While USB 3.0 is fast, at 5GBps (640MBps) which is 10 times faster than the USB 2.0 it replaces, it is still slow compared to the Thunderbolt connection.Īt 10 Gbps, Thunderbolt technology is up to 20x faster than USB 2.0 and up to 12x faster than FireWire 800. Thunderbolt is twice as fast as USB 3.0, there I said it. Let’s look at the technologies powering the portable thunderbolt hard drives in the market today. Elgato Thunderbolt Drive+ 256GB SSD Portable High-Speed Drive 270 MB/s in Solid Metal Enclosure – SSDĬhoosing a Portable Thunderbolt Hard Drive.Freecom 56278 1TB Mobile Drive USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt 2.5 inch Drive including Thunderbolt Cable.
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WD My Passport Pro Portable 2TB RAID Storage with Integrated Thunderbolt Cable – RAID.G-Technology G-DRIVE mobile – Portable Hard Drive (USB 3.0, Thunderbolt).Seagate Backup Plus 1TB Thunderbolt Portable External Hard Drive for Mac (STBW1000401) – VERSATILE.