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Whether you’re plowing through projects during your commute or you’re posted up at a cafe, this USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB-C) external SSD for Mac and Windows delivers a satisfying breakthrough in solid state drive speed and durability. Seamlessly browse high-res files, transfer them to your laptop, or edit straight from the drive—whenever and wherever your creativity is at its peak.
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Rugged SSD Pro fuses the blazing-fast Seagate FireCuda NVMe SSD with a Thunderbolt 3 interface, unleashing speeds 5× faster than traditional SATA SSDs so that you can play back and render the most demanding high bit rate RAW content—like 6K, 8K, and super slo-mo source files.
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For professionals working with the most advanced cinema cameras and equipment, we’ve designed the 1big Dock SSD Pro—a desktop solid state drive offering speeds 5× faster than traditional SATA SSDs, along with all the slots, ports, and power you need to harness the deluge of data from 6K, 8K, and high bit rate video.
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Portable SSD |
Mobile SSD Secure |
Rugged SSD |
Rugged SSD PRO |
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| Special Features | Palm size, 2m drop protection, fast | Palm size, 2m drop protection, fast | Rugged (IP67, 3m drop), very fast, Hardware Encryption | Rugged (IP67, 3m drop), fastest |
| Color | Silver | Space Grey | Orange | Black |
| Availability | Yes | Exclusive Apple | Yes | Yes |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s) | USB 3.2 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s) | USB 3.2 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s) | Thunderbolt™ 3 (up to 40Gb/s) |
| Works with USB-C Hosts | USB4, USB 3.0, Thunderbolt™ 4, Thunderbolt™ 3 | USB4, USB 3.0, Thunderbolt™ 4, Thunderbolt™ 3 | USB4, USB 3.0, Thunderbolt™ 4, Thunderbolt™ 3 | USB4, USB 3.2 Gen 2, Thunderbolt™ 4 |
| Capacity | 500GB, 1TB, 2TB | 500GB, 1TB, 2TB | 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB | 1TB, 2TB, 4TB |
| SSD | NVMe-comparable | NVMe-comparable | NVMe FireCuda SSD | NVMe FireCuda SSD |
| Performance | Up to 1050MB/s | Up to 1050MB/s | Up to 1050MB/s | Up to 2800MB/s |
| Average speed to write 100GB* of data | 450MB/s | 450MB/s | 850MB/s | 1200MB/s |
| Hardware Encryption | - | Yes - Seagate Secure AES 256bits | Yes - Seagate Secure AES 256bits | - |
| Limited Warranty | 3Y | 3Y | 5Y | 5Y |
| Rescue Data Recovery Services | 3Y | 3Y | 5Y | 5Y |
| Works with iPad USB-C | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Works with USB-C Recording Cameras | Not tested | Not tested | Check compatibility list: Black Magic, Sigma, Z-CAM | Check compatibility list: Black Magic, Sigma, Z-CAM |
* Files of 80MB to 1GB / based on internal testing / actual data rates may vary depending on operating environment and other factors, such as chosen interface and disk capacity.
