Fantom Drives Extreme 2TB External SSD - 2800MB/s, Thunderbolt 3 and 4, USB Type-C, Aluminum, 3D NAND TLC, TB3X-2300N2TB

Wow! This thing is fast! Purchased this to optimize the timemachine transfer from my 2017 core i7 MacBook Pro to my new 2023 M2 Max Mackbook Pro. When I first got it I benchmarked it on my 2017 MBP with Blackmagic connected via Thunder Bolt 3 and got 2.5 GB/s read and 2.3 GB/s write. Reformates it from HFS+ to APFS to optimize it for timemachine and re ran the benchmark with the same results. Very happy. Ran timemachine to it and with in an hour my 800GB Backup was completed. Went to restore the new M2 Max MBP from the backup and I was up and running in 30min! As you can see in the photo it was transferring at 2.02 GB/s couldn’t be happier!

Ive been looking for an affordable external hard drive for my gaming needs, and needed an SSD with multiple different ports so its compatible with all the different devices I use. The device arrived on time, in nice packaging, and works exactly as expected. The enclosure is small, its amazing how you can get 4TB in such a small enclosure. And it looks sleek!

Great external drive for my MacBook Pro. Uses Thunderbolt 3 for super fast speeds. Packaging said it was formatted for Mac but it was formatted for Windows. Easily fixed w/Macs Disk Utility. Once formatted, its been flawless.

Since i bought this hd every time i need to use it, i have to connect and disconnect the hd 10 times to make it read in my new Mac book pro…its really frustrating to waste so much time everyday to get it to work….

I have set up my 2019 iMac (w Fusion Drive) to boot from the Thunderbolt 3 Fantom Drive externally. This was easy and does everything I hoped for. BlackMagic Disk Speed test reports 2350 MB/sec write (faster than competitors advertise for their up to speeds) and 2570 MB/sec read. Not running hot. I was reticent to buy from a non-major brand but so far couldnt be happier.

Tested on an M1 Mac Mini. Couldnt be happier. Bought the 256 GB storage mini and this is my 1 TB external drive for everything else.

I liked the size and storage. It must have a power supply.

Wow - this fast SSD gave me a brand new 2017 iMac. Cant believe I waited to do this.

Love editing in FCPX with this little guy attached to my M1 MBP. super fast and works well! I then back this up to my home server and also backblaze.

Solid construction. Cant go wrong with a WD Black SN750 wrapped in a solid well built aluminum case. Fast! Comes very close to its claimed speed of up to 2800 mbps. If you have a Thunderbolt 3 port pay the extra $100 or so more. Its so worth it. Had a WD My Passport SSD and it couldnt even come close to its advertised speed of 1050 mbps.