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Pros

The sandisk is a solid state drive (i. Faster than the physical spinning disks) its compact design seamlessly fits into the car's usb ports. Its rugged build ensures durability against various conditions.

Sandisk 500gb extreme portable ssd is the ultimate solution for tesla dashcam storage. Tb capacity makes it perfect for on-the-go lifestyles and yet, it manages to house a whopping 2 tb capacity. This gadget is capable of weathering the storm so to sp...  Read More



Cons

Drive stops booting up and is not recognized by computer (mac) after a few months, all of my data is corrupted. Today it spontaneously unmounted, i believe taking all the files i have stored with it. It can't be used as an auxiliary drive because it c...  Read More

Sandisk is an aware of the issue and has issued a firmware update for the 4tb. Needing to be reformatted even after the sandisk firmware update.

I doubt sandisk/wd will stand by their product and make good on my purchase—refund money, replace drive, etc. Amazon needs to do better with the integrity of its marketplace.

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Quality


The product works really great and easy to use and transfer data


The unit seems well built and very durable which is a must for traveling.


I purchased a new laptop after my old one stopped working unexpectedly, resulting in the loss of all my books and documents.


I just leave the drive connected 24/7, even on the rare occasions i bother rebooting, because frankly i'm lazy, and i've had ze...  Read More

Price


Price is going down for more storage space.

Packaging/appearance


I added the hardback case and clipped it to an inside lanyard.

Competitiveness


I have tried other brands in the past like toshiba and sony external drives and have found them to be well below par in reliabi...  Read More


I use it to back up my nas data, and macos to encrypt it.

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
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  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 61472.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 71,007 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 28 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Its small lightweight and plug and play


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Recently it accidentally made its way through the laundry it was in my hoodie pocket


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    A 30 minute wash cycle and 25 minutes of medium dry time in the dryer


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I bought this external drive specifically for gaming because my regular ssd is too small i dont have space in my case for an additional one and i cant be bothered to deal with a whole operating system reinstall to replace my internal ssd when i really just want a drive to play games from


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I just leave the drive connected 247 even on the rare occasions i bother rebooting because frankly im lazy and ive had zero trouble with it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Nothing special was required i plugged it in my system detected it immediately and i was good to go


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It shows up fine in my smart tools and its green across the board


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Well blue but you get the idea

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