Sabrent Rocket XTRM 1TB Thunderbolt 3 SSD Review
Bohs Hansen / 4 years ago
A Closer Look
The Sabrent Rocket XTRM is a beautifully crafted piece of hardware. The drive is wrapped in a piece of 6061 aluminium alloy with smooth edges. Not only is a looking great, but it also helps with the heat dissipation as it acts as one giant heatsink for the drive. The top has the Sabrent logo at the bottom and a Thunderbolt lightning at the top.
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The bottom is fairly simple. The middle has the serial and model numbers while there’s a rubber piece at each end. This will give the drive a firm placing when it’s on your table and also prevent it from scratching soft surfaces by accident.
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In this side view, we can see the edges of the drive well, and that’s about it from this side.
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At the top of the drive, you’ll find a small pinhole which is where the connection and activity LED will shine through. It is white and easy to see.
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At the other end, you’ll find the USB-C type Thunderbolt 3 port. Again, please keep in mind that this drive doesn’t support USB connections, only Thunderbolt. But Sabrent has USB solutions too should you have a system without Thunderbolt 3.
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And that’s it, really. We can get on with our testing now and see just how well this Sabrent Rocket XTRM Thunderbolt 3 Aluminium SSD performs.
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