Customers recognize the Extreme Portable 500GB External USB-C NVMe SSD as a remarkably small and portable device, ideal for carrying and using with various computers. Its ample storage capacity is frequently praised, along with its compatibility and fast transfer speeds when used with compatible USB-C ports. Positive feedback also highlights the product's high quality and ease of use.
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Pros mentioned:
Overall performance, Portability, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfection at its finest!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Perfection is an understatement for this product. Don’t let the size fool you, this product is made with compactness and portability in mind. It is fast and very much reliable for everyday use. I highly recommend this product, don’t overthink.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Size, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for use with IPad Pro
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I use this with iPad Pro 11” Gen 1, and 1st Gen 12.9” and it works fabulously for moving files for video editing. It’s super fast and so compact yet rugged. Highly recommend! I personally will be purchasing at least one more in 1Tb.
The back side is a rubbery silicone feel and it does collect little fuzzies, but they wipe right off.
The bottom has a usb-c port. It comes with the shortest usbC to usbC cord.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Better than a thumb drive
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Bought this for extended game recording on Xbox, can handle 4k, 60 fps, Hdr, and surround sound recording. Can also be used as storage for pc and mobile devices.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Expansion hard drive for the Dash Cam
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Stores video for our Tesla Dash Cam much longer than the built in storage.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Size, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Can't really ask for much more.
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
So fast. So tiny. So quiet. So cool (temperature wise and in general).
I was able to copy 200 GB of random folders onto this within a minute. Picture attache shows just how small this thing is...it is sitting on top of my Mac MINI in the photo.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Portability, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Highly Recommended Product
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Love this portable SSD drive. It is cute, small, and slim. The additional USB-A converter makes it very easy to use on different devices.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Portability, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Must have!
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Sandisk super fast data transfer 500gb. Small and easy to carry. Has rubber side for protection. A must have item.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Sandisk 512 GB
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Sandisk 512 GB memory drive. Small cable included.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Portability
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
"Good on the way to BETTER!"
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I use the product in a music application for storing a virtual instrument catalog.
It could be the cord that come with it, but i experince a "data disconnect" often. This requires me to eject the hard drive and reconnect it.
I appreciate the portability of the SSD. I hope to resolve this. I purchased 2 of them. One is a 2 tarabyte and a 500 GB. It is just the 2 tarabyte drive that is an issue.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice storage !!!
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great build quality and plenty of storage for the price!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great speed
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Excellent for pro tools music production so far my favorite
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
It’s ok
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Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It’s alright but it’s kinda slow for working on my phone but it comes in handy sometimes when I need to get my stuff done
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
After about 9 months, starting applications that resided on the SSD became slow, after waking the computer. If the computer was in "sleep" mode overnight, starting emacs or Thunderbird required about a minute. During that minute, apps resident on the computer's internal SSD started within a second. After a minute or so, the Sandisk worked as fast as expected.
As of today, one year after purchase, Western Digital refuses to create and RMA, with this explanation: "The following Serial number(s) cannot be added to the RMA: because it’s either an OEM product or the warranty has been voided or it may not be a valid product for RMA."
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance, Portability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fast and Functional with a Fancy Form Factor
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
If your machine has USBc these are great. Their fast, small, lightweight, and the coating around the exterior makes it less prone to slip out of your pocket if you’re wearing slacks/chinos (a really nice touch if you’re in IT or simply need to keep an externally drive in your pocket).
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Portability, Size, Storage capacity
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Excellent Family & Precious Moments Storage
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I purchased this drive to save my wedding photos. Super easy to use and store. I liked the size to fit in my fireproof safe. The speed of the drive made quick work of the photos. We stored over 1000 photos of 4k resolution and only used 4gb of the 500gb of storage. We soon will store our wedding video on the drive because why trust the internet to save photos and videos. Just wanted to have a solid backup easily.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Size, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for photo storage!
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great backup for my photos and videos! I have been using SSD Cards and Micro SSD for backups of photos for years. This will add another layer of security and piece of mind. I’m amazed at the transfer speed using USB-C on my MacBook Pro. Great buy and the size is perfect. I’ve always only trusted SanDisk for my memory cards. This one is another winner!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance, Portability, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Durable, small, and very fast.
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Love this. Works great. Durable, small, and very fast.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance, Portability, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fast and small.
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Fast speeds and reliable. Very small and slim, easily fits in small pockets. Materials feels smooth, though it can pick up some dust. Otherwise, greatly recommend if you are looking for a fast and small external drive.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance, Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Dataset useage
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Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Good disk for my dataset training. I store over 300GB data. Which still functions well
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Portability, Storage capacity
Cons mentioned:
Heat dissipation
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Slick Little Unit
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This little guy is slick. Fits in the pocket, or glove box, or what ever - and weighs next to nothing. The slightly rubberized outer shell is easy to hang on to, not slick and slippery. Capacity, speed and functionality are awesome. It gets a little warm when copying large amounts of data over from the laptop, but not too hot to touch - just warm. Easily moving large data sets to/from clients is a breeze, even large video project directories. This is a great little unit with countless applications that travels in my briefcase all the time.