Test Report

SSDs in comparison

External SSDs now also offer fast data transfer when connected via USB. On the Mac, however, their potential remains partially unutilised; only the more expensive Thunderbolt drives are still really fast there. For our buying guide, we compared current models from both camps in a practical test - on the Mac, but also on the iPhone and iPad.

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Edition04/2024

8 Products in test

196/100
LaCie rugged pro (1 TB)
External SSD
CHF184.– CHF184.–/1TB

LaCie rugged pro

1 TB

196/100
394/100
Samsung T9 (2 TB)
External SSD
−5%
CHF170.– was CHF179.– CHF85.–/1TB

Samsung T9

2 TB

394/100
Crucial X10 Pro (1 TB)
External SSD
CHF117.– CHF117.–/1TB

Crucial X10 Pro

1 TB

592/100
Kioxia EXCERIA PLUS Portable SSD 1TB USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C (1 TB)
External SSD
CHF72.90 CHF72.90/1TB

Kioxia EXCERIA PLUS Portable SSD 1TB USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C

1 TB

689/100
LaCie Rugged Mini SSD (0.50 TB)
External SSD
CHF97.30 CHF194.60/1TB

LaCie Rugged Mini SSD

0.50 TB

782/100
OWC 240GB Envoy Pro Elektron ultra compact USB-C 10Gb/s dust & water resistant rugged - Read/Write ov... (0.24 TB)
External SSD
CHF110.– CHF458.33/1TB

OWC 240GB Envoy Pro Elektron ultra compact USB-C 10Gb/s dust & water resistant rugged - Read/Write ov...

0.24 TB

874/100
Synology BeeDrive (1 TB)
External SSD
CHF124.– CHF124.–/1TB

Synology BeeDrive

1 TB