SanDisk 4TB Extreme PRO Portable SSD, USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2x2, External NVMe Solid State Drive, up to 2000 MB/s, IP65 rated for dust and water resistance

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For those that own an Apple Mac, just connect the drive and then use it to manually copy files or configure it for Time Machine use. And for those wondering if this high pricing is Brexit related, it isn’t. The prices for this range in France are equally inflated, being €163.99,€264.99, €410.99 and €769.99. s and 2500MB/s Read/Write Speeds: The PRO-G40 hits remarkable speeds up 3000MB/s read and 2500MB/s write over its Thunderbolt 3 interface. This bandwidth rips through transfers of 8K footage, giant photo libraries, or any media files you need to store or move. The table below presents a comparative view of the specifications of the two portable SSDs covered in this review. Comparative Portable SSDs Configuration

Probably the best aspect of this design is the available capacity, as many of the other SanDisk Professional SSDs are capped at 2TB, where 4TB of storage is available. Admin said:WD says that it is readying a firmware fix for a frightening SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD sudden failure issue, but it only mentions ups for 4TB users.

When connected to a PC using USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports, our speeds topped out at around 1,050MB/s reads with 1,000 MB/s writes on CrystalDiskMark 8.0.4, irrespective of USB-A or USB-C. USB-C Connectivity: The PRO-G40 plays nice with both Thunderbolt 3 and USB Type-C ports. So you can experience great performance whether connecting to your MacBook Pro or an iPad Pro. That you can buy two Crucial X8 for the price of a single SanDisk Professional SSD that isn’t any faster suggests that either Crucial is underselling its line or SanDisk has entirely lost the pricing plot. As a USB drive, these numbers are solid and equivalent to those that we’ve seen from the Crucial X8 and its like. There are faster USB drives that use the USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 standard, such as the PNY EliteX-PRO and Kingston XS2000. For those curious, Thunderbolt-connected SSDs can be three times these speeds, something to consider for those that have that port and can afford those drives. One curiosity is that the drive can supposedly handle being dropped 3 metres, but in the fine print, that’s onto concrete covered in carpet. The carpet requirement seems to be something of an odd detail, as the world wasn’t fully carpeted when we looked last.

SanDisk is one of the most widely recognized and respected brands in digital storage, and its Professional line of devices is aimed at professional photographers, videographers, and content creators. Putting the relatively minor inconvenience of the cable length to one side, the SanDisk Professional Pro-G40 SSD matches the expectations of that audience. It has excellent durability, can withstand submersion, and is capable of very fast data transfer. The milled aluminum and rubberized coating provide a sturdy home for the NAND module mounted inside the SanDisk Professional G-DRIVE SSD. That SanDisk doesn’t include any cross-system boot sector with a utility to configure the drive for any OS is disappointing, and they also provide no software for this drive or others in the same range. Microsoft Windows-using customers will need the technical knowledge and confidence to use the Windows management console to delete the existing partition and create a new NTFS or exFAT volume.

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But we can say with some certainty that any attempt to open it would immediately invalidate the five-year limited warranty. IP68 Rating: An IP68 rating gives this SSD resistance to dust and lets it withstand submersion in 1.5 meters of water for 30 minutes. It has an incredible 4000lb crush resistance and 3m drop resistance.