SanDisk Unveils Prototype 1TB USB-C Stick , II Sandisk launches world’s smallest 1TB USB Type-C flash drive at CES 2018 , II Western Digital launches wireless SSD, ‘world’s fastest’ 256GB flash drive at CES

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LAS VEGAS—Perhaps you're a MacBook owner who wishes she opted for more than the 256GB of storage in the base model. Or maybe you've got an Android phone with a USB-Cconnector and support for USB On-The-Go, and you're itching to free up some space on your phone. These are just a few uses for SanDisk's new prototype 1TB USB-C stick, which the company unveiled at CES here on Monday.



USB-C is the way of the future, and some ultraportables like the MacBook have ditched all other ports in favor of it, so it's only a matter of time before it becomes the standard for stick drives, too. With a 1TB capacity, the SanDisk prototype is proof of what's possible: a tiny stick that has a much bigger capacity than the ubiquitous 256GB external SSDs that are many times its physical size.

 

Of course, the main downside of a USB stick, whether it's got a conventional USB connector or USB-C, is that data will transfer more slowly than it would if you're using a larger external drive. So while the 1TB prototype might never go into production, SanDisk also announced a larger (but still diminutive) Extreme Portable SSD. It's available now and comes in several different capacities: 250GB for $129.99, 500GB for $199.99, or 1TB for $399.99.
Offering up to 550MBps read speeds, the SSD is also ruggedized and water resistant, making it a good choice whether you're using it to offload scientific data in the field or a film student who's pulling it in and out of your purse. Actually, forget the purse: This drive is smaller than a smartphone, and a bit less bulky than its predecessor so it can easily fit in your pocket.





For professional photographers, SanDisk's parent company Western Digital also announced a revamped My Passport Wireless SSD, which is available in capacities up to 2TB and has a built-in battery to charge mobile devices. New this year is app support for Filmic Pro and LumaFusion, which lets photographers edit raw photos directly from the drive with no PC required via an 802.11ac Wi-Fi connection.
In addition to the 2TB version for $799, the My Passport Wireless SSD is also available with 250GB for $249, 500GB for $299, or 1TB for $449.

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