UPVOTED PORTABLE SSDs
Maxed out your PC’s storage with hi-res holiday edits? Chris Rowlands plugs in the best solid-state drives for gigabytes on the go…
DAILY DRIVES
The featherweight filer
Kingston XS1000
Like your average filing cabinet, this storage solution has a metal skin. But that’s where the similarities end. At 29g, the XS1000 is basically weightless –and read/write rates of 1050MB/s mean it can process files approximately 1050 times faster than you thumbing through an office drawer. from £81 (1TB) / kingston.com
The sturdy stash
SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD
Drives are safer inside your backpack than dangling off the outside. But if you like to live dangerously, try this tiny SanDisk: forged from aluminium and reinforced with silicone, its built-in loop makes it easy to lash to a pack. And the USB 3.2 Gen 2 interface unlocks nifty transfer times. from £87 (500GB) / westerndigital.com