Fantom DrivesExtreme Mini 250GB External SSD - 1050MB/s, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C and Type-A, Aluminum, UCX-250N

Unfortunately, these will not work on some of Lenovo's Thunderbolt3 ports. After getting the same error on multiple newer Lenovo computers (T series, P53), I reached out to FD for tech support. They told me that "Our engineering team said that it looks like Lenovo set a small thunderbolt PDO for USB devices and the external SSD’s power is over the current setting. If so, we cannot fix it because the SSD’s power consumption cannot be changed."This DID work on my Lenovo's sole USB 3.2 Gen1 port, but that is limited to only 5Gbps. The drive had great read/write speeds using my 2021 Macbook Pro. It did get too hot to handle unless you only touch the rubber portion.I ended up returning the drive as I needed it for my Lenovo, but I would still recommend it if you are only using it on OSX or another Windows computer where you can get USB 3.2 Gen2 (10Gbps) speeds. It's extremely small, affordable, and offers great performance.

Kubrick made a film once, about the mystery of a featureless object which may appear anywhere, at any time, in iterations of exact dimensions and variable size.Like the monolith, iterations of FD's eXtreme line are relics out of time.This is useful, and needed, as our intentions for new technology always involve the future. To stay current, each tech item we buy must not only be "futuristic", but actually *from the future*.The Mini is styled with a sci-fi mystique, and performs at a level which is not yet normal. Its data rate is surreal and, as with the other eXtreme drive I use, I have no complaint about either its reliability, its utility, or its use. The unit fits 4TB snugly within a pocketable object the size of a cigarette lighter.FD is confident enough to offer the Mini with a 5 year warranty, instead of the usual 3. I plan to use this drive for at least 5 years, and hopefully much longer than that.I think it's going to be a very, very long time before this device seems old…

Purchased this on Feb. 2, 2023 and it was easy to set up and use on a Mac running Ventura. A couple weeks ago it began showing messages that it was 'ejected improperly,' even though I did not eject or disconnect it. Those messages increased in frequency over the past few days. I reformatted and now it will not back anything up anymore, and Amazon says it is out of the return window so there is nothing they can do. I can't stand lighting money on fire, so now I will have to spend another few hundred to replace this POS. I will do so at Best Buy or somewhere else. In any event, as this item is unsupported by its manufacturer, I would advise against anyone else making the mistake I made.

After having used other USB3 thumb drives, and FireWire 800 drives, this device is the fastest external drive I have. It has made copying files to other devices faster than using my WiFi, and my wife has also used it to transfer large transcription files between systems, she also said I can't have it back because it's faster than her other external transfer drives.The drive casing is solidly made, and comes with a rubber/silicone sleeve to help it absorb any drops, it should easily withstand daily usage. There is a blue LED that indicates whether or not it is on, and if there is any activity.I had to erase and reformat it for exFat, as it comes NTFS formatted, in order to be able to partition it on OS X. It works flawlessly between OS X and Windows 10.

Favorite part is that the rubber casing is reversible so you can essentially ‘seal’ the USB-C port when traveling. I have this and the WD Black P50 & it’s approx half the size although initial tests showed a ~35% slower transfer rate from the WD. All the same, can’t beat it for the price!

I honestly didn't think this was going to work. I even got a used product to save some money just in case it didn't work. But when I inserted this pcie card in my PC to play PC VR with my Oculus Quest 2 it worked just fine.

The performance is fantastic, read/write is very fast. For its capacity it is nice and compact. I really like the cushioned band around the edges because it provides a sense of lessened risk when dropped and makes it easier to grip. I bought this to load media mostly video go my Oculus Quest 2.

I appreciate how quick the drive is and how small it is