Best Thunderbolt drives for Mac 2021

If you are looking for Thunderbolt-powered external storage, look no further than the Samsung X5 Portable SSD. With read speeds of 2,800 MB/sec and write speeds of 2,300 MB/sec, your data transfers at lightning speed. This SSD features a full metal body and is shock-resistant. It's available in 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB sizes.

The Plugable Thunderbolt 3 drive has read speeds of 2,400 MB/sec and 1,800 MB/sec write speeds. It contains a full metal body and weighs only 6.2oz. It includes a carrying bag to protect the body of the drive when traveling. You can purchase it in 512MB, 1TB, or 2TB sizes.

The G-Technology G-Drive is a Thunderbolt desktop drive that you would buy if you need a large capacity drive. It's a 7200 rpm spinning drive, so it won't be nearly as fast as an SSD, but this is worth a look for professionals who need storage.

The LaCie Thunderbolt SSD is an external drive for anyone who needs a rugged drive for working in the field. This SSD is IP67 water-resistant, has three-meter drop resistance, and two-ton pressure resistance. If you are working in tough terrain, this is the drive for you.

The Sabrent drive will automatically detect your Thunderbolt connection with read and write speeds of 2,700 MB/sec, so this drive is super fast. It's made of solid aluminum and has an integrated temperature and health monitoring system.

This is a drive strictly for professionals who need speed and storage with no regard to price. The drive has super fast transfer speeds and 8TB of solid-state storage, so if you need to store a lot of 4K video or RAW photos, this may be the drive to buy.