SanDisk Extreme 500 Portable SSD Review (UPDATE 2023)

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5/5 - (5 votes)

The SanDisk is one of the very popular portable SSD manufactures in the world. They bring really good portable SSD to world and built long term trust with their customers. That is why I wrote this review about SanDisk Extreme 500 Portable SSD.

The SanDisk Extreme 500 Portable SSD comes in 6 types of memory capacities 120GB, 240GB, 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB. So, You can choose your own portable SSD for your requirement.

Model	Capacity	Sequential read (up to	Sequential write (up to)	Interface	Compatibility
SanDisk Extreme 500	240GB	415MB/s	340MB/s	USB 3.0	Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Mac OS 10.4+
Sandisk 250Gb Extreme 500	250GB	415MB/s	365MB/s	USB 3.0	Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Mac OS 10.4+
SanDisk Extreme 500 Portable 480GB SSD	480GB	430MB/s	400MB/s	USB 3.0	Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Mac OS 10.4+
SanDisk Extreme 500 Portable SSD 500GB	500GB	430MB/s	415MB/s	USB 3.0	Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Mac OS 10.4+
SanDisk Extreme 500 Portable SSD 1TB	1TB	440MB/s	400MB/s	USB 3.0	Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Mac OS 10.4+

Extremely Compact High Speed Portable SSD

The SanDisk Extreme 500 Portable SSD has attractive square shape, small and thing design (2.98 x 2.98 x 0.42 in). So, You can easily keep it in your pocket and bring anywhere very easily. The SanDisk Extreme 500 Portable SSD’s read speed of up to 440MB/s. SO, You can transfer hi-res photo, video, and other media files in seconds.

Who are the people match this SanDisk Extreme 500 Portable SSD

This is compact, portable and high durable Solid sate Drive (SSD). So, This is great portable SSD for People who want to transfer or backup large files such as photographers, videographers, graphic designers, computer programmers and travelers.

High Durable Portable SSD Design

SanDisk Extreme 500 made from high durable quality materials. Also, It design with a rugged rubber bumper to increase durability. No need to warry, SanDisk Extreme 500 portable SSD is shock and vibration resistance.

Highest Data Security

This SanDisk Extreme 500 portable SSD comes with 128-bit AES encryption software. So, Easily you can create password protected folder and ensure maximum security to your critical data. Also, You can easily drag and drop any important files to your secure folder and they’ll be encrypted.

Anything Else

This portable SSD features a durable design and a convenient metal clip that lets you fasten it to your bag. This is very good for travelers to hang it their backpack and easy to access. This portable SSD need only a small amount of power through the USB port. So, No need to carry additional power cords.

Things We Love	Things We didn't like
Well known Brand Name Compact size and portable SSD Up to 440MB/s speed data readable ability Maximum data security Shock and Vibration Resistance Can be format in FAT 32 file system This is Solid State Drive (SSD).So No moving parts inside of it. Three-years warranty	Price is high Not Work with iPhone or iPad This is not wireless SSD