(Take all claims of “military standard” with a grain of salt-there’s no one actually doing independent tests, which is not to pick on OWC, as every “rugged” drive maker claims things like this.) What impressed me the most about this drive, though, is how incredibly cool it stays even under a heavy load (like editing 4K video footage straight from the drive). It’s IP67-rated and reasonably drop-proof. For most, the 2-TB model is plenty, though still pricey at $300. It’s even faster and comes in sizes up to 4 TB, though the latter will set you back $480. If you want a larger drive, both physically and in terms of storage capacity, OWC’s Envoy Pro FX ($250 for 1 TB) makes a great choice as well. I also like that you can swap out the drive inside the aluminum casing (it's easy to unscrew), which means two years from now, you can pick up a faster bare SSD and drop it in the Elektron. It's tough to pick a winner here because there are many solid options, but OWC's Elektron drive narrowly beat others in benchmark tests. If you need a drive that can stand up to life in a backpack or camera bag, get wet, or handle a drop onto hard surfaces, OWC drives are your best choice. It's usually on sale for around $130, but when it's around $100, it might be worth picking up over the X6. This drive is better than the X6 in every way except weight (it's about double the weight), and sometimes price. It also has an all-metal enclosure that's going to offer more protection than the plastic of the X6. Crucial X8 2-TB SSD for $100: Crucial's X8 uses an NVMe flash drive, which makes it significantly faster than the X6.The drive bogs down a bit with very large files (MP4s, for example), so it's not the best for pro videographers, but for everyone else this is a solid, slightly cheaper option. I never managed that, but I was able routinely hit around 800 MB/s, with some older laptops closer to the 600 MB/s, which is still quite good. Kingston claims up to 1050 MB per second. While it's not as robust as the padded options below, it's plenty strong enough for most things. Like the Crucial X6, it has a mostly plastic enclosure, but it has withstood life in my bag quite well. Kingston XS1000 2-TB for $109: This tiny little drive is the smallest in this guide.
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