SanDisk Extreme 500 and 900 Portable SSDs

SanDisk Corporation entered the portable SSD market with a family of high-performance drives, including the Extreme 900 Portable SSDs, a fast line of Type C-based portable SSDs and the Extreme 500 Portable SSDs, the company’s new pocket-sized, rugged drives.

The Extreme 900 drives feature speeds of up to nine times faster than portable HDD, while the Extreme 500 drives offer speeds up to four times faster. These powerful solutions are for photographers, videographers, creative professionals and tech enthusiasts looking to move massive files at fast speeds, helping them save time and simplify work processes at the office or out in the field.

“As a recognized leader in developing solutions for prfessional photographers and videographrs, we designed this game-changing family of offerings to provide our customers with even greater speeds and capacities to keep up with rapidly increasing demands for high-quality content,” said Dinesh Bahal, VP, product marketing, SanDisk. “Whether a professional or amateur, this level of portability, speed and capacity is exceptional, and we believe it will transform the way people create and produce high quality video content-ultimately saving them time and money.”

High-Performing, Next-Ge Portable SSDs
The Extreme 900 Portable SSDs are all about performance and capacity. Available in up to 1.92TB, the new drives features transfer speeds nine times faster than a portable HDD, giving users a significant advantage when they are working with 4K video, taking detailed high-res photos or creating large graphics files.

With its compact, durable aluminum case, professionals can take the Extreme 900 with them wherever they go, allowing them to carry a massive digital portfolio they can access and share in justs. With speeds of up to 850MB/s, the Extreme 900D reduces wait times, instantly accelerating user workflow regardless of file size. These new drives come with both USB Type-C and Type-A cables to provide the flexibility when working between systems.

Pocket-sized, Yet Powerful
The Extreme 500 is less than half the size of a smartphone and delivers more than four times the speed of a portable HDD. The pocket-sized drive allows users to transfer big videos and photo libraries at up to 415MB/s. Available in up to 480GB capacity, this lightweight yet durable drive is a high-performance solution suitable for anyone looking for a fast, reliable storage on the go. Designed for portability and durability, the Extreme 500 feature a sleek black finish with rubber bumpers, and a metal ring that clips into a bag.

“We are now shooting with as many as twelve 4K cameras at once, so on set I need the most reliable and cutting-edge technology available to access, share and transfer enormous files. Every minute counts when we are on location, so with these new, extraordinarily fast, portable SSDs from SanDisk, I can spend less time waiting on file transfer, and more time on creativity,” said Sam Nicholson, CEO, Stargate Studios, and member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

These portable SSDs are built to sustain rugged environments, featuring both temperature and impact-resistant materials, for many work environments. The new family of also feature SanDisk SecureAccess software with 128-bit encryption to secure files.

The Extreme 500 SSDs will be available worldwide in capacities of 120GB, 240GB and 480GB, at MSRPs of $99.99 (€119), $149.99 (€169) and $239.99 (€279) respectively. The Extreme 900 SSDs will be available worldwide in capacities of 480GB, 960GB and 1.92TB at MSRPs of $399.99 (€459), $599.99 (€769) and $999.99 (€1,349), respectively.

Both new SSD lines feature a three-year warranty.