TurboMetal SSD Review: Sleek and Portable Performance Drive

Quick Summary

• The Verbatim TurboMetal Portable SSD features a sleek metal design, measuring 106mm in length, 55mm in width, and weighing 150 grams. Available in capacities of 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB.
• Includes active cooling with a temperature-controlled fan for heat management during operation. Fan activates automatically when temperatures rise above safe levels; once activated,it continues running indefinitely.
• Claimed USB4 data transfer rates: Writing at 3600MBps and Reading at 3700MBps-but actual tests on Mac devices yielded slightly lower values:

– M3 MacBook air: Writing at 2664MBps; Reading at 3123MBps.
– M4 Max Mac Studio: Writing at 2869MBps; Reading at a better rate of approximately 3499MBps.

• Sustained endurance tests showed dips in transfer speeds due to thermal protection mechanisms but stabilized after fan activation (SSD temperature measured around ~46°C).
• Comes formatted as FAT32 (suitable for Windows); Mac users would need to reformat the drive into APFS manually for compatibility purposes.

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