Best External SSDs 2025 [don’t buy one before watching this]

[@validconsumer]

► Links to the Best External SSDs 2025 we listed in this video: ► 6. Crucial X6 - geni.us/mbO2a ► 5. WD Black P40 Game Drive - geni.us/L54BjJq ► 4. WD My Passport SSD - geni.us/UzoX8 ► 3. Samsung T7 Shield - geni.us/mFnJ ► 2. SanDisk Extreme Pro V2 - geni.us/vaHcuB ► 1. LaCie Rugged Pro - geni.us/94Al

[@mihaidelea5672]

T7 4TB is also available

[@mariahezra]

I loved my Sandisk for a couple years now - but it completely crashed randomly. When I looked into how to fix it apparently a LOT of people are having the same problem... DO NOT TRUST IT.

[@BUDYBOI]

What are you planning to buy now?

[@mariahezra]

@@BUDYBOI I went with the Samsung T7 Shield but my ultimate goal would be an array set up.

[@BUDYBOI]

@@mariahezra thanks! just ordered one.

[@iamadil]

@@BUDYBOI can you give be review of samsung one, or suggest me some good one, it will really help me. thank you

[@onurkerimov]

Exactly, I have a similar story with Sandisk

[@tejaspics]

DO NOT BUY SanDisk SSD. They are plagued with failures!!!!!

[@Ftravelers]

I bought one 4 days ago and it getting so hot that Im afraid that it stops working! Never have an SSD THAT GET HOT BEFORE IS THIS NORMAL?

[@jaremy511]

@@Ftravelers Mine failed randomly after 1 month. It says that the drive is unreadable. Lost everything. Reformatted. And it happened again 2 days later. Make sure you keep your packaging, so you can return it. The warranty replacement took 6 months, 3 promises of an upgraded model (3 "Sorry, we ran out of those" excuses). Finally, immediately shipped me the same item after I disputed it with the credit card. Supposedly, there is a firmware update that should fix the random failure. But I'm not using it. I might sell the one they sent me for super cheap and make sure to tell the buyer to download the new firmware. I'd recommend the Crucial X8, unless you need the ruggedness of the T7 Shield.

[@Ftravelers]

@@jaremy511 thanks 🙏 for the heads up. I return it

[@saintmay1952]

​@@Ftravelerswhat size did you buy?

[@tejaspics]

4TB@@saintmay1952

[@weezyf775]

why dod i get the impression his dude just googled each ssd for his video script and never actually did not testing himself.

[@raghavendramaiyabc]

According to lot of reviews there is a data loss issue in Sandisk Extreme portable SSD

[@RajendraAJS]

i checked recent reviews in flipkart .. most reviews had mentions about data loss and connectivity issue..

[@dmystify1381]

they ALL have data loss....thats why you need to purchase a New one every 5yrs or so.Hard to believe we are in the 21st century🤷‍♀

[@Bandy1036]

I'm on the market also. Having done just minimal research (watching videos here), it's clear that everyone would save themselves a bit of stress by staying clear of the Sandisk.

[@PumaM90]

What did you go with?

[@Isaac-gh5ku]

How did SanDisk did not resolve this issue by now? I really hope that problem won't involved their flash drives and microSD cards lineups.

[@SuperMacster33]

@@Isaac-gh5ku they released a firmware update but i still wouldnt trust it. ive had a 1tb sandisk ssd brand new, and within a week of using it, it showed problems like disk ejected while transferring files. got rid of it immediately as id rather not risk losing my files

[@jtjt210]

@@SuperMacster33 had one die after a month and a half of ownership yesterday. According to the serial number it had the firmware update. I'm only a sample size of one but a number of people in the industry are saying hardware problem rather than firmware...

[@SuperMacster33]

@@jtjt210 yeah just return it and get a samsung t7. glad i got rid of it

[@V3ntilator]

Why would a Sandisk SSD be in this video as best external SSD, when it's widely know that Sandisk SSD is terrible?

[@azurekite3870]

really? they that bad? how so?

[@V3ntilator]

@@azurekite3870 It's beeb a lot in media this year and their faulty SSD's. There is also KZbin videos explaining it.

[@Silicate_NEU]

​@@azurekite3870 The SanDisk Extreme and Extreme Pro has a lot of negative reviews about it, mostly about sudden death and loss of data. Keep this in consideration when buying a portable ssd.

[@AllAccessMMA]

@@azurekite3870they notoriously break and you lose all your data. Literally everyone should know this and avoid

[@lumiosepan]

Advertising bro

[@computerjantje]

This video is just advertsiment. A WARNING: The sandisk ssd drives have design faults due to cramped space soldering. These drives are failing everywhere. DO NOT BUY THEM. shame on you Valid Consumer" for not changing your video due to this world wide longer known sandisk information.

[@GeneSquires]

My sandisk literally just crashed while watching this video… NO LIE!!! 😡

[@AdventuresInTheSky]

Went with the Samsung T7 Shield, $110 off at Best Buy right now. Better not lose data! Like what has been reported with the Sandisk. Costco sells the Sandisk 2TB, wonder if those ones are having any issues.

[@mahinkhan3708]

is it still good?

[@BeranjakGede]

samsung t7 has thermal paste in, no overheating issue

[@sujonahmed36]

Dear reader, Please suggest me the better brand for an SSD. THANK YOU

[@astonbarrick2389]

No bla-bla! Direct to the point! You are the best!

[@iPEMiC.]

is there any real 2024 update ? Here are the release years for the portable SSDs you mentioned: Crucial X6: 2021 WD Black P40 Game Drive: 2022 WD My Passport SSD: 2021 Samsung T7 Shield: 2021 SanDisk Extreme Pro V2: 2022 LaCie Rugged Pro: 2021

[@DanielPeterson-p1o]

I just lost everything on my sandisk extreme pro. The file randomly stopped working and will not recognize.

[@heshhochhesh]

You don't know how refreshing it is to have all this information delivered with a brogue. Thank you

[@RomboutVersluijs]

You should add a disclaimer about the issues with the wcandisodrive. Also why didn't you show a price for #1?

[@NoEgg4u]

@0:52 "They're designed to be fast, secure, and less prone to failure." The adverb "fast" needs clarification. More, below. @4:53 "We achieved..." goes on to state speed results, which are incomplete. Folks, all of the speeds mentioned in this review are for relatively small data transfers. Perhaps up to several gigabytes. But if you continuously write many more gigabytes of data, you will discover that your super fast SSD will probably slow to under 100MB/s, or even far slower than that. Why? The manufacturers design these SSDs with, perhaps, 10% of the drive made with fast NAND fabric, and the other 90% is made with inexpensive, slow NAND fabric. So when you copy files to the SSD, it will always use the fast NAND fabric, if it is available (and for general use, it will always be available). When the drive is idle (which for most people, is most of the time), the drive's controller moves the data from the fast NAND fabric to the slow NAND fabric. Your computer does not see that. It happens independently of the computer (as long as the drive has power). So the next time you go to copy files to your SSD, it will have freed up its fast NAND fabric, and you will see only fast transfer speeds. For most people, this is not a problem. But if you will be writing to ½ of the drive, non-stop, you will be disappointed, when the speed changes from warp to snail, when the fast NAND fabric fills up before you give it time to free up. How much of the SSD will have fast NAND fabric vs. slow NAND fabric varies from model to model. The manufacturers do not publish that information. They pretend that the entire drive is fast. You would have to write a huge file to the SSD, and watch for when the file transfer slows down. You can then figure out how many gigabytes got transferred before it slowed down. If you have a 500GB SSD, and you copied a 100GB file to it, and it slowed down when it was done copying 25GB, then you have 25GB of fast NAND fabric, and 475GB of slow NAND fabric. For most folks, that is fine, as most folks will not copy that much data without rest. But this should not be a secret kept from you from the manufacturers. I own a Samsung T5, and briefly owned a Samsung T7. The T7 is supposedly twice the speed of the T5. That is true, for a small portion of the T7. The bulk of the T7 is very slow (USB 2.0 speed neighborhood), and is the reason that I returned it. The T5 will run at nearly the rated speed, without ever slowing down. So if you are using the T7 for not huge files, then you will be happy. Otherwise, the T5 will destroy the T7 for competing large file transfers. Samsung probably cut their costs significantly, when they started making the T7, as only a small portion of it uses pricey NAND fabric, and the other ~90% of it uses inexpensive, slow NAND fabric. And Samsung got to advertise the huge speed increase, without mentioning that it is for only, perhaps, 10% of the drive's capacity. Please also note that it is not only about the USB version specifications (3.x gen x). Those specifications are important. But they only determine the speed of the protocol. If the drive is made with ho-hum parts, you will not get anywhere near the speed of the specification.

[@OdiOneKenobi]

I had two external Toshiba SSDs (1tb each) and they been working fine so far with no issues at all. Spend about 40 quid per SSD so if you willing to pay that price maybe give it a shot?

[@lordt78]

Toshiba will stop supporting their device with firmware updates once it gets old. Right now I can only use my Toshiba on an old ass laptop with outdated OS. Can't use it on machines with new OS.

[@JCD87]

Pro Tip; dont buy the sandisk ultra and pro versions. The components can come off the NVME PCB (board) and will result in dataloss. Do not let yourself be fooled that this was/is an firmware issue. That is hardware failure. I built an external SSD using a standard M2 2280 drive with an usb housing. So you can choose yourself which SSD and capacity you want or need. And no real knowledge of computers is required.

[@sineflake]

Wow? So it is possible for us to build our own ssd?

[@Isaac-gh5ku]

One thing note before you buy a portable SSD is make sure it can also work with smartphone with USB Type-C, if you want to buy other brands besides Samsung. I bought myself a Transcend 1TB portable SSD yesterday. After I format my SSD to exFAT by laptop, I plug into my S22 Ultra. Nothing happened. I took out and plug in again a few times, and the result is the same. I decided to plug in my SSD into my laptop to check if it's working, and it shows that it's actually working fine. I then decided to check if there's something wrong with my S22 Ultra Type-C port, so I use a flash drive that comes with both Type-C and USB-A 3.0 and plug into my phone. It's actually working fine. So my guess is that my portable Transcend SSD can only work with PCs, and isn't compatible with smartphones and USB OTG (On-The-Go). So yeah, be careful if you want to buy an SSD for your phone if you prefer other brands besides Samsung.

[@pallyweb]

Some Android phones don't support exFat, try Fat32.

[@joymaheno7839]

Transcend SSD are horrible. After 1yr of very little use, it stopped working. Stick to Samsung t7

[@V3ntilator]

@@joymaheno7839I never bought any other external SSD's than Samsung as i don't trust any other brands. I have 2 x T7 and one T5.

[@nazmulhuda3262.]

So Samsung is the better choice if I choose to get one for my Samsung phone.

[@petergibson2318]

“Cache” is pronounced the same as “cash.” The unrelated French word “cachet” has a completely different meaning.

[@mediacreators3481]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 *💾 Portable SSDs offer fast access to files, enhanced security, and durability, making them valuable for various needs.* 01:38 *💰 Crucial X6 provides affordable portable SSD storage with capacities ranging from 500GB to 4TB, offering competitive pricing and compact design.* 03:00 *🎮 WD Black P40 Game Drive offers ultra-fast speeds, durability, and RGB lighting, suitable for gaming PCs and consoles.* 04:13 *🔄 WD My Passport SSD NVMe delivers fast speeds with NVMe technology, suitable for various devices with USB Type-C connectivity.* 05:33 *🔒 Samsung T7 Shield offers durability with IP65 rating and AES 256-bit encryption for enhanced data security.* 07:04 *💼 SanDisk Extreme Pro V2 provides fast, secure, and durable storage with up to 2,000 MB/s sequential throughput and AES 256-bit hardware encryption.* 08:41 *🌊 LaCie Rugged Pro combines Thunderbolt 3 interface with Seagate FireCuda NVMe SSD, offering high-speed performance, durability, and water resistance.* Made with HARPA AI

[@genkiferal7178]

thanks. maybe people already know, but there is free software to add your own encryption. Veracrypt is a good choice, but there are others.

[@toddpa-c3826]

Scandisc extreme pro 4tb are FAILING over and Over !!! Very Very Bad !!

[@mayphotovideodbamarkajames7845]

I am Done with ScanDisk! Lost New Files. Luckily didn't reformat my SD Cards!!!

[@MrTriumphST]

No problem at all used over a year for video editing perfect and fast drive and has a good cas

[@larajanzenphoto]

I have used San disc for years but my last drive totally failed right out of the box!

[@allend6137]

Also having problems with Sandisk

[@daveinthailand]

I think this only applies to 4gb drive i have a number of 1gb and 500 drives no problems so far

[@HillAHawk]

Thanks your best overall pick was the same one that was mentioned to me earlier today. Thanks for that confirmation.

[@Troid-X]

Which SSD is it?

[@HillAHawk]

@@Troid-X Samsung T7

[@lawofaverages5373]

For the price of one of those sandisks you could purchase a new Mac Mini M4 and just bring that with you. Nice portable drives but the prices are just ridiculous. Only the 'money to burn crowd.....'

[@iZacq]

Nice Thanks What are the storage speeds of Samsung S23 Ultra ❓️ So can get something little faster than it, to make it future proof, don't want something slower When will they launch Samsung T9 ❓️

[@49Macman]

Wow! You really did your homework on external SSD drives! I just might buy one. Some are more affordable than I thought, so I'm deciding which to buy. However, since funds are limited right now I may wait. Thanks for the info!

[@Mantikal]

I wonder if someone makes a tray where one could stick in SSD M1 drives in rows - like those racks they had for CD jewel cases more than several years back. I'd like to set up the M1s as logical (plain storage ) containers. That way, I could have say a 2TB SSD M1 loaded with movies, another with just music files, another with just documents, etc - a whole bunch of them (like a deck of cards) - lined up in rows (tightly packed) in a mini-rack.

[@krizzy090]

your best bet would be asking someone to make a 3d printed part for them i dont know if there is one out there so you might have to do this not sure

[@Jack655321]

My Sandisk extreme crapped out after a couple of uses. Doesn't get recognised anymore, apparently lots of people have the same problems. I'm switching to Samsung.

[@afterplugstore2816]

Love your channel - presentation, animation and narration are lit! Very informative... Thanks!!!

[@SmokeFFM]

Grip surfaces: they just last a few years. Chemical deterioration after 2 to 5 years.

[@warthogstudios9784]

Interesting, my Samsung t7 shield 2tb gets 1043MB/s read and 998MB/s write. Very Happy.

[@nazmulhuda3262.]

Is it as fast as it was in the beginning? Right now?

[@SmileyPeople-777]

Which one you recommend me, I just want speed and no problems like, and I don't want my whole data get erased

[@ShadowRap-y5l]

Is it worth to pay extra from 1TB to 2TB for MacBook Or just get an external drive?

[@shadowmaniac78]

from my research, it seems that it's better to go for external drive. If you look at the prices of upgrading the internal storage of a mac to external storage, its a huge discrepancy.

[@AzariaAerialsLLC]

I have never had an issue with SanDisk. 🤞🏾

[@russquery]

Bought a WD My Passport and only lasted 6 months then stopped working.

[@dig1272]

I have 3 for over 4 years and they still work, but I keep them stored in cases in my desk and barely use them. Maybe not using them often helps them last longer?

[@btappe1286]

Mine lasted a year and a half. Lost all my pictures of Hawaii with my mom.... would not recommend.

[@AMOL_FASATE]

same

[@yODAlabûche]

Does anyone knows how to get these lost data back ?!

[@joelspicher590]

looking for an external ssd to upgrade my iMac from 2012 still running on Sata. I am guessing I don't need the latest one, which one would be best ? Thanks

[@HelloThere-lo3qi]

Samsung t7! Or seagate but i think its a bit more slower compared to others

[@joelspicher590]

I appreciate the answer, thanks !

[@tha_mexikan1752]

do they all work with window 11?

[@heythere6983]

Do all of these require you download software to use them?

[@sjsjsjdjfucu]

no

[@R2DHue]

I find the DOCKCASE Pocket SSD (and its worthy copycats) intriguing…🤔

[@Spacetrance14]

Thanks for all the infos guys, both the video and the comments, that helps some. Though the video wasnt so accurate but ok still, for the opportunity it gave at least to discuss about it and find in the comments :/

[@CAPT.BULLET]

Samsung is better on drop and ip rating than sandisk to big company and popular for memory drives

[@dkdj5]

But which one won't loose my data. They all have a 5% failure rate!

[@DougPVlogs]

I have been using the SanDisk for a while in my KZbin journeys and am very happy with them.

[@Just4Fun-q3v]

How can you name this "Best External SSDs 2025" when it was posted a year ago.

[@bobcarne3305]

Does anyone know the best 4/5 tb external hard drive that plays videos on smart tv

[@ML-nj4qi]

Western Digital 5TB My Passport Ultra for Mac Silver Portable External Hard

[@НикитаНемогучев]

Crucial is garbage because after cache will be depleted -- speed will be 20mbs or snth like that.

[@Creature_NL]

I'm going for the Sabrent rocket nano 4tb. WD and Lacie already had and just died out of the blue.

[@mudbander8232]

Can i use external ssd to handheld pc like rog ally

[@RixtronixLAB]

Nice video shot, thanks for sharing, keep it up :)

[@AndyMatrix]

i need a safe ssd for 5years storage. any suggestion?

[@nazmulhuda3262.]

Me too

[@InderjeetSingh-rt8zg]

go for samsung

[@RJstillalive]

what about WD my passport

[@nazmulhuda3262.]

@@InderjeetSingh-rt8zg which one?

[@Fred_the_Head]

Apple does not support Gen 3.2 2x2. For Mac users stick with Thunderbolt 4.

[@AlexandraBelloTV]

What about the 4TB G-drives

[@TeddyIsHereIRL]

Why compare the X6 when there is the X8?

[@oif3gunner]

Price

[@djmadbwoy4806]

FUUUU my SanDisk is on its way 🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@age_of_reason]

Your pick for SanDisk destroyed your credibility.

[@MindEscapeJourneys]

Summary of the video: - 00:00 💼 Introduction to Portable SSDs - 01:06 💡 Top 6 External SSDs Overview - 01:38 🏆 Number 6: Crucial X6 - 03:00 🏆 Number 5: WD Black P40 Game Drive - 03:58🏆 Number 4: WD My Passport SSD NVMe - 05:33🏆 Number 3: Samsung T7 Shield - 06:51 🏆 Number 2: SanDisk Extreme Pro V2 - 08:41 🏆 Number 1: LaCie Rugged Pro - 10:16🎬 Conclusion and Call to Action

[@user-mjwcbip]

When it comes to the size, I prefer Kingston XS2000 which is much much smaller

[@pastoryoda2789]

I don't trust Jamaicans

[@stanleykubrick8182]

Do you know when an "8TB" portable SSD will be available?

[@pjackson8027]

They're already available.

[@im.avesta]

Great, ty

[@CAPT.BULLET]

I will buy it if they sell us same physical drive size but more storage option like 6tb and 8tb or even 10tb in just one small compact ssd drive.

[@ioanabiris3472]

Thank you!

[@HelderYoutube]

video made because who has not tested any of these SSD !!!! See in other videos the serious problems that Crucial and SanDisk have !!!!!

[@heythere6983]

What issues with crucial? I haven’t heard of this

[@peterwu2844]

Don not buy Crucial X6 and SanDisk Extreme

[@techexprees007]

Great Video about SSD...

[@raghavendramaiyabc]

Hi. Does all laptops read 4 TB external SSD?

[@toothlesskaltu]

macbook a game download korben? tau abar high end?

[@thebrownlizard3988]

one amazing channel and video it deserves way way way more subs, right to the point !

[@mogalitemedia493]

What is the best SSD warranty on the market, I know the samsung has 5 years

[@joyce7892]

has your website changed? I went on to find the comparison you suggested and it is not secure and really not there....on google chrome anyway.

[@Ardalan01]

are you reading spects from their websites? you don't own any of these? wtf

[@nikibronson133]

Damn y’all I just bought a sandisks

[@Spacetrance14]

Better to check videos of recommendations before buying things, at least for expensive or electronics in general or at least for something important or search and watch some reviews on what you re gonna buy, in the shop's reviews or in KZbin. Some videos are helpful, some guys do this and its helpful, even from the comments of not the video has the best review or isnt so accurate with the truth about the qualities and the infos around a subject.

[@syedtipu8347]

What about Transcend ESD380C 1TB

[@Tatoebot]

Don’t buy San disk !!!!

[@dolindaflowers539]

Wow ❤

[@pacoguerilla3097]

Sandisk 😊

[@frankmoralesiii6908]

Have you heard of MAVADO External SSD Portable USB Hard Drive? The 30TD drive advertises for $99.00

[@RaduRadonys]

That's a fake SSD.

[@JC-op7qe]

how about transcend esd270c 1tb

[@losamigosmarket6514]

Very noisy load volume music

[@hongkongcitywalk]

❤❤

[@SassInYourClass]

It’s pronounced cash

[@latrogeniwile58]

Its "cache" = "cash" NOT cashay

[@rumonintokyo]

Recently got the buffalo gen 2

[@JenniferHernandez-l2y]

Shannon Way

[@aleksandrtrikoz1993]

DON’T BUY ONE BEFORE WATCHING THIS!!!!!!!!11111oneone

[@Erlion957]

very very funny I am not buy these disk external

[@cesaru3619]

LOL, L2REVIEW

[@randymorrison5513]

I don’t want any of them. My spaceship has a data control device. That’s only as big as a 3/4 of a micron. And it can store 10,000,000,000×1,000,000,000 MB. And it can transfer information in a parse in a. Quarter of nanometer. and besides that it’s in a color that you can’t see because you are human beings on this earth and only people like me can see the color that it is yeah so don’t buy any of them buy mine. It’s only $.12 yeah in the last 10 billion years and it has and it has a laserbeam transfer port that hooks to the mothership in a transfer so much information hasn’t even been written yet in this whole galaxy yeah it’s really cool

[@xianwhite5538]

Buy SanDisk the one of the BEST SSD External Drive ever!!!

[@nanofree01]

Thanks !

[@randymorrison5513]

I don’t want any of them. My spaceship has a data control device. That’s only as big as a 3/4 of a micron. And it can store 10,000,000,000×1,000,000,000 MB. And it can transfer information in a parse in a. Quarter of nanometer. and besides that it’s in a color that you can’t see because you are human beings on this earth and only people like me can see the color that it is yeah so don’t buy any of them buy mine. It’s only $.12 yeah in the last 10 billion years and it has and it has a laserbeam transfer port that hooks to the mothership in a transfer so much information hasn’t even been written yet in this whole galaxy yeah it’s really cool

[@johnb6723]

LOL!