Sabrent Rocket nano V2 2TB Portable SSD Review – Portable and Fast

Given respect to portable storage, Sabrent is without a doubt the team to beat.  They hold no reservations when it comes to speed or capacity in a portable SSD. Not only have we seen this with their speedy 10Gbps, 20Gbps and Thunderbolt 3 drives performing up to 3GB/s but also, they are the only that would dare market a 16TB at that speed.  They are never short to pull something new out of their hat and today is no different.  Enter the Sabrent Rocket/nano V2 USB 3.2 2×2 Portable SSD.

The Rocket/nano V2 is available in capacities of 1, 2 and 4TB and it is based on Phison’s own world first and fastest USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 native UFD controller with SKhynix TLC NAND flash memory.  This device will hit speeds up to 1.5GB/s, but that’s not the meat and gravy of this SSD, at least as far as we are concerned.  It is the size/speed combination that makes this SSD so much of a surprise entry to the flash world.

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The Sabrent Rocket nano V2 is dead on the size of three SD cards and under 1/2″ thick. It measures in at 2.85″ long x 1.3″ wide x .6″ thick and weighs 1.75oz (54g). Considering this portable SSD is capable of storage up to 4TB and 20 Gbps data transfer up to 1.5GB/s, there really isn’t any competition whatsoever… as has become the norm with so many of Sabrent SSDs.

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The Sabrent Rocket nano V2 comes in a flat black aluminum case which contains the CNC (Computer Numerical Control) aluminum Rocket v2, a silicon sleeve, Type-C to Type-C cable and a Type-C to Type-A cable.  This portable SSD is bus powered through the data transfer cable and has a disk activity LED on the lower left front of the unit.

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Checking Amazon, we see pricing for the Rocket nano V2 at $119.99 (1TB), $200.75 (2TB) and $499 for the 4TB version which is a great price.  Sabrent also carries with it a very good warranty program where the device comes with an automatic 1-year warranty, but upon registration, the warranty is bumped to 3-years.

CRYSTAL DISK INFO VER. 8.17.7 X64

Crystal Disk Info is a great tool for displaying the characteristics and health of storage devices. It displays everything from temperatures, the number of hours the device has been powered, and even to the extent of informing you of the firmware of the device.

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