Keith S.
Sabrent Rocket XTRM 4TB Thunderbolt 5 SSD
My Sabrent Rocket XTRM 4TB Thunderbolt 5 Portable SSD works great. It's small and fast. I use it as a Time Machine backup drive for my Mac. Take note: I connected the drive directly to a 2026 Mac Studio Thunderbolt 5 port. However, I found that the drive kept unmounting spontaneously. What I learned was that the drive needs a more robust power output than the Thunderbolt 5 port could supply. When I bought a Thunderbolt Dock with an external power supply and connected the drive through the Dock, everything worked well, and there have been no more spontaneous unmounts. Just something to consider. Note that this drive is also very warm most of the time. That's apparently normal, but just keep it in mind. I took the optional rubber jacket off, and the drive sits on my desktop.



