SanDisk's Extreme Portable SSD (Amazon: or B&H: ) can help pick up the slack on a storage-strapped MacBook Pro. This is a USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 2 SSD. 550MB/s Read Max. Includes USB-C Cable and USB-A Adapter.
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It’s not sponsored?!?!?? OMG
9to5Mac Okay that’s fair
Would it be compatible with a 2013 MacBook Pro mid 2012??
Yup! Works with any USB laptop.
alliejr awesome thanks bud!
But You can reach only about 300 MB/s with this Mac via USB.
better next time
Maybe I missed it, but how much do I have to open my wallet ?
3:38 $300
$250-$300 depending on where you source it from (for the 1TB drive)
Use the HP P800 thunderbolt 3 drive. I formatted it to APFS using terminal and it works running the macOS Mojave beta!
I think T5 is better.
its the same speed. but i ordered the sandisk bec its rugged and when im traveling this gives me some extra security.
Kai Mood But I think the metal can survive more situation than the plastic.
Eric Yao thats not true mate. it is about the shock resistence. thats what it is about not about the thickness of the case or so. thats why hardsrives are rugged these days. 😉 i always had rugged drives and i wouldnt ever miss it in the future
Kai Mood True.
This or Samsung T5?
alliejr G-Technology gdrive mobile ssd rugged is my suggestion. They lower their price last week
Patrick Owen and it’s a lot tougher too, just got one recently: loving the design!
iAppleGeek agrre. actualy sandisk is part of western digital company which own hgst and gtecnology brand. The inside is the same for both of the product. wdc sees that enterprise class ssd didn’t meet their sales expectation, therefore they lower it’s ssd price.
Do they have a thunderbolt 3 version as well?
TedWeirum Nope :/ I’ve scoured the internet for a thunderbolt 3 drive, but most of those are desktop (not portable) drives that need external power to work. I will say tho that USB 3.1 Gen 2 in these drives are so freaking fast already, Thunderbolt 3 would be major overkill. I can transfer 10GB of junk to it AND back in under 30secs
iAppleGeek cool! Thanks a lot for your answer! 🙂
Price but nice
Does this not work on all computers??
Bam they always promoting all things apple.
I have always liked your reviews. You do a good job of showing sizing, and usefulness of a product. Keep the reviews coming and thank you Jeff.
Thanks ricky.
how much faster/slower is it than the samsung t5?
in practice its the same speed. but i ordered the sandisk bec its rugged and when im traveling this gives me some extra security.
I could use that as a boot drive on my 2012 Mac Mini (in place of its internal slow harddrive). That would keep the Mini running at acceptable levels until Apple decides to release a new Mac Mini (fingers crossed). Once I get a new Mac Mini (fingers still crossed), all I would have to do is disconnect the SanDisk from my old Mini and I’d have a nice 1TB fast external storage device. What do you think?
Is the built quality like Sandisk Extreme 500 and 510? I have 2 broken external ssd. The micro usb port tend to be broken around 1 year after usage.
SUndisk in general is just bad !
Nice! Great for in the field SD card dumping.
I thought it’s iPhone case
I was just about to buy the exactly same one and saw this review:)