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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 187 reviews

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Customers praise the Extreme 480GB External USB 3.0 Portable SSD for its durability, small size, and ample storage capacity, highlighting its portability and ease of use. The fast transfer speeds offered by the USB 3.0 interface are also frequently cited as a significant advantage. While some customers mention the price point as a potential drawback, the positive feedback on performance and portability outweighs this concern.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    super small and lightweight

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The hard drive is lightweight small and very compact. About the size of a wallet. If your looking for a simple solution to limited space this is it. Takes a little more to configure to Mac.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast and easy to use

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is my first SDD external drive. I love it. I have moved all of my photos to this and it took no time at all compared to regular hard drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Usb 3.0

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great speed and capacity.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I use this drive to transport my audio files. It works great with all my audio software. Because it's drive and interface combined. It eliminates the cost of adapters. Great product.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Durability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    SSD and USB3 is the way to go. Quit waffling over the price and amount of storage vs a hard drive. The time you save in how much faster this thing is at file transferring is worth it!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast reliable External SSD

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Did my research and price comparison before I bought this Ext. SSD. The price was great for the specs/capacity. The brand is also well known. The speed is great and consistent.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Durability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing!!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Super fast, very reliable. Insane deal. I moved a ton of info to this drive and benchmarked it. I clocked over 400MB/S write speed the whole time. Megabytes, not megabits.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Usb 3.0

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    easy to use

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I learned about this via live chat with bestbuy and the person I talked to was very knowledgeable and nice to chat and he is very impartial of the product but provide great knowledge that I need to buy this product. Unfortunately, this is not sold in any store but online. It takes about 1 week to arrive for free shipping

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Durability, Usb 3.0

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Small light and big

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It fits in a pocket and has a fast transfer with USB 3.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    SSD memory great product for fast reliable storage

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Well my expectation went out of the window with this product because it work on my back with no issue and also with a great fast transfer on videos, pictures, and files.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Durability, Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good for storage. It is portable and easy to access

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for video's

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great for videos and music light to carry around easy to lock it and keep your files safe

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great gift

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great for the extra storage you don't have available on your laptop! My husband uses it for his classes, he loves it!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Small, portable, extremely fast, data storage.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The read / write speed on this Solid State device is great. Much faster than a USB thumb-drive. Doesn't get as hot, hopefully providing a longer life expectancy.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    store a lot in small space

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I backup everything to multiple places and this allows me to store data on a non-mechanical drive device

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great hard drive

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    USB 3 is really, really fast external drive! Surprised by the small size (expected it to be more the size of a laptop internal drive) but bigger than the thumb drives I always seemed to lose Great bargain at the sale price I paid. Protective flap built in to protect the female connector from dust when not plugged in (and the proper just the right length for a laptop accessory cable was included with the drive) Never gets even warm (despite the speed). Wished I would have picked up a couple for gifts at the price I paid. for an SSD

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for large backups and files

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Using to backup several laptops and tablets. Also archiving documents, spreadsheets and publications currently on flash drives and SD cards.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great SSD storage!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This product was easy to use--plug and play--and seems to be saving everything accurately and quickly. This is a solid state device.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great and fast

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The SanDisk - Extreme 480GB External USB 3.0 Portable Is a great and fast unit no problems.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This thing is great. Super small. Has a ring to even out it on a keychain. Very fast transfers. I get speed of 230 mb/sec

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Happy to have it!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I feel much more secure having this as yet another back up for my data. It is more secure than an external hard drive that spins.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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