Technology is one of those things that only seems to get better and more mobile with time. We're no strangers to seeing little tech in the past. But when we spotted this silly little SSD online, we just had to stop and look twice. Buffalo has revealed a new 1TB SSD and it's probably the smallest we've ever seen. In fact, it's so small it's the size of a USB dongle and weighs less than 5 grams! Let's check out the finer details of this even finer little SSD below!
This Teeny Tiny 1TB SSD is smaller than a credit card; Check it out!
This minimal SSD is called Buffalo SSD-PST51.0U3-BA and is actually as small as you can see below. The dimensions of the SSD are 14.6 x 28 x 8 mm. The weight matches the appearance at 4.5g weight, which is about the weight of two pennies together. The SSD is so small and light that it should fit even in the mini pockets of our jeans. Best of all, though, it's available with up to 1TB of capacity while maintaining the same size profile.
Once you plug in an SSD like this, you can forget about it just like a receiver. But don't let the looks fool you. Despite its small form factor, this SSD is MIL-STD-810H 512.8 rated, so it should remain durable throughout the cycle of use. Buffalo says it can even be used on a PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 to expand your game storage.
In terms of transfer speeds, the SSD maxes out at 600 MB/s read speeds and 500 MB/s write speeds and supports USB 3.2. This is relatively low compared to PCIe NVMe SSDs, which are anywhere from 10 to 20 times faster. But since this SSD is plugged in via USB-A, it's understandable. Many other USB SSD options from big brands are also quite limited in speed unless you get something like a Thunderbolt SSD. This SSD connects via the simple USB-A connector, so it should be easy to use.
