SABRENT Portable SSD 1TB, External NVMe USB 3.2 Gen 2

My experience is only for the 1TB version.For some reasons none of the reviews perform actual real world transfers.In CrystalDiskMark you can see read/writes at 900+ MB/s, but:In the real world, you are looking at 500MB/s to 550MB/s writes copying a large file, assuming you are using a GEN2 port.Reads were generally a little higher at 600MB/s to 750B/s.When connecting using GEN1 you will max out at 400MB/s.I found read/writes were sustainable even when copying 500+ GB in one go. Its gets warm, but not worryingly so.These speeds are still great, but bear this in mind when comparing to other options. This is a USB-C device, not a thunderbolt device.Build quality it above excellent. Packaging is so good you do not want to throw it away.The only issue I had, which may be due to my computer, was that when I swapped between the USB-C port and USB3.1 port on the same computer, the device needed the drivers to be removed, otherwise it only transferred at USB2 speeds.

Such a neat little SS it's so tiny! I use it as extended storage for my playstation and works a dream. Nicely packaged and presented also.

Good product but this is touted as very quick - wasn't overly impressed with speed

★★★★★

Tried in 3 different PCs.Windows plug in tone but not recognised.Rubbish!Instant return.

The media could not be loaded. The Sabrent Rocket Nano arrived in a bespoke metal tin with the SSD packed tightly into a blue foam cut-out, it came with two black connection leads, a USB-C to USB-C and a USB type A to USB-C in the other section of the tin.My first impressions was how small it was fitting easily into the palm of my hand and aseptically the sandblasted aluminium finish looks really nice along with a good solid protection for the internals, the tin case it comes in is a neat presentation box and a storage case if not being used.I hooked it up to the laptop I plan to use this with which is running Windows 10 and has USB 3.0 ports, the Rocket Nano has a built in USB 3.2 so I was aware I would not be able to achieve the maximum speeds capable running from USB 3.2 to USB 3.2 but wanted to get a real true test of the speeds I could expect in circumstances I would be using it in.This is plug and play on Windows 10 so was instantly recognised assigning a drive letter, I ran through several tests using CrystalDiskMark which is accepted as a good simple and reliable disk benchmark software, I ran tests under the default setting, peak performance and a real world peak performance mix, I got very acceptable results across the board with the expected drop of in transfer speeds being perfectly acceptable and allowing for running from USB 3.2 to USB 3.0.Overall a very nice tiny sleek SSD drive, it has a very sturdy aluminium case that not only looks great but gives good protection to the internals, it delivers very acceptable speeds for an external SSD drive and comes in a neat presentation/carry case. I can’t really fault it so have given it top marks.

What an excellent, high-quality external drive this is and by far the fastest I’ve ever used! It comes in a lovely little tin with a cardboard sleeve around it and as well as the drive, you get a 30cm USB Type A to Type C cable and a 20cm USB Type C to Type C cable (which also works with Thunderbolt). The drive is very compact in size and looks exceptional quality with its high-grade aluminium body. I’m very impressed with the quality of it and it seems built to last.Using it with Windows 10 it worked straight away and showed up in My Computer with 953 GB of usable space. Using my CT256MX100 SSD I transferred 201 files totalling 281GB to the nano drive and the average speed was 340mb/s. I then moved them back to the drive and it sustained a copy speed average of 350mb/s. Very impressive performance indeed and I think it was held back by my SSD. I wish I had faster drives or newer connectivity as I’d love to see what this drive is truly capable of.I also tried plugging it into my Galaxy S10+ using the Type C to Type C cable and it worked perfectly, I was able to watch a 2k video file from the drive with no lag or delay on my phone. I really like that this works flawlessly with my phone as I can keep a ton of video and pictures on it without using the space on my phone, perfect for travelling with.I used CrystalDiskMark with it and posted a picture of the result but I’m not an expert on this software and the performance probably varies from PC to PC, so just use it as a rough estimate for average performance rates on a medium to high end PC using USB 3.0.Overall, I couldn’t be happier with this Nano Drive and for what something like this cost today, I feel you’re getting a lot in return. Its solid and very well-made and the performance of it is nearly as good as my internal SSD drive which is very impressive to me anyway. It stores a large amount of data yet is small enough to keep in your pocket or larger wallet. The packaging it arrives in makes it perfect for a gift and gives it a look of a premium product, which it is. I’m more than happy to recommend this item and in my opinion, I feel it deserves the full five stars!