380 for 1TB and 2TB, respectively—the Samsung T7 Touch is quite a great …
SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD Review: A Tough Little Performer
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The latest SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD, first announced late last year, is the souped-up version of the non-PRO drive …
