#EXTERNAL SOLID STATE DRIVE FOR MACBOOK PRO PORTABLE#
For instance, Samsung claims the Portable SSD X5 has read and write speeds of 2,800 MB/s and 2,100 MB/s, respectively-more than twice as fast as those of the Samsung T7.
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But better endurance is a bonus, especially if you’re using the drive for high-intensity tasks such as 4K video editing. You’d have to write hundreds of terabytes of data to even begin to wear out most SSDs, though, and few people approach that limit.