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In life, winning and losing is not just a matter of who goes past the post first. There is also the margin of victory/loss to consider and how much it cost to achieve that result. In order words, value.
The price on the SanDisk 128GB Extreme Pro is looking to be around the £120 mark. With that price/spec combo, it comes right up next to products like the ADATA SE720 external SSD (just over £100) and the Patriot 256GB Supersonic Magnum (around £185).
These are serious/professional tools, so the people using them won't be thinking in terms of money alone – they will be looking for a solution to a problem. The problem being the movement of a serious amount of data. So transfer speed will be an issue.
Security is also going to be important for the target market, and we welcome SanDisk's efforts to try and secure the data in transit.
In terms of size and speed, The Sandisk Extreme PRO competes nicely with portable SSD products like the ADATA SE720. It is far less bulky and requires no special cable. Sure, it's not as fast as the larger Patriot Supersonic Magnum drive, but it does offer some additional features while saving you £70.
You can buy the SanDisk Extreme Pro 128GB USB 3 drive direct from Amazon, for £115 inc vat.
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Pros
- Gorgeous looking product.
- Significant improvement over USB2 devices.
- Pricing is decent for a premium product.
- Sensible software bundle.
Cons
- Not as fast as the Patriot SuperSonic Magnum.
- Misses the claimed speeds.
KitGuru says: The black, red and gold design of the SanDisk Extreme range has been designed to make you feel that you have bought the best product in that class. SanDisk could have picked up our top award if the drive had achieved closer to the officially claimed read and write speeds.
