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Name: SanDisk - Extreme Portable SSD 500GB External USB-C Portable SSD
Brand: SanDisk
SKU: 6185370
Price: 71.99 USD
Rating: 4.8 (1060 reviews)

SanDisk - Extreme Portable SSD 500GB External USB-C Portable SSD

Model:: SDSSDE60-500G-G25; |
SKU:: 6185370

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QuestionHas anyone had any luck with getting this to be recognized by a galaxy s2 tablet? Using a adapter since this has a type c connection.
Asked 6 years ago by Gandalf122896.
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QuestionHow much power does this drive draw from the USB?
Asked 6 years ago by DuckDucDoc.
- Answer Using a USB charging port off of a Netgear GSS108E switch, I avg 5.18Volts, .14Amps
  Answered 6 years ago by Scoot
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QuestionWill this work with an old computer that has Windows XP?
Asked 7 years ago by Dave.
- Answer yes, you can!
  Answered 6 years ago by DannyIQ
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QuestionHas anyone use this hook up on the Nvidia Shield and does it work great on it?
Asked 7 years ago by GMR007.
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Questionis this wireless and does it work great with ios 13
Asked 7 years ago by zeeboo.
- Answer It’s not wireless but can be plugged directly into iPad Pro to do that, as for iPhone you would need an adapter but should work the same.
  Answered 7 years ago by EJMe
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QuestionIs this WiFi and Bluetooth capable
Asked 7 years ago by Scott.
- Answer No it is not.
  Answered 7 years ago by FrankS
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QuestionConsidering this drive vs a thumb drive. I use a thumb drive to move a video file from my pc to my Samsung TV. Can you do the same with the ssd drive seeing the TV doesn’t have an OS to speak of? Will the TV see the ssd as it sees the file on thumb?
Asked 7 years ago by Bob.
- Answer Yes, this is what I do. My samsung 4k hdtv will read this as an ssd. I use it for several large video files, some in 4k.
  Answered 7 years ago by Pnesluvr
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Questiondoes this come with a cable to connect via usb or does it need to be purchased separatey?
Asked 7 years ago by brad.
- Answer Usb adapter and cable is included.
  Answered 7 years ago by Stevedo
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QuestionDo you know if this drive is Windows XP compatible?
Asked 8 years ago by BigAl.
- Answer I use Mac OS, but I believe it is universally compatible and there are drivers inside the drive or on their website you can install
  Answered 8 years ago by Robert
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QuestionFrom an internal technology standpoint, what is the difference in a USB 3.0 Flash Drive and an External USB 3.1 SSD drive? (Except obviously the newer USB standard) At their core, aren’t Flash and SSD the same thing?
Asked 8 years ago by rh6194.
- Answer Yes, an SSD uses flash memory to store the data. However, flash comes in various varieties - CF, SD, TF cards, USB thumb drives, etc. As to USB 3.0 vs 3.1 - that has nothing to do with the memory inside, but the interface used to connect the drive to your computer or device. USB 3.1 is twice as fast as USB 3.0 (5gbps vs 10gbps).
  Answered 7 years ago by dbwalton
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Questionhello , is this really the gen 2 ? with 1050MB/s transfert speed ?
Asked 6 years ago by franco.
- Answer Hi Franco, please be informed that the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD has transfer speeds of upto 550MB/s and you will get these transfer speeds when connected via a USB 3.1 Gen 2 Port.
  Answered 6 years ago by SanDisk Team
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QuestionCan this be used as an external boot drive, bypassing the slow internal drive, by cloning the internal drive and resetting the bios boot order, (in this case on a Toshiba laptop with usb 3.0 ports) ?
Asked 7 years ago by nornat.
- Answer I would assume so. I used to boot from an external USB drive, and this one is way faster that the old one I used.
  Answered 6 years ago by HippyFromPennsylvania
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QuestionCan this SSD be used in both Mac and Wndows ?
Asked 7 years ago by Mannu.
- Answer Yes. Works perfectly fine with either OS.
  Answered 7 years ago by I3ioRage
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QuestionCan this be plugged directly into an iPhone to store pictures? I need to store photos that are on my phone and I don't want to have to go through my work computer or iCloud. I understand that to see the photos I will have to plug it into a computer.
Asked 6 years ago by eliewriter.
- Answer As long as you're running iOS 13 or later, you should be able to transfer photos directly to the SSD via the Files app. You'll need a cable that has a Lightning connector on the iPhone end and a USB Type C connector on the other.
  Answered 6 years ago by FotoLou
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QuestionHas anyone been able to connect this directly to an Iphone to transfer video files? I record a lot of 4K videos with phone over an hour long. Even with having the largest iphone they make this can eat up a lot of space when your on a travel trip.
Asked 7 years ago by iphonesucks.
- Answer Yes, with some caveats. You definitely need iOS 13 and Apple's Lightning-to-USB-3 adapter. (Don't cheap out and get the older USB adapter; you want the one that has two female ports.) You first plug the adapter's male Lightning end into your iPhone's Lightning port, then plug a Lightning power cable into the female Lightning port on the adapter, then plug the SanDisk Extreme SSD into the female USB port on the adapter. If you follow these steps, then the drive will be powered and will appear in the iOS 13 Files app and share dialog. Note that I tested this on an iPhone 11. I can't speak to whether it's compatible with all models supported by iOS 13 or not, or if other devices (like iPads) might work differently or provide enough power to forego the Lightning power cable requirement.
  Answered 6 years ago by reefdog
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SanDisk - Extreme Portable SSD 500GB External USB-C Portable SSD

Q: QuestionHas anyone had any luck with getting this to be recognized by a galaxy s2 tablet? Using a adapter since this has a type c connection.

Q: QuestionHow much power does this drive draw from the USB?

Q: QuestionWill this work with an old computer that has Windows XP?

Q: QuestionHas anyone use this hook up on the Nvidia Shield and does it work great on it?

Q: Questionis this wireless and does it work great with ios 13

Q: QuestionIs this WiFi and Bluetooth capable

Q: QuestionConsidering this drive vs a thumb drive. I use a thumb drive to move a video file from my pc to my Samsung TV. Can you do the same with the ssd drive seeing the TV doesn’t have an OS to speak of? Will the TV see the ssd as it sees the file on thumb?

Q: Questiondoes this come with a cable to connect via usb or does it need to be purchased separatey?

Q: QuestionDo you know if this drive is Windows XP compatible?

Q: QuestionFrom an internal technology standpoint, what is the difference in a USB 3.0 Flash Drive and an External USB 3.1 SSD drive? (Except obviously the newer USB standard) At their core, aren’t Flash and SSD the same thing?

Q: Questionhello , is this really the gen 2 ? with 1050MB/s transfert speed ?

Q: QuestionCan this be used as an external boot drive, bypassing the slow internal drive, by cloning the internal drive and resetting the bios boot order, (in this case on a Toshiba laptop with usb 3.0 ports) ?

Q: QuestionCan this SSD be used in both Mac and Wndows ?

Q: QuestionCan this be plugged directly into an iPhone to store pictures? I need to store photos that are on my phone and I don't want to have to go through my work computer or iCloud. I understand that to see the photos I will have to plug it into a computer.

Q: QuestionHas anyone been able to connect this directly to an Iphone to transfer video files? I record a lot of 4K videos with phone over an hour long. Even with having the largest iphone they make this can eat up a lot of space when your on a travel trip.

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QuestionHas anyone had any luck with getting this to be recognized by a galaxy s2 tablet? Using a adapter since this has a type c connection.

QuestionHow much power does this drive draw from the USB?

QuestionWill this work with an old computer that has Windows XP?

QuestionHas anyone use this hook up on the Nvidia Shield and does it work great on it?

Questionis this wireless and does it work great with ios 13

QuestionIs this WiFi and Bluetooth capable

QuestionConsidering this drive vs a thumb drive. I use a thumb drive to move a video file from my pc to my Samsung TV. Can you do the same with the ssd drive seeing the TV doesn’t have an OS to speak of? Will the TV see the ssd as it sees the file on thumb?

Questiondoes this come with a cable to connect via usb or does it need to be purchased separatey?

QuestionDo you know if this drive is Windows XP compatible?

QuestionFrom an internal technology standpoint, what is the difference in a USB 3.0 Flash Drive and an External USB 3.1 SSD drive? (Except obviously the newer USB standard) At their core, aren’t Flash and SSD the same thing?

Questionhello , is this really the gen 2 ? with 1050MB/s transfert speed ?

QuestionCan this be used as an external boot drive, bypassing the slow internal drive, by cloning the internal drive and resetting the bios boot order, (in this case on a Toshiba laptop with usb 3.0 ports) ?

QuestionCan this SSD be used in both Mac and Wndows ?

QuestionCan this be plugged directly into an iPhone to store pictures? I need to store photos that are on my phone and I don't want to have to go through my work computer or iCloud. I understand that to see the photos I will have to plug it into a computer.

QuestionHas anyone been able to connect this directly to an Iphone to transfer video files? I record a lot of 4K videos with phone over an hour long. Even with having the largest iphone they make this can eat up a lot of space when your on a travel trip.