- The Patriot Transporter 2TB SSD external portable is sold for less than $ 90 in Amazon
- It has reading/writing speeds up to 1 GB/s, twice that those of SSA SATA comparable price
- It is still more expensive than 2 TB portable hard drive units, but the price gap is at its lowest point
The external portable SSD of 2.5 inches USB-C Patriot Transporter 2TB has attracted attention for its competitive prices, as well as reading and writing speeds of up to 1 GB/s.
At $ 87.99 on Amazon US at this time, the conveyor remains more expensive than an average 2 -TB portable laptop unit, but the price difference has been reduced considerably.
Compared to the most expensive SATA internal SSDs, the transporter’s SSD has a much higher reading and writing speed than popular options such as the MX500 2TB crucial (560 MB/S READ, 510 MB/S Writing), Samsung 870 Evo 2TB (560 MB/S SAD, 530 MB/S WRITE) and WESTERN DIGITAL BLUE 3D NAND 2TB (545 MB/S READ, 425 MB/S WRITING).
A frequent portable ssd alternative
The conveyor also offers faster reading and writing speeds compared to traditional 2TB HDD such as the WD My Passport, Seagate Backup Plus and the basic concepts of Toshiba Canvio, which cost between $ 60 and $ 70 and offer significantly slower speeds .
The highest speed offered by the SSDs can attract users with demanding work loads, but the fact is that HDDs remain a more affordable option for general mass storage needs.
SSDs are intrinsically much more robust also thanks to the use of solid state memory. They can support drops and be thrown without suffering catastrophic failures. You can’t do that with an external hard drive.
In addition, a USB-C portable SSD can usually be connected to a smartphone or tablet equipped with the same port and act as an external storage device, something that no portable HDD can achieve.
