The HyperX SAVAGE EXO portable SSD offers fantastic read speeds, making it a great choice as an external drive for console gaming. However, its write speeds are somewhat lacking if you plan on using this drive for other activities than gaming.
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Write speed is lacking
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Seagate sells a line of hard drives and SSDs that it says it partnered with Microsoft's Xbox brand to develop, including some with Xbox Game Pass bundles, all of which have a ‘Designed for Xbox' badge and Xbox logo. There's also a model designed...
The HyperX SAVAGE EXO portable SSD offers fantastic read speeds, making it a great choice as an external drive for console gaming. However, its write speeds are somewhat lacking if you plan on using this drive for other activities than gaming.
The HyperX Savage EXO isn't quite the savage HyperX makes it out to be, but its strong read performance and fairly competitive pricing makes it an excellent game drive for PC and console gamers. The killer looks are a big plus,...
So in conclusion, the SAVAGE EXO SSD can be easily recommended for gamers or those users who need large, small and fast external storage. The drive itself is well-designed and offers all the best for various types of gamers, especially those who are...
The Savage EXO may be the very first portable drive by HyperX but at the same time it's also the fastest external drive currently by Kingston and that says a lot. Of course our charts place the Bolt B80 by Silicon Power in the lead and...
You can install several desktop/PS4/XBox One games, put the drive in your pocket, and take it to your friend's place or another one of your computers. It's also great for backing up your saved game files if you don't have access to the cloud on your PS4 or Xbox One. You can also use it as a normal external drive for transfering large files. However, the HyperX Savage EXO might not be your best option in these cases, as the Samsung T5 and Seagate Fast are both less expensive and performed better in our tests.
One of the biggest questions I get when it comes to portable storage is “what drive should I get?” which is a valid question with a number of answers. Flash drives are everywhere and their size and price really appeal to the modern consumer. However, as...
HyperX have done a valiant job of designing and presenting the SAVAGE EXO with the sleek exterior, lightweight chassis and great performance through the USB 3.1 Gen. 2 interface.The main competitor to the HyperX is the Samsung T5, another portable SSD...
HyperX's Savage Exo performed well in all of our read tests. On the other hand, it suffered from some pretty severe writer's block. We don't expect it to make waves when it hits our rankings. We distill the overall performance rating using an older...
The HyperX Savage EXO is certainly one of the best looking portable SSDs on the market today. With bold angular lines, the gray and black enclosure is certainly appealing. When you look beyond the beauty of the drive and look at performance you start to...
HyperX Savage EXO is a name that evokes hardcore performance madness. But while this superportable and good-looking USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbs) SSD is fast for everyday chores, it's not the drive you want for offloading large amounts of data.The Savage EXO is...
HyperX Savage Exo è un prodotto interessante sotto diversi punti di vista. Da un lato il design convince, complice anche la sua linea moderna tagliata, dall'altro le prestazioni confermano quanto dichiarato dalla casa madre, pur non arrivando alle...
HyperX Savage EXO non è propriamente "feroce" come HyperX vorrebbe farci credere, ma le ottime prestazioni in lettura e il prezzo competitivo lo rendono un SSD eccellente da dedicare ai giochi sia su PC che su console. Anche il design, infine, è un...
Giunti al termine dei nostri test abbiamo tutti gli elementi per poter esprimere un giudizio complessivo sul nuovo SAVAGE EXO che, indubbiamente, riteniamo più che positivo.Sebbene sia stato realizzato interamente in plastica in luogo del più nobile...