Customer Ratings & Reviews

This drive completely failed on me less than one year into using it. I lost everything on it.

SSD cards are very essential in my line of work to say the least; I work in Media. I decided to try out this thunderbold external SSD from SanDisk and I would say, cons do exist, but they are minimal compared to the pros. I can quickly list some: PROS Compact design Solid structure Supperrrr fast transfer speed - over 2300 for both read and write Smart monitoring supported (file health is monitored) CONS transfer cable it comes with is kinda short Expensive If you're not sure what smart monitoring is, it helps maintain the HD quality of the footage so you don't lose it in the repeat transferring of files. I did see another review mention the absence of this item on SanDisks site to register and I can say I had the same issue. Maybe it hasn't yet been added but hopefully soon. Again, the only cons I encountered was the shorter transfer cable, and of course the high price tag. Nonetheless, it is not like the product doesn't live up to the price --- the transfer speeds alone along with the smart monitoring is more than enough to justify. Highly recommended.

The SanDisk Professional Pro has upped my speed in organizing all of my images and documents with ease. I was able to clear out my computer and organize them on this for future use. As a homeschool mom, i like to scan all my childrens workband keep them on file for my records, which that ends uo taking up a lot of space on my computer. I use to delete less important ones but now i can just transfer them over and keep them for records if i were to ever need them for a portfolio. I also transferred tons of images for my buisness that i wanted to keep but didnt need at the moment. Connected this device is easy and quick, transferring was so much faster than a usb, and its more durable-- something i feel i wouldnt lose like a usb. Overall it worled perfectly for what i needed it for and made the transition so much faster saving me a ton of time and work! The device is slim, lightweight, fits in a pocket and made really well. Its hard cover protects it from being dropped and damaged which is something i needed.

Piece of junk. Constantly loses connection for no explainable reason. 0 Support, should have bought the Samsung.

The SanDisk Professional - PRO-G40 2TB External Thunderbolt 3 SSD is by FAR the best external SSD I have ever used. I have been using a SanDisk Extreme SSD for a few years now and have always loved its portability and readability but I am quite frankly blown away by the SanDisk Professional. First off: The design of this product is absolutely Gorgeous. It has a very modern and sleek design and is super light but also very clearly made to absorb impact if dropped or thrown around in a bag. Its a 10/10 for me in regard to design, portability and construction. For those familiar with the extreme the professional is a little bit thicker, wider and longer but really not by much. It is also far and away better looking. The product use itself: I decided to transfer files between the Extreme and the Professional to see if I notice a difference with the read/write speeds. I transferred 205.67GB of videos in 8 minutes....that is incredibly fast. I used this to photo edit some pictures and the instantaneous read/write speeds are remarkable. This is a product that I will be using for a long time and frankly it is not something I would only recommend to professional users. For people who are looking to buy computers with less SSD or HD requirements I would also recommend looking at this storage unit. 2TB of storage is a tremendous amount of storage and is also a good option for that. Especially if you are interested in a laptop with 256GB of SSD.

This drive is the perfect drive if you're a creator or media editor and you have a Macbook. Since getting this drive I have had a chance to compare it to another USB-C drive that I have and, when connected with a Thunderbolt connection, the reads and writes are definitely noticeably faster with large videos or photos when using your editing programs like Adobe Lightroom and After Effects vs. the USB-C drive. It's truly amazing to have an external drive that feels just as fast as an internal drive so you can save all that time copying to/from and/or backing up to an external drive. Granted, the USB-C drive is relatively fast too but for loading/seeking or saving really large videos and photos, this drive does make a difference and makes it feel like the NVME SSD that's in your computer. I love that this drive is large enough to keep large media photos and videos on the drive WHILE you are editing or creating media. It is really important to note that this drive does connect to USB-C gen 2 ports, which is a huge plus so it's compatible with other computers and Macs that don't have Thunderbolt 3 ports. It connected just fine to my PC and is fast but definitely not as fast as when connected to Thunderbolt 3 ports so there is a difference! So, if you have a PC don't get this drive expecting to get Thunderbolt 3 speeds Sandisk states on the box unless you have one that has a Thunderbolt 3 port (which is not all that common in PC's but may exist in some higher end ones)! That said, this drive is built tough, rugged and has a short cable so you can keep it in your bag without fear of the drive being damaged even if it's dropped or something sits on it. In fact, it's more likely that if your bag was crushed that this drive would likely survive when your Macbook probably would not. It's really the perfect pair to a Macbook though and I'd absolutely recommend it if you have a Macbook as this will be the only drive I use on my Macbook now for extra storage.

Just received my SanDisk Professional Pro-G40 2TB External Thunderbolt SSD hard-drive a week ago and have been putting it through its paces. It has become a welcome addition to my home office. Included in my home office is a 2020 M1 Mac mini with Thunderbolt which this SanDisk is compatible with. Inside the box is the SSD and a Thunderbolt 3 USB-C Type cable. The SSD is very sleek with a strong build quality and a professional look. This SSD is very easy to use, simply plug one end of the cable into the SSD and the other a thunderbolt port on the back of your Mac and you’re ready to go. This SSD hard drive comes in hand for me as I take and collect lots of family photos and videos that are taken at family gatherings/reunions. I do mostly photo editing and can now store them onto the SanDisk external hard-drive. This hard drive not only handles tons of photos and videos but you can store other important documents and files as well. I was pleasantly surprised with the read/write speeds. They are just mind-blowing. Copying and pasting large swaths of files at a time took no time. Opening up files and photos were a breeze also. It seems as though this SanDisk Profession Pro SSD can handle anything thrown at it and with amazing speed. Lastly I like that this SSD is portable and can be packed up in and instant along with my M1 Mac Mini for when I traveling.