![]() If this combination sounds familiar, it is actually the same hardware as our favorite external SSD - the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD. The Toshiba BiCS 64L 3D TLC flash is packaged by Kingston and a Marvell 88SS1074 controller is present on the single-sided PCB. The M.2 2280 SATA SSD seems to be the M.2 version of the Fury RGB SSD that was released along with the Savage EXO. ![]() Opening up the device involved prying out the casing at the seams - quite a difficult exercise compared to our experience with other external storage devices. The HyperX Savage EXO external SSD is a well-built device with no screws holding the case together. Most of the S.M.A.R.T attributes are vendor-specific, but, the key takeaway here is the ability to activate TRIM on the SSD, and the ability to get an idea of the wear on the drive. Prior to looking at the internals, CrystalDiskInfo provides some insights. The drive comes pre-formatted in exFAT, allowing it to be used out-of-the-box with Windows PCs, Macs, and various game consoles. USB cables (1x Type-C to Type-C, and, 1x Type-A to Type-C) along with the device. It has a Type-C interface, and Kingston bundles two 12 in. The form-factor points to the use of a M.2 2280 SSD inside. The HyperX Savage EXO is a 124mm x 49mm x 10mm device weighing 56g. It is surprising that we haven't had an external SSD from Kingston prior to the launch of the HyperX Savage EXO. ![]() Kingston has also been a trusted vendor in the internal SSD space. Kingston is no stranger to the external flash storage market, and its HyperX brand has produced some of the best-performing thumb drives using a flash controller with a direct USB interface. Does the product deliver on its claims, and more importantly, how does it fare against alternatives in the market? Introduction Kingston claims speeds of up to 500 MBps reads / 480 MBps writes, and a 20% reduction in game load times when used with leading game consoles. It puts a M.2 2280 SATA SSD behind a SATA-to-USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C board and encloses them in a stylish case to target gamers. Kingston's HyperX Savage EXO SSD falls into the second category. These SSDs put a M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD behind a Thunderbolt 3 controller and deliver performance equivalent to an internal PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 NVMe drive. External SSDs (Thunderbolt 3 interface): Consumers requiring very bus-powered external storage with very high performance are served by Thunderbolt 3 SSDs that are surprisingly affordable despite their performance profile.Such external SSDs now make up the bulk of the mid-range and high-end bus-powered external direct-attached storage devices. These have now evolved into M.2 SATA SSDs behind a much smaller and more power-efficient SATA - USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C bridge. External SSDs (USB interface): Over the last few years, we have had vendors place a 2.5" SSD board behind a SATA - USB 3.0 bridge. ![]() Most low-end and mid-range thumb drives have write speeds of the order of 20 - 80 MBps, and read speeds of the order of 100 - 150 MBps. Capacities have been steadily increasing, though very few high-end models boast of peak performance in the 300 - 400 MBps range. Thumb drives: These usually come with USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 interfaces, and are meant to plug in directly into the host port without an extra cable.On the external front, these devices fall under three major categories: The advent of 3D TLC flash has enabled a large number of budget-friendly bus-powered solid-state storage devices.
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