I really think you guys should’ve mentioned that this SSD comes preinstalled with an app that allows you to update your files, photos, videos, etc. to that app, that can then be locked so if someone were to steal this SSD from you, they’d be prompted to put in a password before they could see anything on it first. A very nice feature and option that not many drives offer.

Thanks to your review i ordered one. Answered all my questions. Liked and subscribed.

When I first saw images of the SSD I thought it was going to be a lot bigger. It's crazy that such a good SSD is so small and portable!

Just bought one and I love the form factor and how well it works so far.

I have always liked your reviews. You do a good job of showing sizing, and usefulness of a product. Keep the reviews coming and thank you Jeff.

A number of people are asking how this compares to the Samsung T5. I understand that the T5 uses TLC flash memory blocks where write operations are cached to a buffer which is limited to 10Gb, so if you are transferring data that is >10Gb there is a significant drop in write speed. Someone on a comparison video has posted test results for data >10Gb showing the Samsung drop to 150Mbps - where the SanDisk (which uses MLC) maintains full write speed.

Super helpful as I navigate this crowded product space.

Hi, did you test this SSD with an older MacBook Pro (pre USB-C) using the USB-A adapter? If so how did you get on, were there any issues? I am interested in getting a SSD drive for my 2014 MBP but am concerned that the new technology is not compatible with the older MBP. Thanks.

Is TRIM automatically enabled when we use it with High Sierra, or is TRIM not necessary? Also, is there a benefit to format it as APFS?

Love your channel so much dude! Hoping I won that 2018 MacBook Pro 13in lol

Jeff, I just used a BGNing M.2 NVMe enclosure ($43), WD Black drive (500GB), and a CM USB IF Certified USB C cable. I'm getting over 843 Write & 963 Read speeds from my new Mac Mini. Headed out to get a 1TB 970 Evo on sale. It might smoke this for just a smidge more. I did add some thermal pads to the controller, because it got very hot.

Why is it that when you formatted it to HPFS+, total capacity went down to 250GB? Did you partition it and just didn't show it?

will it be the same speed when it is connected to the USBA adapter? Nothing such is known.

Thanks for producing this review. Can you please tell me if this drive is compatible with an iMac Pro running macOS Mojave? According to the packaging this drive is only compatible with macOS High Sierra, Sierra or Mac OS X El Capitan. How do you check the speed of the drive? Are these apps included with a Mac?

Your voice is super relaxing.

Use the HP P800 thunderbolt 3 drive. I formatted it to APFS using terminal and it works running the macOS Mojave beta!

3:06 he says 487 I see 467...

As per many other reviews, there is a data loss issue in Sandisk Extreme portable SSD which is not addressed here

The light setup are awesome

How in the world has SanDisk not released a new model yet? This has been their premiere 1 TB SSD for over two years now? I get that it's good, but have they released a newer version with better specs yet?

I have one of these and it seems to be unreadable unless I unplug it and plug it back in after a while of being "dormant" ... is there a fix for this?

hey, I just need to store some files on my Mac (mostly my study videos and books) and I want to access them whenever I want. so should I go for USB or should I buy this because I think the usb might get too hot during 4-5 or even 10 hours of continuous work. any guidance would be appreciated

My early 2015 Macbook pro has a USB 3.0 port, which provides 5Gbps max speed. How would this SSD perform on my laptop? Since the ~500MBps (~4Gbps) R/W speed seems to be the upper-bound performance of this drive, which is below 5Gbps provided by my USB 3.0 port, I assume I'll get the same results as you did?

I have lost its cable & adapter, any recommendation about the cable? I cant get the speed more than 90mbps , i used to get around 300mbps with the default cable

I got that yesterday I love it for my Mac book pro its a good companion

Is it rubbery? I've had issues with some rubber-like materials becoming "sticky" over time as the rubber breaks down or whatever....

Nice! Great for in the field SD card dumping.

I’m getting this. Thank you.

Hi, if it's formatted for mac by default why would you change the format? (I know nothing about this sort of thing!). Thanks

I was just about to buy the exactly same one and saw this review:)

Hi , quick question. can i use it simtunalsy between win and mac os in same time with no fear to format?

i connect to mbp 2017, got 40mbs for speed. Whats the problem? omg. using supplied cable

Is the built quality like Sandisk Extreme 500 and 510? I have 2 broken external ssd. The micro usb port tend to be broken around 1 year after usage.

Is it slower if u use the attachment usb provided for older usb inputs?

Can this be used on Xbox series x as an external extra storage ssd and is the stated speeds still available to transfer from this to internal ssd ?

Is it advisable to enable TRIM for this drive on the Mac? If so, how?

Just purchased one of these for my Final Cut Pro workflow. Great review ... thank you! 👊

Once you plug it in do you have to keep it plugged in after?

Great review. Lots of reviews up, I’m having trouble finding tutorials about how to actually use this ssd for editing in premiere pro on a Mac. Very new to all this and trying to increase speed while editing. Any step by step videos for beginners? Might you point me in the right direction?

Nice review, I just came to see if this SSD was worth its asking price and turns out...it may very well be

How to reformat it just like how you bought it. Thanks!

Why couldn't they have a place to store the cable? Sucks having to carry them around separate.

Is this included to those SSD from sandisk that has hardware issues like failure?

Mine is writing at 5 Gb/sec - is that because I'm using USB A on an older MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) running 10.13.6?

Hey I just emptied out 150GB but the Sandisk SSD is not recognizing it and still shows as almost being full. How can I fix it?

Can you say more about your choice of Mac OS Extended Journaled vs ExFat?

random question but...do you have 1tb free or it has purgeable files? is it 1TB or 980gb ?

Just a question please, in my laptop I don't have ssd, but I have this ssd external hard disk, the copy speed is slow just like any other hdd, should I have ssd in my laptop to be able to copy at fast speed?

I'm on the fence about the Extreme or the Pro version. If I want to start editing on my Macbok Pro or possibly iPad Pro, how do I know if the Pro version would be worth it? The extra speed is definitely tempting! (The pro version is twice as fast, but also twice as expensive) Thank you for your time!

I have the 500gb version and the 2018 IPad Pro. I have Mandy corrupted data. Any war to fix this issue?

how do you format this to back up the mac hard drive?

Would I be able to plug this & my iPhone 8 into my windows 10 PC & transfer pictures & videos from my phone to this SSD?

I'm looking to improve load times on my Xbox One X, you guys think this'll do the trick?

Hi, what is the length of the cable?

Does this work for iPhone to transfer photos and videos?

I'm thinking between this and the 1TB Samsung T5, which is more expensive where I live. Should I spend the extra 40-50 bucks on the Samsung?

Hi , I would like to buy one these to backup data on my PS4, is this a good idea ? , would you recommend this?, are there any other more suitable options?. Thanks from Ada.

If I'd like to access files from my SSD on someone else's PC/Mac, I'd have to install the software on that computer too?

Would this work with the new iPad Pro

Hey,I ordered this SSD upto1050Mbps edition 2TB. Is it really worth it. This is my first experience buying an SSD. I have to transfer files like100-250GB at times.

Can I use this for my Nvidia Shield?

Can this be used on an iPhone with a type c to lightning cable?

Possible to use with an iPad Pro 12.9?

The iPad is version was 13.1. The best part was that when I plugged it into another iPad which had version 13.2 loaded it stopped showing it. It's very weird. Plz help..I had bought the 2TB to use it with my iPad.

I have one - I use a 500 GB unit with my desktop PC to store ALL my home working files, so I can unplug the SSD and take it with me on vacation, along with my HP laptop. I put a rubber band around it to stop it sliding all over the place. At some point I will move up to the 1TB version. Having all my files with me is great as we are often out of reach of internet via cell service (i.e., the cloud).

My SanDisk not show up on my MacBook pro, in disk utility also not detected but my SanDisk feels hot. is there a way to fix it to show up on my MacBook please? Thanks

Can i plug it into a otg supported smartphone? Will it wok?

Helpful! Thank you!

Will this be compatible for late 2013 MacBook Pro

It goes on the keychain part not the hook part 2 hook part goes on your belt buckle or something

I have 2020 macbook air i3 model which SSD should I buy?

Nice these small portable drives are what all of us who plan to buy the BMPCC 4K on it's release will but using, writing 4K ProRes, needs large capacity fast drives attached to the camera.

SanDisk 'could have' designed a storage groove around the outside of the case for the connection cord. That would have allowed everything to be kept together and possible eliminating digging around for the cord among all the other cords we all carry. Some might argue the potential to lose the cord if it were to come out of the storage groove while carrying it on a carabiner. Simple design solution... one end of the cord would be permanently fixed to the drive. Lacie (sp?) Used this groove storage on ruggedized drives years ago and it was very useful for cord management.

Is it compatible with USB 2.0???

It can be used in window ?

Can we use it for gaming pc?

love that I can have all my media their and free up space on my pro

This supports trim right?

Can it be used as scratch disk drive?

Would this work if I would use a dex system

I’ve got and issue trying to use the USB A converter as charger-converter for my iPad Pro with use USB c cable and didn’t work, I’m just wondering if that happened because it’s just data transfer and won’t transfer energy. I’ll appreciate if someone helps me.

anyone know where to get the drivers for xp? For this model ?

This is good for gaming ?

Will this work with my iPad Pro?

hi, is anyone's catalina (macbook pro 2019) crashing as a result of using Sandisk extreme pro ssd?

Jak usunąć/zresetować w nim hasło? Podłączyłem go raz, wymyśliłem hasło i wypadło z głowy. Co mogę zrobić?

can this be used with iPhone and ipad?

Is the iPad Pro the only iPad model that can support this Sandisk Extreme portable SSD? I bought the 1TB (version 2) model. I bought it to use with my PC (no prob) and my “relatively new” iPad Air 4 I bought in January. So far it doesn’t work. Anyone have any suggestions?

Can I use this SSD With raspberry Pi 4 model ?

i need a extern ssd is this one good for gaming laptop

i got 2 of these, there pretty nice. ones 250 and the other is 500. i got em for around 40 and 80. real convientient, me personally i use one between my computers to transfer files, and one as an all around back up. im just curious about the life. i dont really throw it arond or anything, but it seems more stable if it does fall. my dog has knocked over a hard drive and I just got that zippy spinning sound. I just never know when I eject, is when its actually safe to pull it out because theres no light and the thing is so quiet as well you can hear it. im impressed with these drives though and for the price. I look at it as a lard sd with a case but thats just me.

y cant i find a video on how to set this up on a pc

how much faster/slower is it than the samsung t5?

Your review videos are so much better than your sponsored videos. However I appreciate your transparency on the matter

Yeah, you don't need the dongle but you need a USB-C hub for all that junk we are plugging into our Mac Book Pros. These drives are legit! I work from these after syncing up to my San Disk G-RAID storage vault.

Never thot of buying something like this. This video brought me to this channel . I’m subscribing , but only because I want some. Friiiiies, I think of them continuously. Fresh from the fryer I don’t have much , tiiiiime

What about real life transfer speed?

Does it work on the PS3 system if you want to sync movies on it

Thanks for the review.

Nice work.