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United States of America, Des Moines
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Review on πŸ’¨ Sabrent Rocket Pro 2TB USB 3.2 External Aluminum SSD (SB-2TB-PRO): Ultra-Fast Portable Storage Solution by Shane Grosland

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Basically DOA, 1/2 the advertised speed when it worked

I really enjoyed using this with my new 16" MacBook Pro (2019). However, via USB-C the device is not recognized at all. When I use a USB adapter to connect it to an older 15" MacBook Pro (2012) it connected but at less than 50% speed. I then tried the same cable + adapter on a Thunderbolt 3 dock and a MacBook Pro 2019. It worked (once) but I'm still having slower speeds (33% of advertised speeds) so I tried reformatting it from ExFAT to Apple's native format on the old Mac and converting it to the plugged into new Mac. No better performance and still not recognized via USB-CI, tried several other USB-C cables and even tried USB-C via CalDigit TS3 Plus Dock (where USB-A worked). That didn't work, and now USB-A. Build quality felt great, mostly felt like a solid block of aluminum. I was so excited to love it but if it doesn't work.

Pros
  • SPEED - 10Gbps ultra high throughput, low latency and power efficient. At speeds up to 1000MB/s
Cons
  • Not everything fits