SanDisk Professional 4TB G-Drive SSD – Ultra-Rugged, Portable External NVMe Solid State Drive, Up to 1,050 MB/s, USB 3.2 Gen 2 – SDPS11A-004T-GBANB
$399.99
Last updated on March 4, 2024 1:50 am Details
$399.99
Dave Taylor –
fastest download from a computer that I’ve ever experienced. Curious to see how long it lasts though. Terrified to put important work on an SSD
DLF –
I was getting about 100MB/s with the USB hard-drive. With this SSD I’m seeing about 130MB/s. Very easy to set up. I formatted as an exFat volume for Windows.
So far, I’m happy with the performance. Using it for accessing ~5GB video files during editing sessions.
Can’t speak to it’s reliability as it’s only been installed for a couple of weeks. So far no hiccups.
Steve G –
Transferred 99GB of pictures and videos from my iMac to the SSD in less that 4 minutes with no warming of the unit.. Cords are long enough to allow the device to lay flat under the screen. LED activity light is a real plus. With my Apple device it was plug and play.
Ron –
This is my 4th same branded drive, they are all still alive and well, but I’d needed an additional drive for a laptop. They are fast, reliable and easy to carry by just about any means. Not much else to say.
JoJo –
SSD, good quality, and works seamlessly with time machine with no formatting or software. Everything I wanted.
Melynda C –
First impressions are important and the SanDisk Professional 1TB G-DRIVE SSD did not disappoint. Right away It has the feel of a quality built tech item with substance. I used the supplied USB-C to USB-C cord to connect directly to my 2018 Mac Mini running Monterey OS. The cord connection felt positive with no detected slop or looseness. Out of the box it came formatted with Mac OSX Journaled which showed up immediately in Disk Utility as G-Drive SSD. I selected the G drive, clicked “partition” and switched the formatting to APFS. Done. My basic understanding is that the APFS format works faster on up-to-date MAC operating system and files than the preformatted Mac OSX journaled version. It should play nicely with most macs without reformatting, however I work with large photoshop images and files that add up quickly. After years of backing up with a trusty HDD OWC drive, I smiled as the first 42GB file dragged into the Drive from my mini took about 20 seconds to copy. Holy smokes! The unit remained warm but never hot during the transfer of more than 400 GB of file transfers. It is well vented on both sides. Keep in mind these are my first impressions only. Long term life and durability remain to be seen. So far so good though. Easy peasy for Mac users…how refreshing for a change. I appreciated the input provided by several reviewers for the G Drive and decided to share my experience with others. Hopefully you find it helpful.
LenPerry –
I was in need of a reliable small SSD – and this product is exactly what I needed. Highly recommend purchasing one if you need a SSD
FishinMusician –
all good,, but know this Mac Mini users, the more powerful version of this Sans Disk gobbles up power from your thunderbolt connections. This of course is only bad when when you have every connector engaged on the mini. Otherwise I’ve been using 2 of these for pro toos, and video playback for a few years and they work fine Would be nice of these had a power supply option.