SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD

Overview

The Extreme Portable SSD's convenient form factor trumps the drive's slight performance deficit compared to the Samsung T5. With its fast USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps) capability, this is currently our favorite portable SSD.

-- As reviewed by PCWorld

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Last revision on September 25, 2023

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By What Mobile on October 17, 2019 100

I really liked this device it helped me more large files quickly and with ease and the addition of the USB-C cable really does make a difference. I found the design was great for someone like a photographer with lots of files on the go and needs...

By TechRadar on November 22, 2018 90

This SanDisk drive is hands-down one of the best external SSDs (rugged or not) on the market, and its 1TB version is particularly attractive compared to the other SKUs. Some cracking performance numbers and a very low price make this product hard to fault.

By PCMag on September 27, 2018 70

Resistant to water, dust, and shock, the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD is a rough-and-ready USB external drive with on-the-mark speed. It's ideal for outdoorsy types such as hikers and field photographers.

By PCWorld on September 06, 2018 90

By TomsHardware on June 05, 2018 90

The SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD takes on a new shape for 2018. This series now features 3D flash to increase performance and endurance. The drive takes advantage of USB 3.1 Gen 2 technology to give you access to every last drop of performance. The SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD delivers some of the fastest transfer speeds available from USB today.

By thessdreview.com on March 28, 2018 74

Typically, the external drives that I rely on most can all be found on the top of one of our Test Benches. The Tekq or Glyph have performance and are rather Niche because of their build and background while the Samsung has always given me the capacity...

By PCWorld New Zealand on February 25, 2020

Well, that didn't take long. A few short weeks after reviewing the Samsung T7, SanDisk's Extreme Portable Pro SSD (1TB) showed up at our door and easily surpassed its rival for the top-performing USB 3.1 Gen 2 drive. SanDisk's drive doesn't offer the...

By AnandTech on January 23, 2020

External bus-powered storage devices have grown both in storage capacity as well as speeds over the last decade. Thanks to rapid advancements in flash technology (including the advent of 3D NAND and NVMe) as well as faster host interfaces (such as...

By vortez.net on October 28, 2019

SanDisk's reputation goes forwards another step, as far as we're concerned, with another strong release.The outer enclosure feels excellent in the hand and our best efforts to twist or deform the drive were completely futile. The build quality is rock...

By AnandTech on October 03, 2018

The performance consistency for real-world applications was looked at in the previous section. We recently added a test to determine the effectiveness of the thermal solution for sustained workloads. After deleting the SSD volume, a fio workload was set...

By Good Gear Guide on September 06, 2018

If you're looking for fast external USB storage, you'll do no better than SanDisk's USB 3.1 Gen 2 Extreme Portable SSD. It's just a tad slower than Samsung's T5, but one-ups that worthy drive with a svelte and cleverly ergonomic design.Remember that...

By LanOC Reviews on August 31, 2018

Well coming in I wasn't really expecting much, both the previous WD and SanDisk portable SSD drives that I tested last year were quick and with this still being based on a SATA M.2 drive there is only so much headroom. But I was impressed with the...

By custompcreview.com on August 28, 2018

SanDisk has always been known to be one of the market leaders in portable flash drives and the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD extends SanDisk's leadership to the portable SSD market as well. In our testing, the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD was able to...

By The Tech Report on August 24, 2018

SanDisk's Extreme Portable gave us every bit of portable performance we were looking for. It gobbled up our files without hesitation, at speeds often beating run-of-the-mill internal SSDs. We distill the overall performance rating using an older SATA...

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