8TB External SSD USB-C Portable Solid State Drive (USB 3.1 Gen 2) | 3D NAND Flash | Rapid

Works as expected, big difference in game play for my Xbox One
Purchased this to improve performance on a few games for my Xbox One (I have the very first edition). I’m providing some context for this game as as precursor to the review to help illustrate the impact adding this SSD had.The game is PUBG, a royal rumble type free for all where you drop into a map out of a plane and guide your parachute to a landing spot and begin collecting supplies. There are several steps to the load process when you sign in. The first is a pre-lobby where all the players are collected into a single game. You wait here for up to a minute. Then you are put into an airplane to fly over the map. You decide when to jump out and guide your parachute to your desired location to start looting. Occasionally, because they still claim beta version, you get booted and have to reload the match.The loading of each of these phases takes time and can make a difference in game play. Before adding this SSD, I would get to the pre-lobby with perhaps 15-20 seconds. Now I usually have 50 seconds or more to run around. When I would jump from the plane, I would land amid buildings that look like big blogs on the ground and have to wait up to 30 seconds before I could go in and actually see the loot. If not careful I could also end up getting literally stuck in the walls, tables, sinks, etc. because it was rendering with me in the picture. This created situations in which other players with faster processors got to gear faster and took me out of the game or I just had to abandon the game and restart to get unstuck. Finally, if I ended up getting booted it could take as much as 5 minutes to get back in the game. My character would keep moving if I was moving, stay in a vehicle if I was riding, etc. My squad would have to babysit my avatar until I got back in or just leave me due to being in a high risk situation. With the SSD, this relaunch time is down to about 60 seconds. I hope that goes to zero because the game stabilizes, but it’s a huge improvement.Overall, it saved me having to purchase a brand new Xbox and has plenty of room for the few games I do play. Worked well and VectoTech offered a free case after my purchase, which I only just replied to and can’t guarantee everyone gets.

DOES NOT WORK WITH NEWER MACBOOKS
I spent 5 to 7 hours attempting to configure this drive to my 2018 MacBook Pro. I also called the company support. Bottom line is drive dismounts EACH AND EVERY TIME you shut down the Mac. DISMOUNTS EACH TIME YOU CLOSE THE LID. The product literature states that it is compatible with Macs. The support person said it hasn’t worked properly with Macs since 2013. Info on box, on Amazon and Company website is not correct. The unit does not work well with newer Macbooks. Granted the installed base of Macs is far smaller than PC’s. And granted that Macs have their issues. Simple truth is it’s a small company that does not have the resources to support the drive’s use with Macs. A very nice little drive as to footprint, but a total waste of you time and money if you are thinking of using with a Mac. Do not buy if you are seeking a compatible drive for the Mac. In fairness to the Company, I did first try the external Samsung ssd that Apple sells in its stores. The Samsung is far worse, not compatible with Mac. My take is the drive might be ok for pc as pc’s are more broadly supported. Also, the reviews mentioning the frail cable and connector are accurate. Further to that, Apple advises to use the Lightning To USB C dongle that is $20. The drive maker claims there is a drive to lightning cable but they can ‘t provide it or tell where to buy it. Support also tried to blame the Apple adapter. I challenged that as the adapter works with my 20 year old printer, my 8 year old ROM and the new stuff as well. Dongle is fine, it’s the drive. Again I fairness to the Company, even large Companies do not support Mac well. Logmein in and GOTOMYPC do not work well on new Macs/Mojave.

Very fast VectoTech 8TB External SSD USB-C Portable Solid State Drive (USB 3.1 Gen 2)
I am really happy and excited that it met my expectation as a backup drive and it is very fast!

C’est le disque SSD externe ayant la plus grande capacité que j’ai pu trouver. On ne trouve l’équivalent qu’avec les disques à plateau qui requièrent une alimentation électrique autre que le simple fil USB C. Le prix est élevé mais au moment de l’achat, il n’avait pas de concurrence. Si il s’avère aussi endurant qu’il est spacieux, compact, rapide et silencieux, j’aurai fait une très bonne affaire malgré son prix.

Don’t bother with this one if purchasing outside of the US. After sales structure is useless. The USB cable arrives so tightly wrapped that it’s sure to have incurred some damage. Low and behold once you connect the device it randomly disconnects because the USB cable is faulty.The seller does not deal with overseas customers. The only option you are given is to return the product to Amazon as faulty, get a refund and repurchase the same item. This would be very inconvenient if you already start transferring data across and then the flimsy temperamental cable fails.

The fact that there was a further import tax makes this too expensive