CES: Plugable Technologies With 480GB External Thunderbolt 3 NVME SSD

The Plugable Technologies‘s 480GB external NVME SSD drive hits performance not possible before Thunderbolt 3.

Connect the drive to a Thunderbolt 3 port to gain 480GB of extra storage with speeds of up to 2,400+MB/s read and 1,200+MB/s write, without the need for an external power connection. These speeds make this external drive a performance solution for video editing, backup, and any tasks which demand disk performance.

“Thunderbolt 3 is a revolutionary technology,” said Bernie Thompson, CEO, Plugable Technologies. “We’ve created our line of high-end docks, adapters, and drives to show it off.“

“Plugable’s new external drive makes the most of the performance and power provided by Thunderbolt 3,” said Jason Ziller, GM, client connectivity division, Intel Corp. “Thunderbolt 3 enables portable drives like this to hit peak performance, all over a single Thunderbolt 3 cable.“

The drive is compatible with all Thunderbolt 3-enabled PCs and laptops, including the Apple MacBook Pro.

Thunderbolt 3 supports up to 40Gb/s throughput and this company’s drive makes use of that bandwidth to operate at the maximum speed of its high-performance, built-in 480GB M.2 SSD. The solution offers speeds much higher than can be achieved by USB 3.1 Gen 2 limited to 10Gb/s. And it’s all powered by Thunderbolt 3 over one USB-C cable – no external power adapter is required.

This 480GB Thunderbolt 3 drive is expected in 1Q18.