CalDigit Tuff Nano Plus 2TB - Compact Rugged IP67 USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 10Gb/s External NVME SSD, Compatible with Thunderbolt 4 Mac and PC, Up to 1055MB/s (2TB Nano Plus, Royal Blue)

First impression was good, it looks like its a good quality product. Started using it and it keeps getting hotter and hotter. Speed went down considerably and im afraid of using it for backup and it ends up failing because of the amount of heat it generates. For the price i thought about giving it a try instead of spending the extra for a samsung t5. oh well ill be returning it and getting a t5 instead, its not worth the money.

Excellent Rugged Portable SSD with Fast USB-C

Working beyond my expectations on this product.

If you have a Mac you are good to go, since it is formatted for Mac from the vendor. If you have a PC, its not that easy. A PC wont even recognize it as a drive until you delete the Mac information. You have to find it as an administrator and figure out what to delete, since what comes up on the screen doesnt match what it says in the directions. Once the Mac info is deleted, you can then format to your PC. If I figured it out, Im sure most folks will. It just seems like a lot of fuss, when it could have come blank - ready to format for either application.

If i could find another one, i would buy it in a hart beat!

Small but mighty doesn’t get too hot when I’m rendering stuff at Photoshop surprisingly fast thickness about the size of a Pack of gum.

I have the caldigit element hub and this product made by the same company isnt compatible. It will read the hard drive if I connect it directly to the computer but wont recognize it plugged into the hub. My other drives have no problem being read once its connected to the hub. Horrible that their own products arent compatible with each other.

Bought the 1TB Tuffnano with the olive green protective case (being the former military guy that I am) for work. Liked it enough that I also bought a (really bright) tomato red 1TB model also. The case is aluminum. The whole thing comes in a plastic carrying case with a USB C cable. Currently the drives that are in the 1TB model is an industry standard 2230 M2 NvME - specifically a a Toshiba/Kioxia, so youre getting basically what would also be used in some small computers and some notebooks. From experience I can tell you NvME storage runs on the warm side. This case is engineered well enough that it doesnt run too hot- I saw about 51-52C when doing a 400GB upload. By comparison my HP Z book that was doing the transfer to it had a drive temperature of 64C (a Samsung Pro 970 NvME M2) . I think theres only one 1TB external data drive thats smaller than this- the ADATA- and it costs less, too. The ADATA has a Micron 1TB, however Im not sure if there is an industry standard form factor SSD in it. Personally I prefer the look of the Tuffnano. I know what Im getting with industry standard SSDs from a reputable manufacturer by buying this- most importantly proven reliability. If it dies I suppose it isnt a total loss- the drive may still be ok, or the case and the USB/M2 controller might be used with another 2230 NvMe. I really cant think of any cons- even from price, as a bare Kioxia 1TB currently costs more to buy than this thing costs- and you also get an enclosure to boot.

Best hard drive I’ve ever owned! And I’ve owned A LOT!!

Awesome design! By far the best portable drive I’ve owned.