Sabrent 512GB Rocket Nano External Aluminum SSD (silver) (SB-512-NANO)

I have used several external drives with different enclosures. Using this for running VMs on it while connected with USB-C. Didn't have any issue. Speed tested with CrystalDiskMark shows 901MB/s, which is fastest speed as compared to other drives I have used. The outer cover gets warm when using it continuously which I think is normal as it didn't affect the drive performance. Will update the review, if encounter any issue.

I live in Al Ain and purchased 2 items through Store4pc-MEast on Amazon. They were delivered 1 day after ordering - amazing. Item 1 was a Sabrent 2.5" Sata Hard Drive/SSD to USB 3.1 Adapter which I purchased to hook up a Samsung 860 QVO 4TB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD as an external HD for a mid-2015 MacBook Pro, after other adapters had failed. This Adapter worked like a gem with this SATA drive. It came with a great little manual and, as soon as it was connected to the MacBook it was recognized by Disk Utility through which I reformatted and began using the 4TB straight away. Item 2 was the Sabrent Rocket Nano 2TB External Aluminum SSD. It's a nifty little drive you can take anywhere and came with an invitation to extend warranty to 2 years. I can recommend both products and will definitely return to this seller.

The SSD actually very impressive on speeds on my 16" MacBook Pro. The size is very small and the design is simple but it stands out! Sometimes the SSD will get warm when I transfer very big files to or from it.

I overall enjoyed the product for its small compact size, especially when travelling, unfortunately within a year of usage it broke, and I lost all the data on it. I reached out to Sarbent for a replacement, the process went on and on for 2 years, I sent them the broken ssd to US, and they attempted to send the replacement to UAE which was lost on the way, and they didn't want to proceed again. They mentioned they don't have specifically v1 I purchased in UAE, and weren't willing to provide the v2 which was in stock here, as well as refused to simply refund. All they keep suggesting to send replacement to US address, and I explained multiple times I don't live in US and this is not convenient at all, and the purchase was made in UAE.

Good quality and perfect size and I used it for my Tesla and it works perfectly

Wonderful

For My Data

Product has proven unreliable. Rocket nano is not always recognised by windows. Sometimes you are lucky and nano is visible, other times you need to remove the usb (risking data damage) and plug it again crossing fingers. It gets more recognised by usb c vs usb 3.1. This is the main reason I decided to return the product. Speed is also unreliable, its peaks depend on your hardware, in my case it went above 350MB/second, however its random reading and writing is really ugly and goes as down as few bunches of KB/second. Its third issue was immediately noted, as soon as you move or copy significant amount of data it heats significantly, and this probably affects its performance too

Ottima qualità. Piccolo, compatto. Trasferimento dati veloce. Non chiedevo altro. Lo consiglio

Relativement compact, le débit est assez rapide. Livré avec deux câbles (USB-USB-C et USB-C/USB-C) et sa boite de rangement.

My experience is only for the 1TB version. For some reasons none of the reviews perform actual real world transfers. In CrystalDiskMark you can see read/writes at 900+ MB/s, but: In the real world, you are looking at 500MB/s to 550MB/s writes copying a large file, assuming you are using a GEN2 port. Reads were generally a little higher at 600MB/s to 750B/s. When connecting using GEN1 you will max out at 400MB/s. I found read/writes were sustainable even when copying 500+ GB in one go. Its gets warm, but not worryingly so. These speeds are still great, but bear this in mind when comparing to other options. This is a USB-C device, not a thunderbolt device. Build quality it above excellent. Packaging is so good you do not want to throw it away. The only issue I had, which may be due to my computer, was that when I swapped between the USB-C port and USB3.1 port on the same computer, the device needed the drivers to be removed, otherwise it only transferred at USB2 speeds.

To save space on my MacBook Pro I moved my Photos library to an old, spare external HDD which worked well but was slow to read/write and little large to carry between work and home. When I saw this Sabrent ROCKET nano on Amazon it seem like the ideal solution. I haven't clocked transfer speeds but it seems much faster than the old HDD. It's advertised as 1000MB/s transfer but doesn't state if that is read or write or both. I formatted this unit as APFS because I know I will use it exclusively for my Photos library and have had no issue so far. I appreciate that Sabrent includes a USB-C and a USB-A-to-C cable with the nano to ensure immediate use straight out of the box. The tiny form factor is great, only slightly larger, thicker, and heavier than the USB thumb drives that are so ubiquitous on the Web, having an aluminum exterior giving it a sleek, durable, and premium feel. I understand that the use of a metal casing also helps preserve the innards by acting as a passive heat-sink. Pricewise, this offers great value compared to offerings by SanDisk, Samsung, and Corsair. The only reason I gave a 4/5 stars rating is because I cannot vouch for the longevity of this product, having only owned and used it for less than a month. I will change the star rating in the future (up or down) depending on how this unit performs over the course of time. Reading comments by others, I will take the time to register with Sabrent for the extended warranty. Overall, though, I am currently satisfied and quite pleased with this purchase. It does what I want, reads and writes quickly enough for my needs, and is small and convenient to carry around. *** Update 22Jul2024 *** Upgrading my original 4 star rating to 5 stars. I’ve had this Sabrent storage device for just over 4 years and it has been consistently reliable and speedy in its read/write speeds. Highly recommended product that stands the test of time (well, 4 years and counting).

This stops working in between and the entire data is lost. Not at all recommend.