Integral 120GB Portable SSD Drive USB 3.0 External SSD Black

This SSD is certainly small and lightweight. Transfer speeds are pretty decent too. After that, the scores go down. The main issue I have with this device is that is uses a proprietary cable connection - i.e. a non-standard connector at the end that plugs into the SSD itself. So if you forget the cable, loose it or damage it, then you cannot use the drive at all. I have also found that the cable supplied is prone to 'drop-outs' whilst connected, which is definitely a problem for me as I've been testing it as a TimeMachine drive with a MacBook. Lastly, read the small print: There is only a one month return window for this product after which, even if it develops a fault Amazon seem to be saying they won't help you. Another reason to avoid it. Better to go for a known brand (in SSDs) that uses standard USB connectivity and consider the slightly higher price of those dievices money well spent.

I am very disappointed that I received an Integral 960 GB portable drive with different specification than the images provided on Amazon. The speeds are 400MB/s Read and 370MB/s Write NOT the 460MB/s advertised. The cable is much shorter than the advertised image keeping the SSD portable drive dangling from my desktop computer. When you connect the drive, you will get 894 GByte not 960 GByte. The drive is formatted using F32 Format not NTFS Format. I gave two stars overall rating as I feel I have been cheated. See images provided.

Bought this to run in my Tesla Model S to save the dashcam footage and the Sentry mode.Better than a thumb drive as this thing is designed to be constantly written to.No issues with it- there are a few issues with the side cameras always recording correctly on Sentry mode, but that is a beta issue with the software, not a storage issue.

Very old laptop and saving for a new one. I have been running linux from USB 2.0 for about a month and a half on this wee drive. With the read/write speed there is not much point in USB 3 connection because USB 2 can handle the max speed.From old SATA interface SSD the laptop booted in about 12 seconds, from this one in about 20. I am pleasantly surprised by how well this performs running Manjaro KDE/Plasma Linux from USB (formatted as ext4) until I get a better laptop (then I'll re-use the drive, of course). It appears sturdier than a USB-drive, but I have not put that to the test. It easily powers from USB. For the money I can say that it is good, though in a more modern laptop the I/O speed on this one will be the limiting factor.

This is quite a poor device.Testing while connected to my recent Dell XPS laptop, I was only getting speeds of 50MB/sec when transferring video files of average size.There is a burst initially of 200MB/sec or faster (probably due to some built-in fast cache), but only lasts for a few seconds. After that, the write speed remains painfully slow.Read speed is fast, at 250MB/sec or faster.My 3 year old yellow Western Digital Passport 2.5 inch USB 3.0 external mechanical hard drive can sustain a speed of 100MB/sec transferring the very same files (write and read), and that's with encryption on the drive (Bitlocker).While the WD device is a bit bigger than the Integral external USB, it's still very portable and the cost per GB of storage is 10 times lower.How can Integral build an external SSD device slower than a mechanical hard drive???Another issue with the Integral external SSD is the size of the USB cable and the custom connector: the cable is very short (much shorter than on the product picture), bulky (looks weird connected to such small device) and with a custom connector. Not idea why this is required, while a regular size USB C cable would have been a much better option.To conclude, this is a slow and expensive device, and I am returning it. Many external HD or even SD cards are going to be faster and much cheaper.

On March 6th, I bought this external SSD drive. After less than five months, it stopped working, not allowing me to access many documents and personal data that are very important to me.I contacted Amazon customer service, who sent me a new drive with the request to return the non-working drive without offering me any solution for recovering the data on the non-functioning drive.If I don't return the damaged drive, I will have to pay for the new drive.I decided not to return the failed drive to try, through specialized people, to recover the documents still present on the damaged drive and transfer them to the new one.I find myself forced to pay two drives and specialized people for data recovery, all this creates stress and disappointment, and I spend a lot of money without any assistance.

I've attached some picture to show its pros and consPros:-240gb SSD, does what it says.3.0 usbSmall and ideal for students, families budget gamers aswell as gaming consolesIt's an ssd, so it's obviously quicker than a HD 500gb 1tb (depends on brands from there)Ideal for xbox and ps5 ect, 400mbs upload is good for gaming consoles but pcs no. On a desktop we would go through 3-5 ssd's because pc games are huge with mods, extension sites, streaming, software ectExpect to pay between £25-50 anywhere for this model.Cons:-Read speed 400mbs (slow) not for mid or high level desktop laptop gaming. High end pcs worth £3000 wouldn't even touch this with a ten foot pole.Very..... very short cable.. photo I showed it cant be attached to the back of your laptop for on the go trecks. I got a velcro pocket for my ssd's.--When your laptop or computer console is turned off you can unplug the usb but dont unplug when it's all turned on and running this could result in a data loss. That's just standard. Dont unplug something that's running turn it off first.