In terms of drive performance, the PXD 1TB trades punches with the Crucial X8 but the speed is a bit lower during mixed workloads. The sequential read/write speeds are near the rated numbers, while the drive chassis is implemented optimally, using the aluminum area as a heatsink; we were quite surprised to see that the PXD 1TB drive only gets warm during longer usage times, which is great!

The drive looks quite great and it can travel along in your backpack without taking a lot of space; it is immune against vibrations, even during operation thanks to its SSD nature and if you feel that 1TB is not enough for you, then you can pick up the 2TB drive instead. Besides PC/laptop use, you can also install it on PS4/Xbox One consoles for extra external storage purposes, by using the Type-C to Type-A cable.

The Patriot PXD 1TB can be found online for about 160 Euros at the time of the review. While the performance figures are good, we would like to see the price drop to the Crucial X8 levels, which can be currently had for about 130 Euros.

Patriot PXD 1TB Portable USB 3.2 External SSD is Recommended for:

We would like to thank again to Patriot Memory for making this review possible!