SABRENT1TB Rocket Nano XTRM External SSD, USB 3.2 / Thunderbolt 3, Speeds Up to 2700MBps (SB-XTMN-1TB)

Fast, and small

This thing blew me away. I’ve been using the sandisk thumbdrives and they kept overheating and throttling. Massive transfers with this are fast and problem free. Best purchase all year. Drive is cool to the touch. No issues with my MacBook Pro. Instant loads with CDJ XDJ Rekordbox hardware.

Quick and portable for my Mac mini 4

Best on the market. I've got the top-of-the-line acasis and anyoyo TB3/4 NVME external enclosures and this achieves ~96% of the speeds with a much more convenient form factor. It's faster than a base M4 mac mini's internal storage full stop and holds its own with an M4 Max Macbook Pro.

I bought their previous generation of this product after reading all the terrible reviews on it, about how slow it is, and you might get the rated speeds for a minute before it nose dives into oblivion. Which is annoying given how nice and small these things are, but I came prepared, both back then and this time around. HEAT SINKS!!! 50mm x 25mm x 10mm with thermal pad pre-applied. It works, they don't get hot. This version is nice, since it comes with a silicone bumper. SO... Took that to heart, and placed the heat sink on top where the giant hole is which I assume is there to allow the unit to breath. DOES, sadly double its height, but keeps it cool and gets better performance. I get about 1,000MBs sustained.I remember I took my thermostat gun to the old Sabrent and it got to 110F. Which means inside it was a lot hotter and hit its thermal junction. This stays safe to the touch even after 4hrs of file transferring after the heat sink mod. So, I came into both products EXPECTING this issue, and having had enough thumb drives and SSDs, I'm used to these issues and know how to correct them. By the way, the 4pk of Heat Sinks (50mm x 25mm x 10mm) cost me $10.Conclusion:It's the smallest 4TB drive out there, at a decent price and decent speeds. THOUGH, the Sandisk Extreme Pro does stay cool and does do double the speed for less price while not requiring post-purchase modding. I like this due to its size and industrial look. I do recommend it, if you don't mind do the heat sink hack and adding 10mm to its z-height. Though the Sandisk Extreme and Extreme Pros do weigh more than this device even with the 12g heat sink mod. It puts this device's total weight at 62g or over 2 ounces. It's lighter and technically has a slightly smaller footprint than the Sandisk option. I have both so I don't have to choose. I like it, knew what I was getting into and prepared as such.

Wow this thing is amazing. I set up a lot of new computers for clients and transferring files has always been a pain until I bought this. Even on older computers, this thing is in the name of speed. I could not reccomend further.

Great storage in small package. Not the fastest but workable. Travels well either way a MacBook Air.

Very Fast & Efficient. If you use a Mac, be sure to format the drive in Apple File System (APFS), which can be a little confusing. Check YouTube for instructions.