External Drives

$ depends on storage capacity

• USB drives
  • compact: Kingston DataTraveller Micro / Samsung Fit Plus / Sandisk Ultra Fit
  • standard: Kingston DataTraveller / Samsung Bar Plus / Sandisk Extreme Pro
• portable SSD: Samsung T7 Shield
• portable SSD enclosure (TB4): Acasis TB-401 ($89 $79) / TB-405 ($89 $79) / TB-405 Pro ($109 $94)

The OWC Express 1M2 ($119) is also a good option and is bit more expensive than the Acasis.

The TB-401 is silver whereas the TB-405 and TB-405 Pro are dark grey with more stripes for dissipating heat. The TB-405 Pro has a cooling fan whereas the others do not.

The TB-501 Pro ($299) is TB5 and is similar to the TB-405 Pro, with a cooling fan and a dark grey body. It is much more expensive than TB4 enclosures. Most people do not have TB5 devices or cables, so the extra cost is not worth it for most.