When we reviewed the SK Hynix Tube T31, we gave it a near-perfect score because, despite its flash drive shape, it’s fast like an external ... Given its USB-A connector, you can use it with ...

External USB/Thunderbolt drives (aka direct-attached storage, or DAS) are a super-convenient way to quickly ... you don’t need on your computer’s fast internal storage. They’re also ...

and far better than the average thumb drive. That said, its main appeal is its ruggedness and weatherproofing. If you have the need for a super-rugged USB stick that’s significantly faster than ...

Corsair Memory and others show off USB 4 portable SSDs at CES 2025 USB 4 is as fast as Thunderbolt 3/4 and ... A host of manufacturers demoed USB 4 portable drives at CES 2025, giving us a ...

Solid-state drives ... and nearly as fast. We liked the sturdy little XS2000 drive that Kingston launched back in 2022, but it was pretty expensive and used a version of USB known as USB ...