Editor’s Choice! SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD

This splash and drop-proof portable SSD features transfer speeds of up to 550MB/s via its USB-C (3.1 Gen 2) connection. The drive ships with a USB-C-to-USB-C cable and a USB-C-to-USB-A adapter.

Price: $130+ (250gb)
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CalDigit T4 Thunderbolt 3 RAID

With four drive bays, the T4 is available in capacities up to 8TB of SSD memory or 32TB when using hard disk drives (HDD). The T4 supports multiple raid levels including 0, 1, 5 and JBOD. You’ll enjoy transfer speeds up to 1,370MB/s when using SSDs or 750MB/s with HDDs. The drive has a DisplayPort so you can attach a 4K monitor and there’s a second Thunderbolt 3 port for daisy-chaining additional peripherals.

Price: $899+ (8tb)
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QNAP TS-328

The TS-328 is a NAS drive with three bays and is one of the first such three-bay drives to support a RAID 5 setting. The drive can transcode H.264 and H.265 video, take snapshots of system status and data to help retrieve deleted data and works with the Qsync app to backup and sync data in real time. It boasts a 1.4GHz processor and 2GB of RAM to speed operation, plus SSD caching to improve performance.

Price: $299 (diskless)
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G-Technology G-SPEED Shuttle SSD

If you have the need for speed, the Shuttle SSD supports up to 16TB of SSD memory and Thunderbolt 3 connectivity for transfer rates up to 2,800MB/s. It has a built-in handle and durable construction so you can take it on the road. The drive ships set to RAID 5 out of the box but can be reconfigured to RAID 0, 1, 10 and 50. There are a pair of Thunderbolt 3 ports and eight drive bays.

Price: $5,000+
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OWC ThunderBay 4

The ThunderBay 4 is twice as fast as its predecessor thanks to its Thunderbolt 3 connection, of which there are two for daisy-chaining. It’s sold in capacities up to 48TB and has four drive bays for 3.5- or 2.5-inch drives. It’s pre-configured for RAID 0 but supports additional RAID settings via included software.

Price: $650+ (4tb)
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LaCie Rugged Secure

Pairing the durable physical protection of LaCie’s Rugged line of portable drives with Seagate Secure’s AES-256 hardware encryption, the Rugged Secure gives you the best of both worlds in digital defense. Once you disconnect the drive from a computer, it automatically locks the contents behind a password. The drive can survive falls from up to 4 feet, has up to a ton of crush resistance and is water resistant. It connects via USB-C and is sold in 1 and 2TB capacities.

Price: $110+
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