SanDisk Desk Drive (8TB)

A high price, and it needs a power supply, but also a storming performer

TIM DANTON

SCORE PRICE 8TB, £553 (£664 inc VAT) from westerndigital.com In our recent roundup of portable SSDs (see issue 357), only one went up to 8TB: the Samsung T5 Evo. Now SanDisk has released the Desk Drive in 4TB and 8TB capacities, and while the T5 Evo and SanDisk Desk Drive match each other for capacity and price, they’re very different. For a start, the T5 Evo is designed to travel with you, while the Desk Drive is meant to be tethered to your main computer. And to a power supply, as it only works when plugged in. This drive is substantially bigger too, with the footprint of a drinks coaster but roughly 4cm tall. It also comes with a key piece of software: Acronis True Image WD. This is a tailored version of…

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PC Pro (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2024

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