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๐Ÿ”ฅ PNY Elite 480GB SSD USB 3.0 Portable Solid State Drive - Review, Features & Price Review

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Digital Storage Capacity480 GB
Compatible DevicesCompatible with most Windows and Mac computers via USB port
BrandPNY
SeriesElite
Specific Uses For ProductBusiness, personal
Connectivity TechnologyUSB
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Description of ๐Ÿ”ฅ PNY Elite 480GB SSD USB 3.0 Portable Solid State Drive - Review, Features & Price

Transfer large files at blazing fast speeds. Exceptional reliable performance offering up to 430 MB/s seq. Read and 400 MB/s seq. Write speeds. Transfer files faster than traditional USB 3.0 Flash drives. Compatible with most Windows and Mac computers via USB port. 24/7 US based technical support.

Reviews

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Revainrating 1 out of 5

Good price, fast trip!

They are tiny and fast! I use this drive externally to my 2016 MacBook Pro. They are almost as fast as the Samsung T3 SSD which is one of the fastest on the market today. I installed Windows 10 on this drive for gaming on a MacBook Pro, so I don't have to use Boot Camp to partition the internal drive. This way my Mac drive is clean without Windows installs. This drive has Overwatch installed and I consistently load the game faster than others, which means I can choose a hero first. Highlyโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Pleasant to use
Cons
  • I vaguely remember

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Warranty issue with PYN - Second drive failed

I have two of these drives. They are very small and work well. This week one of them dropped out and was only 2 months old. When I contacted PYN, they informed me that my warranty was void because I did not purchase this item from an authorized retailer. If you are purchasing this drive please ensure you purchased it from Revain and not a third party. November 2020 Update: My second disc is not playing right now. I bought it in June 2020, it worked fine until a few weeks ago it started randomly

Pros
  • Excellent overall performance
Cons
  • Not as good as advertised

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Ok bad customer disk support from pny

I bought many of these disks as gifts and they offered free backup of Acronis data. PNY is terrible about warranty coverage, make sure you get your receipt and check in within 90 days or PNY will void your warranty. The drive is slow after a few minutes of copying files. PNY customer service is terrible. Update: Runs great for around $40. I open one I bought on ebay and it's a board and not m.2 like other drives. Discs also write quickly at first, but then slow down. They work well on Raspberry

Pros
  • cool product
Cons
  • low maintainability

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Ok drive bad clients Pny support

I bought a lot of these drives as gifts and they offered free Acronis data backup. It's blocked and useless. Had to threaten Pny just to get the keys. PNY is terrible about warranty coverage, make sure you get your receipt and check in within 90 days or PNY will void your warranty. The drive is slow after a few minutes of copying files. PNY customer service is terrible. Update: Runs great for around $40. I open one I bought on ebay and it's a board and not m.2 like other drives. Discs alsoโ€ฆ

Pros
  • External SSDs
Cons
  • Hard to tell

It was working when I received it, but after writing it several times over the course of a few days, an error code appeared indicating that the hard drive was damaged. I couldn't format/partition it properly on Windows 10 (using the command line format drive) or macOS Mojave (using Disk Utility). I even tried reformatting the SSD on my Lenovo tablet but that didn't work either. It must have been a hardware failure. I went online to find different SSD recovery methods but nothing worked. Iโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Computers and Accessories
Cons
  • Interval

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Medium Performance Ultra Small SSD

It was sold for $110 Revain Deal of the Day and what I like about this product so far is the size and quality. Ultra-compact Solid State Drive you can touch. Pros Compact size, arguably one of the smallest SSDs in the portable SSD class. Look, feel and material quality are good. Good average speeds, not as good as the company claims. Works out of the box on MAC and Windows, just plug and play (read and write) Questions This SSD will get/feel warm if you constantly use it to read or copy dataโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Electronics
Cons
  • Blank