SABRENT Rocket XTRM 5 2TB Thunderbolt 5 Portable SSD, 80Gbps Connection, Up to 64Gbps Transfer, Compatible with TB4 TB3 USB4 USB 3.2 20Gbps 10Gbps 5Gbps, Rugged Aluminum and Silicone (SB-XTM5-2TB)

Great product if one need a fast thunderbolt drive for creating local backups. It's compact and it doesn't take a lot of space.

This drive replaces a non-Thunderbolt USB-C drive for storing frequently-accessed 60 to 100 MB photo files. It delivers what it promised - lightning-fast loading of large amounts of data. The drive comes with an 19" (50 cm) Thunderbolt 5 cable. A couple of other review have reported random disconnects from MacBooks. But after a week of heavy, frequent use, I haven't had any disconnects on an M5 MacBook Pro running the most current OS (15.6.2 as of July 2026). The drive does get quite warm in normal use. In its silicon sleeve, it's no problem handling it on the rare occasion when I've picked it up. (Sitting on the desk at idle right now, the surface temperature of the metal case is 95F.) This drive isn't as robustly packaged as OWC SSDs. Those would survive being run over by a car. But I don't expect that to happen to the Sabrent when I transport it in a briefcase.

The speed is the same as the built-in MBP storage.The only issue is the heat - it's always hot even when it's not in use.And it's expensive.

Super fast storage for my MacBook and Mac Studio, couldn’t be happier

I used this to transfer my Apple photo library (1.5 TB) from my MacStudio M2 Ultra. Initially, it disconnected on its own after about a day. I noticed it was hot, so I sandwiched it between a couple of cell phone coolers. I don't know if this helped, but since then, it has worked well with no disconnections. I will update this review if I have any more issues.