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

So far this SSD has been much more reliable than the HDD it replaced. Storage seems accurate with decent tranfer rate. My only complaint is that the connector is recessed roughly 5mm, meaning some third party connectors (like those needed to use the drive with low power devices like Raspberry Pis) need to be shaved down to fit.

Let me start by saying that for the price I paid, I was whole heartedly expecting this thing to be horrible, but I was wrong. I am so glad I gave this seemingly no name brand a try, as this is better than 98% of the USB drives available by known brand names. I cringed when I plugged it into my computer not knowing what to expect, and once recognized, drivers installed and it opened a new window I was delighted to find it has a full usable 1.81TB of storage space (in one contiguous block). I then proceeded to back up all of my data between 9 of my computers, and the slowest data write speed was 26MBPS, however it was on an old laptop computer that was dying, and I was barley able to boot it into safe mode to recover data; on my hp elite desk mini, I plugged it into a USB 3.0 port and started downloading data, about 500 GB of data and it only took about 3 min to transfer, it peaked at .99GBPS but averaged 600MBPS. BLOWN AWAY! HIGH QUALITY! GO BUFFALO! If your reading this review and still questioning if you should buy this because of the brand name, let me give you some good advice, coming from the IT guy for a company. BUY IT YOU GOOF! In my opinion this is the best value for USB storage on amazon.

Spec wise this is a very nice portable SSD. But that’s where my praise ends. With the plethora of other SSD manufacturers on the market I expected a lot more from Buffalo. The housing of the SSD feels extremely cheaply made. So much so that the red push knob/button rattles all the time unless you are applying pressure to it. I have used $9 retractable USB drives that have had a better feel to them with zero noise. Lastly, be prepared to spend about 15-20 minutes trying to remove the protective plastic membrane encompassing the device. I have never encountered such an insanely difficult protective plastic like this before. In the end, 99% of customers will be pleased with the device. But, as someone who wanted to give 10 of these devices out as gifts where impressions mattered I was very let down.

Works well and as expected on Win 10 and 11 Dell Computers, about same speed as fast flash drives. Is slightly bigger than full size flash drive. LED light is good Would be better if drive came in a storage box. Is a USB-A drive with a USB-C extender, which is what I want. It does not break up files larger than DVD size, which non-SSD flash drives do. This drive works with my converter box which records over-the-air TV to it. For this reason alone, I think this drive is outstanding, because I have found that many flash drives have problems with these type of devices but this one does not. It sometimes needs an extra minute to boot up with the converter box but this is no big deal. I would buy this drive again if needed., but wish it came with a storage case of some type. Note that I am actually reviewing the 2 TB model.

This SSD is so great and easy to use! Its lightweight and size is perfect.

Fast and compact. Very handy for laptop video editing.

Arrived in working order. But the transfer speed seems ancient. Im currently transferring about 60gb to it, and its going to take 30 minutes, at 35-40 MB/s. Fair warning. Still happy with the sale price, though.

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.

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).