

If those things don't bother you, this drive is tiny, cheaper, and comes with a padded rubber case. SATA-based SSDs are great for value-conscious users, while PCIe 4.0 NVMe M. I could find no pattern to this sometimes it appeared right away, sometimes it took a couple of minutes. Solid State Drives (SSD) Solid State Drives (SSDs) are used to store data on your computer and are available in a variety of form-factors. The other issue is that sometimes it's very slow to be recognized by my PC. If you're trying to work with it in your lap, it can be downright uncomfortable.

It's smaller and slightly faster than the OWC, but it has two drawbacks. I also like that you can swap out the drive inside the aluminum casing (it's easy to unscrew), which means two years from now, you can pick up a faster bare SSD and drop it in the Elektron.Īnother indestructible drive: I really like Sabrent's Rocket Nano SSD ($160 for 1 TB). It's tough to pick a winner here because there are many solid options, but OWC's Elektron drive narrowly beat others in benchmark tests.

If you need a drive that can stand up to life in a backpack or camera bag, get wet, or handle a drop onto hard surfaces, OWC drives are your best choice.
