Test Report

SSDs in comparison

External SSDs now also offer fast data transfer when connected via USB. On the Mac, however, their potential remains partially unutilised; only the more expensive Thunderbolt drives are still really fast there. For our buying guide, we compared current models from both camps in a practical test - on the Mac, but also on the iPhone and iPad.

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Edition04/2024

8 Products in test

196/100
LaCie rugged pro (1 TB)
External SSD
EUR213,– EUR213,–/1TB

LaCie rugged pro

1 TB

196/100
SanDisk PRO-G40 (1 TB)
External SSD
−39%
EUR235,69 was EUR386,68 EUR235,69/1TB

SanDisk PRO-G40

1 TB

394/100
394/100
592/100
Kioxia EXCERIA PLUS Portable SSD 1TB USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C (1 TB)
External SSD
EUR74,89 EUR74,89/1TB

Kioxia EXCERIA PLUS Portable SSD 1TB USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C

1 TB

689/100
LaCie Rugged Mini SSD (0.50 TB)
External SSD
EUR103,38 EUR206,76/1TB

LaCie Rugged Mini SSD

0.50 TB

782/100
OWC 240GB Envoy Pro Elektron ultra compact USB-C 10Gb/s dust & water resistant rugged - Read/Write ov... (0.24 TB)
External SSD

OWC 240GB Envoy Pro Elektron ultra compact USB-C 10Gb/s dust & water resistant rugged - Read/Write ov...

0.24 TB

874/100
Synology BeeDrive (1 TB)
External SSD
EUR158,23 EUR158,23/1TB

Synology BeeDrive

1 TB