The Visiontek USB 3.0 Pocket SSD is self-contained (no cable to lose as with the Samsung T1), affordable, and a very fast reader. It also shed heat quite well in my testing and has a nice heft to it.

Samsung’s 61.44TB BM1743, its highest-capacity SSD to date, typically sells for $7,500, but it's currently listed on ...

The VisionTek USB 3.0 SSD carries a decent amount of build quality, although the enclosure does seem to be some sort of alloy rather than the aluminium we found in the Ventura Ultra.

At 2.3-inches wide, 3-inches long, and 0.4-inches thick, the T3 is slightly larger than the T1, has a new luxurious velvety texture, and at 1.8 ounces, has a more reassuring heft.

The USB 3.2 NVMe SSD enclosure is a 2280-sized solution supporting the lesser 2230, 2242, and 2260 form factors, along with 2280.

That USB 4.0 connection also means maximum compatibility. During testing, it worked with Windows, Mac, Blackmagic camera, iPhone, VX200, and PS5—each recognising the drive instantly. Features: 4/5 ...

The USB 3.0 most people are familiar with is technically called USB 3.2 Gen 1 and comes in the regular Type-A connector, but also has variants for Type-B, Type-C, and Micro USB ports.

Put side by side with eSATA and FireWire 800, USB 3.0 is far superior. eSATA, an external connection that runs at the same speed as the internal SATA 1.0 bus, has a maximum theoretical of 3Gbps.

USB 3.0 is the third major version of the Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard for computer connectivity. Among other improvements, USB 3.0 adds a new transfer mode called “SuperSpeed” (SS), capable of ...

And while a PS5’s SSD can completely refresh the 16GB RAM’s contents in under two seconds (with the help of compression), even the theoretical maximum speed of a USB 3.2 connection would take ...

A USB 3.0 connection requires five conductors, and the connectors are blue in color. Backward compatibility is typically provided by including four additional conductors, as shown in the image here.

USB 3.1 and 3.0 drives on the market can hit read speeds of above 100 MB/s, with write speeds coming along closer to 60 MB/s. That's a massive gulf, and really puts things into perspective when ...