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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:
    Durability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great drive

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

    Afree multiple drives failed on me O turned to this ss drive for safe backing up. As a photographer it gives me piece of mind.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Does the job

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

    This was a gift for my wife's birthday. She loves it. That's enough in my book.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome

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

    My killer computer slows down editing videos from my sata hard drive so I bought this, making editing nice and smooth.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent. Rock solid drive and great performance

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

    This drive is used to transfer and temporarily store photos and videos for contract work. Highly recommend it

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing

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

    I love the fact that it's so small. Needed something efficient to travel with. Definitely picking up some more

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for storing large files

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

    Purchased to back up large video and photo files. 480 GB is a great size!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Perfect disk but the shape is strange

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

    This disk is perfect as it works, but I don't understand why the designer choose to put the mount at the corner and the corver is right under the mouth, it's a bit inconvenient

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Superb little drive

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

    Works as advertised out of the box. Transfer speeds around 300-400MB/sec with USB 3.0. Highly recommended.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Durability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice, Light and Fast

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

    This is a great product, very light to carry around and works well.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great little SSD at a great price.

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

    It's a great little SSD, especially for the money. It was simple to plug & play and has held up well.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    excellent memory

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

    Sandisk is tops in memory storage which is why i purchased it, fast reliable, and can take some abuse

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Does just what the promotional material says.

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

    Excellent hard drive; fast data retrieval, saving and backup.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome

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

    Once you use this solid state drive, you will never go back to using spinning motor hard drives.

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

    Plug and play between apple and MS

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

    I recommended it works great. Pack info and it is secure

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome

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

    One of the best SSDs I've tried. Compact and reliable!

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Easy to install and comes with useful utilities.

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

    I have standardized on Samsung SSD drives. They seem to be very reliable and have great performance. They come with useful disk utilities as well to include data migration and performance benchmarking tools.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Sleek and convenient to carry around

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

    I bought this SSD because of its size and capacity to store my Pictures. So far so good.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good for price.

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

    I used it to not only access movies files for editing quicker but also as a. Boost drive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great. Fast and efficient

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

    So far so good . Bought to use for my recorded tracks on Logic Pro and loads great.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    excellent solid state backup memory

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

    excellent solid state backup memory. It is very fast. Good price!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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