BUFFALO External SSD 1TB - Up to 600MB/s - USB-C - USB-A - USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Compatible with PS4 / PS5 / Windows/Mac) - External Solid State Drive Stick - ‎‎SSD-PUT1.0U3B

I really was excited to get these drives (i bought 2 because i was always satisfied with Buffalo Products in the past). These are advertised as USB 3.2 Gen 2. However, Ive tried (3) USB 3.2 Gen 2 hubs and all the results are the same, these drives randomly drop/disconnect and then reconnect on a Windows 10 laptop. ive also tried a direct connect to a USB 3.2 Gen 2 port on my laptop but no difference. the ODD thing for me is, if the drives are plugged into a USB 3.0 hub, the drop outs/disconnects do not happen. I tried to get an explanation from Buffalo on these and they couldnt answer or deduce if i had 2 defective items. Again, ive had Buffalo NAS products in the past and also had some of their internal drives and they worked WONDERFULLY! i like Buffalo Products, but this one i would be wary of buying, seeing other reviews experiencing the same problems i have. Im not returning them because i bought them for their size and form, im happy with that. Just really wanted Buffalo Support to explain why this isnt working with USB 3.2 Gen 2. i hope this spares you any confusion, works in USB 3.0 doesnt appear to work in USB 3.2 Gen 2.

Sort of a cross between an SSD and a flash drive. Once you have written about 10-20GB in a short time it goes from 300MB/s to 50MB/s write speed. Seems to be a small SSD buffer and a majority of cheaper flash storage since if you leave it plugged in and idle it goes back to the 300+MB/s write speed after a period of time. Read speed does not seem to be affected by this buffering. Its not really ideal for what I intended to use it for which was transferring large amounts of files between my devices and friends devices when they ask for a large collection of files but its very small and requires no cables so I found a use for it as a portable apps/games drive since its very snappy if not writing large amounts of data all at once.

Overall it is good and fast. The only thing is size, a bit large. If size could be smaller, would be more popular.

Very fast, excellent read/write speeds.

I understand that its an SSD device, but since it comes in the USB stick form factor I judge it as such and its so much faster than any USB stick Ive used! Very impressed!

I just got this a couple of days ago, so time will tell how durable it is. So far I was able to transfer the data for the PS 4 games with no issues, so I’m happy. As for the other reviewer telling people to format it on their computer first before using it on their PS 4/5 - that’s a lot of bull. YES, it needs to be formatted so that your consoles will be able to use it, but both the PS 4 & the PS 5 can do that for you in under a minute - NO COMPUTER REQUIRED! Just go into your settings, to storage, external storage and you can format it there. It will give you a warning that formatting will delete any files on it (so if you used it for storing something and need it, either copy it to some other form of storage or use another source of memory storage). Mine was brand new, so I let the PS 5 format it, and afterwards was able to move all the PS 4 game data to it (that took longer than formatting the stick, but not that long - I don’t have many games, lol).

I hope I never drop this drive. I have a 1tb USB drive which I carry daily. I thought I would do the same with this ssd drive but it just doesnt feel like a very durable outer shell. Going to keep this one at my desk because it doesnt feel like it would survive too many drops. For the price I will keep it (you can never have enough storage these days) but will stick with my other USB drive for edc.

This is an outstanding product I had a doubt that the advertised speed could be real but I ordered it hoping it would be even 50% of what they said. However, after I got it I found that my dream came true. It.s small, easy to use and super fast

Good utility storage.

Good and easy way to backup important items