Portable hard drives hold a special place in the market. Thanks to their relatively low cost and high density, these drives can meet almost any storage demand, even for consoles like the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. However, the mechanical nature of portable hard drives worries some users, and they prefer to put their trust in solid-state resources. One of the best at the moment is the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD.
Solid-state drives have dropped in price enough to become portable SSDs. Obviously, conventional pendrives also fall into the solid-state category, but they don't usually offer all the speed advantages of their bigger siblings. On the other hand, more and more users prefer to eliminate the mechanical element from their portable drives after bad experiences with external hard disks. Whether it's a mechanical failure, heat problems, or a SATA-USB interface that gave up, the betrayal of a portable hard drive is hard to digest, and those who decide to jump to an SSD never look back.
If you're in that situation, one of the first options on your list should be the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD. At just 0.88 x 4.95 x 9.62 centimeters and 39 grams, this SSD goes unnoticed in your pockets. Its reinforced design includes IP55 protection that resists liquids and dust, as well as shocks and free falls up to two meters. Using a second-generation USB 3.1 interface (its port is Type-C, but includes a Type-A adapter), the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD guarantees the user 550 megabytes per second of read speed, a performance that is in line with other SATA SSDs. If you need an extra layer of security, SanDisk also includes its SecureAccess program to encrypt a portion of your data under AES 128-bit.
The SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD is available in four flavors: 250 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB, and 2 TB. The most affordable model costs 100 euros, but the best price-to-capacity ratio appears in the 500 GB SSD, since you double the space for an additional 50-55 euros, and it adapts better to the demands of current consoles. In all cases, SanDisk offers three years of limited warranty.
