SanDisk Portable Drive 1TB External SSD, USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-C, up to 600 MB/s Read, 2 m Drop Protection, Black

The SanDisk Portable Drive 1TB is a pocket-size external solid-state drive with a USB-C port and read speeds up to 600 MB/s, for students, home users and travellers who want to back up photos, carry projects or free space on a laptop, tablet or Android phone. It weighs 31.7 g and measures 75 x 45 x 10 mm, so it fits in a pocket next to a phone.

SanDisk rates it for drops of up to 2 metres and supplies a USB-C to USB-C cable. It is compatible with Windows 10 or later, macOS 13 or later, iPadOS 15 or later through the Files app, and Android 13 or later, and the SANDISK app adds automatic backup.

• SanDisk Portable Drive 1TB
• USB-C to USB-C cable
• Quick install guide
• Warranty guide

• Copying a 10 GB folder of photos from the drive takes well under a minute at full read speed on a USB 3.2 Gen 2 port; writes are slower than reads.
• Plug straight into a USB-C iPad or Android phone to offload videos and free internal space.
• Solid-state design with no moving parts handles the knocks of a bag or pocket better than a spinning portable hard drive.
• 1TB holds roughly 200,000 phone photos or a full laptop backup for most users.

• It will not reach 600 MB/s on a USB 2.0 or USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) port — speed is limited by the slowest link.
• SanDisk does not publish a write speed for this model; it is lower than the read speed, so large copies to the drive take longer.
• It is not the faster SanDisk Portable SSD (800 MB/s) or Extreme series — do not pick it by mistake if you need those speeds.
• No hardware encryption or password protection is published for this model.