SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD Monterey

I purchased this item to replace an older portable HDD which was not that portable and extremely slow. This Sandisk drive is literally one fifth the size of my old unit and is much lighter. It is also much faster and will hopefully prove to be more reliable, although only time will tell in that respect. Note that the full 4TB is not available. If memory serves me correctly I recall that the usable memory was about 3.7TB before I started transferring files to it. My only negative comment would have to be the supplied cable which is only 10 centimetres long excluding the plugs at each end. As I use a tower PC this meant I had to replace it with a longer cable or the drive would have been left hanging in mid air. Overall, this is an great piece of kit and excellent ... MoreI purchased this item to replace an older portable HDD which was not that portable and extremely slow. This Sandisk drive is literally one fifth the size of my old unit and is much lighter. It is also much faster and will hopefully prove to be more reliable, although only time will tell in that respect. Note that the full 4TB is not available. If memory serves me correctly I recall that the usable memory was about 3.7TB before I started transferring files to it. My only negative comment would have to be the supplied cable which is only 10 centimetres long excluding the plugs at each end. As I use a tower PC this meant I had to replace it with a longer cable or the drive would have been left hanging in mid air. Overall, this is an great piece of kit and excellent value for money.

I have used G-Drive and SanDisk portable SSDs for years with no issues.Bought 2 of these in January to use as rotating backup drives. Each failed (one twice!) for no apparent reason, the volume does notcontain a recognized file system, unfortunately AFTER the B&H return window closed. The only option was to reformat, thus all data was lost. It is baffling that an SSD can function flawlessly one minute and not know its own name the next.All the recent reviews citing the same experience with both this and the Extreme Pro 4TB model strongly suggest bad batches. SanDisk Support willingly initiated RMAs to replace both drives, no questions asked, which seems to support bad batches, as do the deep price discounts.Not sure I'll trust the replacements. I may spend a ... MoreI have used G-Drive and SanDisk portable SSDs for years with no issues.Bought 2 of these in January to use as rotating backup drives. Each failed (one twice!) for no apparent reason, the volume does notcontain a recognized file system, unfortunately AFTER the B&H return window closed. The only option was to reformat, thus all data was lost. It is baffling that an SSD can function flawlessly one minute and not know its own name the next.All the recent reviews citing the same experience with both this and the Extreme Pro 4TB model strongly suggest bad batches. SanDisk Support willingly initiated RMAs to replace both drives, no questions asked, which seems to support bad batches, as do the deep price discounts.Not sure I'll trust the replacements. I may spend a little more and go with G-Drive/G-Tech.

I have an M1 16-inch MacBook and have owned three version 2 SanDisk SSD drives. Every single one of them corrupted all the files that I put on it, and I lost precious photos and videos that I will never get back. I thought it was just a malfunction with the unit particular unit so I had it returned twice. This is a well-known crisis among photographers and videographers in SanDisk is being willfully ignorant, and still trying to peddle these disastrous hard drives. If you own a PC then maybe everything is fine but if you are on an M1 or an M2 Mac DO NOT BUY THIS. There is no workaround to fix it. I've tried to format it 1 million different ways and every single time it will corrupt your data. This review is solely about this sandisk product B&H is always great and ... MoreI have an M1 16-inch MacBook and have owned three version 2 SanDisk SSD drives. Every single one of them corrupted all the files that I put on it, and I lost precious photos and videos that I will never get back. I thought it was just a malfunction with the unit particular unit so I had it returned twice. This is a well-known crisis among photographers and videographers in SanDisk is being willfully ignorant, and still trying to peddle these disastrous hard drives. If you own a PC then maybe everything is fine but if you are on an M1 or an M2 Mac DO NOT BUY THIS. There is no workaround to fix it. I've tried to format it 1 million different ways and every single time it will corrupt your data. This review is solely about this sandisk product B&H is always great and the V1 of this SSD still works great for me but it is disgusting that they aren't recalling this horrendous product that has lost people clients and wasted our time.