Read the full review: 4.Īdata SD700 External SSD. It's expensive, but it's well worth the cash. Of course, it's also backwards compatible with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 if your PC doesn't have USB Type-C. Samsung has a brilliant reputation for external SSDs, thanks to products like the T3, and the T5 builds on its predecessor by adding a fast USB Type-C connection that ekes out every last drop of performance from the solid state drive inside.
Expensive If you'd rather have an external hard drive that took advantage of solid state drive (SSD) speeds, then the Samsung Portable SSD T5 is definitely the best external hard drive for you. Unsurprisingly, it doesn't reach the top speeds of solid state external drives, but for external hard drives based on traditional HDDs, this is the drive to get. Best of all, it is a very good performer when it comes to data transfer speeds, beating many of its competitor. It features cloud storage and 256-AES encryption, along with WD's own backup software.
MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, with the exception of the USB-A test. There are different types of hard drives for different uses in my workflow. WD backup software is basic The latest generation of the Western Digital My Passport range of external hard drives has landed, coming in sizes from 1TB to 4TB. UK and Australian readers: check out a fine alternative in the Western Digital My Passport Wireless Pro.