Customer Ratings & Reviews

Awesome external SSD. Use with old iMAC to help out the old hard drive.

I love this new SanDisk 1TB external SSD. I have owned the previous generation of this device, both in 1TB and 2TB configurations. This new generation using NVMe storage technology is head and shoulders above the already excellent previous generation. Doing a direct comparison file transfer using my 16 inch MacBook Pro of the same 300TB of 4K 60FPS footage the new model completed the transfer in almost half the time. That's write time. Doing it in reverse and this new model finished the same transfer in less than a third of the time. This was from internal SSD to external both ways. My workflow typically involves transferring raw footage from the camera (on SD or microSD) to one of my external SSD's to edit a project in Final Cut Pro. This means a fast read/write time is important to me, especially when working with larger files. Currently I have a Samsung T5 and two T7's (both 1TB) as well as the previous gen SanDisk Extreme 1TB and two 2TB drives. To me, and without running any benchmarks, this new SanDisk feels faster than the T7's I just bought a couple months ago. Put another way I'll be buying a couple more of these new SanDisk drives when the 2TB models drop soon. I like the solid construction. Being both water and dust resistant along with drop protection is important to me. Plus I just really dig the look and feel with the soft touch finish.

Outstanding performance and very durable, can’t beat the price. I know own four of them.

I’ve been using SSDs to do multimedia work and this Sandisk extreme portable SSD is just what I need. The SSD is rugged and it even has some water resistant rating (not water proof but enough to guard against water splashes). So this SSD is also designed for the field, which gives you peace of mind if you need a portable storage that is field ready where weather and terrain condition might present a challenge to normal portable SSD. Even when you don't have the need to carry your SSD outside your home, having a rugged SSD gives you extra peace of mind as the SSD is shock resistant up to 2 meters of drop protection. It even has a lanyard hole on top right so you can clip on your carabiner and attach the SSD to your drone or camera bag. Performance wise, this portable SSD feels fast and even faster than the one I got a couple of years ago. This is important to note if you want to use the SSD for multimedia work where your multimedia files are stored and processed in the SSD instead of in your PC’s hard drive. I don't feel the need to run performance benchmark as I'm sure there are top of the line SSDs out there that will outperform this SSD. This SSD is fast enough for what I use it for. The USB-C port is basically today’s standard and it comes with USB-C cable and USB-A adaptor. Connecting the SSD to PC is very easy just like connecting a flash drive. This SSD features hardware encryption so you can password protect your SSD for security. This is one portable storage that you will use across your gadgets and computers: iPad Pro, laptops, PCs, etc. In case something goes wrong, Sandisk offers 5 years limited warranty, which is nice, though I don’t even remember when was the last time I need to claim for warranty from Sandisk.

Works, no issues yet. Very small too. I can carry it in my back pack for collage classes.

SanDisk Extreme 1TB external USB Type C I am using this drive to offload files from my notebook computer's SSD that never seems to have enough room. Connected via USB-C, the speed is indistinguishable from the internal drive. Installation in Windows 10 was plug-and-play simple. It just works. I'm now running my proprietary work software from it which, among other things, captures audio streams PCM at 48,000 Hz, 346 MB/hr, and it's worked flawlessly storing up to 3 GB per day. Transfers to archival storage are handled efficiently and without incident. I've been so impressed with the drive's performance, I bought the 2TB version and connected it to my Xbox One X. The included USB Type A converter works perfectly. Apparently, this drive is faster than the X1X's internal drive, by a lot. I didn't have the presence of mind to specifically note load times before I moved everything off the internal drive to the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD, but it's noticeably faster. I've spent a good amount of time with The Outer Worlds recently, and the load times are a fraction of what they were; I no longer have time to go get a drink from the fridge downstairs while waiting between levels. Borderlands 3 load times are now almost negligible. If capacity and speed are what you need, buy this drive. You won't be disappointed!

I used to record audio to 7200 rpm external hard drives, but for the last 5 years, I've used internal Mac drives because they're blazingly fast. Every time I upgraded Macs, I always bit the bullet and shelled out for the extra HD space. So expensive. Those days are gone! I transferred 80gb of files to this in less than three minutes. I opened large audio projects at higher sample rates, and performance was indistinguishable from that of my internal drive. I'm tempted to go back and get another while they're on sale. Also points for ZERO configuration/formatting. I connected it and started dragging files to it...no permissions errors/passwords. It does run a little warm!

The SanDisk external SSD is wonderful. Easy to use, extremely durable, and small so very portable.

Perfect for starting filmmakers! It has a lot of storage and is small and portable for when you need to travel with a lot of equipment!

This is great and exactly what I needed for my weekend photography outings. I’ve been overloading my phone lately copying my RAW files to my phone for a little editing and this is perfect for off loading my phone halfway through the day just to clean things up a bit. Getting cold here and don’t really want to be lugging my laptop around all the time. Using my phone as a go between is working fine. Love having all this extra storage space now. Transfer speeds are fantastic although I never maxed out the specs. I moved a 60GB folder of RAW and JPG files from my PC to it in about 6 minutes but I was forced to use the USB-A adapter so I was limited by that. The real speeds show up when using the USB-C direct with 3.2 specs. Looks and feels pretty rugged and a great size to just throw in your pocket whenever you’re heading out.

The SanDisk - Extreme 1TB External is a super fast and portable NVMe Solid State Drive. SanDisk has combined a lightweight and durable hard drive with blazing fast NVMe speed. This is a huge upgrade compared to previous USB 3.0 External Hard Drives. This hard drive is solid enough I feel like I can take it with me and not worry about damaging it anywhere I go. I am a professional photographer so I always need to have an external with me when traveling or editing. I am very impressed by the read write speed of the drive and if you had USB-C it really takes advantage of that higher speed. It's also fast enough to work directly off of using Lightroom and Photoshop which isn't always the case with USB 3.0 Drives. All in all I highly recommend this drive to anyone who is looking for a fast efficient and portable rugged Hard Drive.

I have been using the previous model with 500 gb to store my kids pictures and videos and needed more storage. This being 1tb was already an upgrade but I noticed that the transfer speed was also improved which was a plus. Moving the files from my laptop to the drive was very fast and left me impressed. The included usb c to usb A adapter was great because it allowed me to just plug it into my blu-ray player and watch the videos on my tv. The drive must be fast enough because I didn't have any issues with playing the videos. The drive is very sturdy as my teething toddler got a hold of it by accident and put a few small bite marks in it and it didn't affect it at all. Overall I am very impressed with it and would definitely recommend it. This has fast transfer speeds in a small size and the capacity is perfect.

My daughter was leaving for a two-year teaching assignment in Lithuania and I was able to send her off with hundreds of recipes and enough space for her to upload pictures.

This external hard drive is so tiny, light weight, and is perfectly for on the go. It feels sturdy and I don’t worry about throwing it in my backpack and heading out.

great product. easy to use, slim and discret. very easy to travel with. would recommend to anyone

Perfect size and weight. Great value. Nice having USB-A adapter.

I have one of these for pictures and media (works awesome) and i have one for just music (1gig) the music one works 30% of the time, my computer just wont see it as a external drive most of the time. So when i need to get to my stuff it sometimes works. Very frustrating! I feel there are better choces for SSD drives out now and soon will get a more reliable drive. I inly give it 3 star because one of them works good and other dont. Also nothing online to help this delema or through the company. At a loss

Love the product. Thank you for providing excellent service.

Sleek, compact perfect for on the go or at home storage

Easy to use and slim design makes great storage. Highly recommend!