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The external SSD trap: Why your $200 drive is slower than a $50 DIY enclosure

Don't pay hundreds for a device that won't ever reach its top speed.

Working outdoors or in extreme conditions? The SanDisk Extreme Portable is one of the best external SSDs we ever tested — and it’s $250 off

The 4TB Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD delivers rugged protection and high-speed data transfers, making it a smart choice for ...
Cult of Mac

Next-gen Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD gets 2X faster but smaller

The new Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD (V3) offers 2,000 MBps data transfers, up to 2 TB of capacity, drop protection and more.
Ars Technica

Is there such a thing as an external SSD suitable for use with Time Machine?

My current Time Machine drive is a 4TB HDD I've been using for...probably like a decade at this point. It's been very reliable. But being an HDD, it has the obvious downsides of noise and slowness.

3 ways I protect my SSD from sudden data loss

Solid state drives (SSDs) are rugged, but they aren't immune to digital corruption - here's how I avoid the risk of ...
TweakTown

ADATA SE920 2TB USB4 Portable SSD Review - Fastest ever external drive tested

ADATA's SE920 external pocket portable SSD represents only the second USB4 device we've gotten in for testing. The first came a little over a year ago when we got our hands on Orico's Montage pocket ...