SanDisk does everything right with the second version of the Extreme Portable. The SSD could have secured the victory with a better HD tune result. But it has IP65 protection, which is ideal for travellers.

Fast SSDs have become affordable. For most users, SSDs with USB 3.2 Gen2 and 1 or 2 TB of storage space are the best choice. Here, the SK Hynix Beetle X31 Portable (1 TB, 100 euros) and the Emtec X210 (2 TB, 140 euros) were the best in the test. The Kingston XS1000 (80 euros) was the price-performance winner among the 1 TB models...

Whether for data backups, large project or video files: Portable SSDs such as the Sandisk Extreme Portable V2 are the new best friends of the iPhone 15 (Pro). Thanks to USB-C, slow data transfer is a thing of the past and you can transfer your data from one device to another faster than ever before...

The NVMe version of the external SSD is a very fast-working data carrier that is well suited for on-the-go use.

If it doesn't have to be so fast, version 1 might do as well.

In the 500 GB SSD category, the Asus ROG Strix Arion S (for 145 euros) came out on top. Not quite as fast, but also not as expensive and thus the price-performance winner is the Intenso Portable SSD Professional (80 euros). Among the SSDs with 1000GB, the WD My Passport SSD came out on top in a top trio with very high speed...