Customer Ratings & Reviews

Ive been stress testing this SSD for the last couple of days and while its to early to speak about long term reliability, I can say its handled everything I threw at it so far. I have been transferring over 100 GB of information at a time and its been done in around 2-3 minutes. Thats crazy fast and I'm not used to that kind of performance. I have also used BlackMagic Disk Speed Test to see just how fast this drive is and through many tests the average read/write speeds have been around 920mbps (that's pretty fast) The other thing I want to point out, is just how small this ssd is! Its sleek and small and can easily be put in your pocket for ultra portability. Sandisk claims it is dust/shock proof as well as having an IP55 rating which hopefully I will never have to test out, because I don't plan on using this ssd around water, but its good to know =) The only con so far I can talk about is that when using this ssd with music production software, it has gotten pretty warm, almost on the hot side. This has happened especially when constant read/write actions are being performed. Overall I think this SSD is awesome and I'm excited to use it everyday.

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

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

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!

I needed an external drive for my business laptop and this worked like a charm. It was fairly compact and came with a usb-c to usb-c cable as well as an adapter that could go to usb-3. I didn't need that converter. I ran crystal disk mark 8 on this as well as on another external nvme drive that I had (a big name brand) and I was surprised that the SanDisk Extreme outperformed it using the same usb-c connection. I achieved first line read speeds of 464 MB/s with write speeds of 462 (rounded in both cases) while the very big name nvme external (their latest) turned in 427 and 446 respectively on the first line. With regard to how hot this SanDisk runs, it is very reasonable to touch (warm, not hot) whereas the other nvme external which had a metal case and thermal pad is slightly warmer.to touch. I would highly recommend this for portable storage - certainly this is very fast and SanDisk is a quality brand.

It’s interesting what can happen when you don’t visit a particular technology for a few years. External Solid State Drives have come a long way in a short period of time. I am so impressed by this drive it made me think about the first external hard drive I ever bought some 30 plus years ago. If my math is right (it usually is) this drive is apprx 1/150th the size, has 100,000 times the storage capacity and about 1/3 the price lol. But enough with the trip down memory lane. I love this drive. It’s small, fast, feels well built, quiet and priced right. It’s amazing. I’m using it to build a library of my favorite movies. I may get a 2nd one just to use as a backup to all my files. I usually like to say a little more when I leave a review but what more is there to say? This drive is absolutely fantastic. I would give it 6 stars if I could and I would absolutely recommend it to a friend.

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.

The SanDisk Extreme 1TB External USB Type-C (NVMe) Portable Solid State Drive is a rubberized, heavy-duty, small form factor, fast, portable storage device. I’ll describe my feelings about it based on what I used it for. I do some hobby cinematography shooting in 4k 24fps most of the time. That’s a pretty good amount of data that needs to be moving fast between devices and takes up lots of space. This device has not given me even a hiccup so far. I have transferred over 2 TB’s of data over the course of a few days. This SSD is significantly faster than any SSD I have owned. The fact that it's so ruggedly built makes me believe it will last a long time no matter what abuse you expose it to. If you are like me and need a fast, 1TB built to last portable SSD, this device is one of the best you can buy.

Pros: - Very solid and well built design. An IP55 rating to show dust and water resistance is a nice benefit. The device is very portable—about the size of a pack of gum. - This drive is FAST. Both read and write speeds are very quick. I was able to transfer a feature length movie in seconds when using a USB C port on each side. - This drive was very easy to set up. All I had to do was plug it into my computer and it worked. Cons: - This drive did not work with my phone. According to my research it has to do with how much power the drive is able to pull from the USB port. So if you were looking to expand your phone storage, this is not the drive for you. - The cord included with the drive is really short, which I’ve found to be inconvenient.

So far it is everything I hoped for. I have a Microsoft Surface Go that I bought for traveling (pre-covid.). I use it to backup my camera photos. I have two Seagte HD. Problem was the Surface Go could not power the drives. So I need the Surface Dock which add 3-pounds of weight. You cannot guess how much I hated this. So I purchased two of these SSD. They BOTH TOGETHER work with the Surface Go. NO power problems. They are fast, light-weight and rugged. I’m not a happy camper but getting better. YES the drives get warm when using. YES the cable is very short - but I bought, at Five Below store, a 6-foot USB-3 cable that works with the SSD drives.

It is smaller than you think it is (which is a good thing!)

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

Extreme Portable External USB-C device has 1 GB reading and writing transfer rate. It is fast enough to be able to store and run large games, and fast enough to run photoshop. If you are in need of extra storage for anything that requires fast reading speeds this is best product for it's value. If you require even more speed you should get the pricier second generation of SandDisk - Extreme Portable USB-C

A bit taller and thinner than a Zippo, this is a great little drive. When on the go, the smallest drive I previously had was a WD Element drive which was convenient, fast, but still fragile. Being a solid state drive and rugged, this is the next gradual step up. In the pocket it goes! the only wish list feature would have been a retractable USB-C plug on the actual device. As of now, a small cord is needed and supplied with a USB-A adapter for backwards compatibility. As for speed, it's as expected...FAST. My best test was transferring 21GB in just about a minute with very few dips in Mbps. Very satisfied.

Extremely compact and light. Usb-c compatible with my Apple devices. I ordered online and picked up within the hour in-store which was efficient and helpful for my workflow, which had been disrupted by my computers hard drive running out of storage.

I actually used this as an external storage for my PS4 pro (but later on PS5 when I get it); and the games somewhat load a bit smoother than when I was running off the main drive (being an sshd). It comes with the USB-C to USB adapter which I am using at the moment to connect; I’ll have no need for the adapter once I get the ps5. Regarding looks, it looks rugged and there’s an “eyelet” or whatever it is to loop a hand strap. Overall is great small pocket sized storage without the bulk ness of previous external ssds in the 2.5 form factor. Highly recommended.

This is a wonderful portable solution for storage. It's small enough to easily fit in your pocket, barely larger than a credit card and just under half an inch thick. This is easily the fastest portable drive I have ever used as well so if you have need to move large amounts of data between computers quickly and on the go this is the drive for you. I also tested it as an external drive for my Xbox One X and Xbox Series X in moving games between the consoles and it performed perfectly. For the price you won't find a better portable storage solution.

Great value (especially when it goes on sale) for a fast and easy to use external storage drive that is very durable and portable. I use mine as an external gaming library so I can run games on my laptop. Works great and frees up storage on my computer.