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Portable SSDs

The Best Portable SSDs in 2024

PetaPixel has long been a fan of SanDisk products due to their once-sterling reputation and often excellent performance. However, some of SanDisk's portable SSDs fail so frequently that we can no longer recommend them. So with that in mind, what are the best alternatives?

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SanDisk’s Name is Now Mud

Due in large part to its abysmal response -- or rather, complete lack thereof -- to widespread reports of the failure of its portable SSD products, the SanDisk brand name is now mud.

Samsung’s X5 Portable SSD Has the Fastest Write Speed of 2.3GB/s

If you're looking for a way to do ultra-fast photo backups on-the-go -- and you have deep wallets -- Samsung has announced a new portable solid state drive (SSD) for you. The new Samsung X5 is the fastest portable drive on the market, boasting a max write speed of a whopping 2.3 gigabytes per second.