Product Comparison: Seagate Fast SSD vs SanDisk Extreme

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Seagate Fast SSD Portable External Solid State Drive for PC and Mac

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SanDisk Extreme Portable External SSD

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General Specifications

Brand

Seagate

SanDisk

Model

Fast SSD

Extreme

Origin

China

About the Product

The Seagate Fast SSD is perfect for personal, on-the-go storage. This lightweight and stylish external SSD can protect up to 2TB of your favourite photos, videos and must-have files. Plus, the fully reversible USB-C cable means hassle-free connectivity with an ever-increasing number of USB-C compatible devices.

The ruggedized SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD delivers high-speed transfers with up to 550MB/s read speeds. This makes it perfect for saving and editing hi-res photos and videos. With an IP55 rating, it also stands up to rain, splashes, spills and dust.

Key Specs

Type

SSD

Available Capacities

500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB

250 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB

Max. Transfer Speed

540 MB/sec

550 MB/sec

Max. Transfer Speed

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Seagate Fast SSD Portable External Solid State Drive for PC and Mac

I haven't owned the SSD for long, but so far it's been great. Surprisingly fast, small footprint and well worth the price.
I'm not easily impressed but this SSD drive copies files to my laptop at 460 Mb/s through a Thunderbolt 3 port.
The Seagate SSD is a bit faster than its WD counterpart in giving you alphabetical listings by title , artist, etc, and it doesn't heat up like the WD.
This is the first SSD external drive and it is great. Small, lite, and opens and runs files, apps, so much faster than my HDD.
This external SSD is great! I love how compact it is and it has a great transfer speed for data.

SanDisk Extreme Portable External SSD

I needed a fast external SSD for video editing using FCPX on my 13" TouchBar MacBook Pro. This works great.
I plugged this SSD into that card read, and was able to quickly and easily transfer pics directly from my SD card to this SSD drive.
If you’re a gamer and want quicker loading times, this SSD is for you, it works great.
This runs just as fast as most of the SSD's that i use internally in my computer.
It's not entirely clear what is happening with this portable SSD.

Size & Weight

Color

Black / Silver

Black

Height

0.35 in.

Width

3.7 in.

3.79 in.

Depth

3.11 in.

1.95 in.

Weight

2.9 oz.

1.44 oz.

Features

OS Compatibility

Windows, Mac OS X

Interfaces

USB 3.0

USB 3.1 Gen 2

Password Setting

Optional

Data Protection

Shock-resistant, Password protection

AES 128-bit encryption, Shock-resistant, Vibration-resistant, Water-resistant, Dust-resistant

Extras

Sleek, stylish and ultra-modern design, Future-proof USB-C technology, Folder syncing software, True Speed

Superior Performance, Rugged and Compact Design, High-Speed Storage for Hi-Res Photos & Videos, Portable SSD

What customers say about "Features"

Seagate Fast SSD Portable External Solid State Drive for PC and Mac

The USB-C connection makes it the perfect choice for with everything changing over to USB-C.
Using USB - C you can back up your computer very quickly.
Right out of the box plug and play with Windows 7 and 10. USB-A and USB-C both work well.
It includes both USB 2.0 and USB C support and it's self-powering either way (only USB cable needed, no power cable).
Very easy to just insert cable to USB port and start to backup files and photos.

SanDisk Extreme Portable External SSD

This works great, and it's the best deal out of any USB-C SSD that I could find.
It uses USB-C so to get full use out of the speed of this guy you'll need a USB-C port on your computer, however they do include a USB 3.0 adapter.
I purchased this external drive to use with a new MBP 13" with USB-C.
Comes with everything you need to connect to USB 3.0 or USB-c.
It's USB-C, but comes also with a USB-C to USB type A (regular USB) for maximum compatibility.

Included

Additional Accessories

USB-C cable, USB Type-C to Type-A cable

USB-C cable

Software

Seagate Toolkit

SanDisk SecureAccess

Power

Power Supply

Via USB

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty