Customer reviews from SanDisk
SANDISK - 4TB Desk Drive USB Type-C Desktop External SSD - Black
Average customer rating
4.6
(24 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 24 reviews
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Star
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60%of customers recommend this product.
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3 out of
5)
Customer Reviews for SANDISK - 4TB Desk Drive USB Type-C Desktop External SSD - Black
Customer Rating
5
Secure, sleek, and durable with easy setup and fast backup speeds!
on May 10, 2024
Posted by: daltonm11
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The SanDisk Desk Drive SSD has been exactly what I needed! Iv been able to store all the research iv done for my newest book all in one secure place. The sleek and rugged design is perfect for my hectic workstation and looks really nice. The backup speeds are impressive and extremely easy!!!!
Written by a customer while visiting SanDisk
Customer Rating
5
Safe, Spacious, Swift, Simple
on May 10, 2024
Posted by: honestreviews16
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] *I received the product for free to test and share my thought!*
What a wonderful surprise it was using this product and the simple process that it made to help with my PC storage!
*SIZE*
The size of this SSD was 4TB. This was double my PC storage, which 2TB was already a large amount of storage.
This should hopefully be able to hold data for many years, and should definitely be more than enough data for the “average household”
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*SPEED*
Storing data onto the drive was very quick. I did a few hundred or so files of various sizes so far and they took mere moments to process onto the drive!!
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*SIMPLICITY*
The drive was simple to install and utilize. The instructions provided were easy to understand and gave multiple pieces of information that makes utilizing the device and software user friendly.
The device has two ports. A power supply that will need to be plugged into a traditional outlet, in addition is a plug to go directly into your PC. It has an adaptable cord that can either have a USB-A OR USB-C depending on what you have available!
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*SECURITY*
Arguably the most important. Having the device for some time now, there has been no issues with security, but for transparency sake, I feel like it would still be too soon to give an honest review of its security. The manual provides information and specs of the devices capabilities regarding security, and they seem reputable/valid.
There is always benefits to storage in a physical device compared to electronically. The only concerns I would have is:
Device is lost when being transported
Device is damaged/destroyed
Device is corrupted from misuse
Device is damaged/destroyed
Device is corrupted from misuse
The device is large and sturdy enough that the first two points would be likely more difficult to accomplish than smaller, less durable drives.
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While the price point for this device is high, I think it would be a great one-time purchase your large data, storage needs. It would not replace the smaller scale, more portable USB drives, but does a great job at being a backup for important documents and files, that will last you a VERY long time, given its large capacity.
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Written by a customer while visiting SanDisk
Customer Rating
4
Great and easy way to increasing storage
on May 9, 2024
Posted by: tirawin
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Running Windows 11, it pick up the drive as soon as i plugged it in. Downloaded three different games from my Steam. Transfer was quick and playing straight from the drive didn’t see any lag. Was using the usb-c connection. Was the 4tb model which doubled my storage. One negativity, if I lost power due to storm, I had to reboot the drive in order for it to be on.
Written by a customer while visiting SanDisk
Customer Rating
3
Great idea reliable brand but falls short
on May 9, 2024
Posted by: NYC Tech
Great idea for a product WD is very reliable. It also appears to be a great price point for the SSD capacity. BUT falls short overall. I see a great opportunity here for WD on the next generation of this drive. This drive should have had the option to be connected to your network via Ethernet or Wi-Fi. In todays age most people now have high speed internet service in their homes with advanced routers. Most of the current providers provide you with gigabit routers that also have (1) 2.5 GB Ethernet port on them and they have Wi-Fi 6E speeds of up to 5.4 Gbps – twice as fast as Wi-Fi 6 , and Wi-Fi6E also supports 6GHz bandwidth. This product would be better if it was a WD MyCloud capable drive. Quality: 5 Stars - WD is the best in the storage business I would never trust my files to any other brand. Value: 4 Stars - The value of this drive is good for SSD capacity but I take 1 Star away because it is only a plug in drive and not network or cloud capable. Ease of Use: 4 Stars - For the same reasons I gave 4 on Value. Performance: 4 Stars - Performance should be great for an SSD plugged into a USB-C port but as with the others loses 1 star due to its lack of network options. I feel this will be a GREATER product if it was designed to include the functionality of the WD MyCloud line of storage products.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from SanDiskBy SM OLS, May 15, 2024
Hello,
We are sorry for any inconvenience caused to you and thank you for providing your valuable review.
Please be informed that the SanDisk Desk Drive a complete desktop backup solution now up to 4x faster than a desktop HDD. It’s the perfect home base to quickly back up your favorite and important content and will easily hold your photos, videos, music, and important documents, and read speeds up to 1000 MB/s will help you access everything fast.
If you are looking for Network Attached storage devices you may check our My cloud OS5 series or My Cloud Home series. Please refer to the following link :
https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/29230/~/my-cloud-models-that-support-os-5-firmware-update
If you have a specific question or need some technical support, please contact us at https://support-en.wd.com/app/askweb. We will be happy to assist you.
We are sorry for any inconvenience caused to you and thank you for providing your valuable review.
Please be informed that the SanDisk Desk Drive a complete desktop backup solution now up to 4x faster than a desktop HDD. It’s the perfect home base to quickly back up your favorite and important content and will easily hold your photos, videos, music, and important documents, and read speeds up to 1000 MB/s will help you access everything fast.
If you are looking for Network Attached storage devices you may check our My cloud OS5 series or My Cloud Home series. Please refer to the following link :
https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/29230/~/my-cloud-models-that-support-os-5-firmware-update
If you have a specific question or need some technical support, please contact us at https://support-en.wd.com/app/askweb. We will be happy to assist you.
Written by a customer while visiting SanDisk
Customer Rating
5
Convenient Backup
on May 8, 2024
Posted by: momosapian
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Having this desk drive is so convenient to transfer files from my laptop. I don’t have to worry about filling up my laptop storage since I received this drive.
Written by a customer while visiting SanDisk
Customer Rating
5
SanDisk Desk Drive
on May 8, 2024
Posted by: ravinitymarie
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received a complimentary SanDisk Desk Drive from Influenster for testing purposes only. I liked this product. Product was easy to use and set up. Desk Drive is easy to attach and holds all of my photos, files, etc. Desk Drive has enough storage for a bunch of stuff. I do recommend this product.
Written by a customer while visiting SanDisk
Customer Rating
5
High capacity and tiny!
on May 6, 2024
Posted by: elizabethw306
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I’ve never before had a desk drive with such a large storage capacity and such a small footprint. The speed of data transfer is incredible, even with some of my larger video files. I am in love with the functionality and portability!
Written by a customer while visiting SanDisk
Customer Rating
5
Great Desk Drive
on May 6, 2024
Posted by: nadhiaf
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Our household is very glad to make use of the SanDisk Desk Drive! We have tons of photos and video games save files that clog up the memory space on our laptops. We transferred some of these to the desk drive.
The entire process was super easy, too! You can use it right out of the box. I just plugged the appropriate cords in, and easily transferred the files over without any issues. 100% would buy this if I hadn't received the product from Influenster to test!
Written by a customer while visiting SanDisk