Portable SSDs

If all of your photos are fast filling your computer’s storage space – or you need to keep your digital portfolio portable – it might be time to invest in a portable SSD. A conventional portable hard disk drive still offers the most bytes for your buck, but for top transfer speeds, a solid-state drive is a must. Transferring information to a bank of memory chips is far faster than writing this information to a spinning disc of magnetic material will ever be.

SSDs are also far more robust than hard disks. With no moving parts, there’s no mechanical wear and tear to worry about, or get damaged in the case of dropping the drive. They’re also less power-hungry: they’re often powered via the host computer’s USB connection, rather than requiring their own power supply.

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