It is not often that we review two separate SSDs within the same report, however this is a rather unique opportunity. Back in 2016, Western Digital acquired SanDisk in one of the largest flash memory purchases ever; a very rare occasion for a company to actually purchase a flash manufacturer.

SanDisk Extreme Pro CFast 2.0 CFast 2.0 memory cards were specifically developed for next-generation professional video applications as 2K video was common and full-frame 4K video was gaining traction among high-end production companies and individual enthusiasts.

Today, CDRLabs brings you a review of SanDisk's new Extreme PRO solid state drive. Designed with gamers, enthusiasts and media professionals in mind, this high-performance SSD is powered by Marvell's 88SS9187 "Monet" controller and is equipped with SanDisk's new 1Ynm eX2 ABL MLC Toggle NAND flash to...

Available in 240GB; 480GB and 960GB capacities; Marvell 88SS9187 controller; nCache Pro Technology; Excellent sequential read and write speeds; Good random read and write performance; Performs equally well with compressible and incompressible data; Consistent performance; even after intensive usage,...

Does not support hardware based encryption; Pricey

When you first look at the Extreme PRO series you will raise an eyebrow and will start to wonder that exactly has been changed over the Extreme II series from SanDisk. Well, when we purely talk about peak performance, sure nothing much.

SanDisk definitely have a winner on their hands with their Extreme PRO SSD thanks to its read and write speeds

When it comes to your pictures buy a quality card with a fast write speed

Of all the Flash drives I've ever owned in the past, this is by far THE BEST, at least for my needs. As others have talked about this, I'm not going to go into too much detail on the speed of the device, I'll just say that it is the fastest USB 3.0 flash drive I've personally used, but I didn't run...

installed in my mac and did a restore from Time Machine, it made my mac super fast.

It has has been around a year since we last looked at a Sandisk Solid State Drive – the Extreme II … their ultimate performance model at the time. Today we look at their latest flagship drive – the Extreme Pro.

10 year warranty; IOPS is strong; sequential performance; incompressible and compressible data

It isn't cheap by today's market pricing

SanDisk has such supreme confidence in its products that it's offering a 10-year warranty on its latest solid state drive, the Extreme Pro SSD. It's the first time such a long warranty has been offered on a consumer drive, and it's sure to be one of the main features that will entice many people to...

10-year warranty; Good overall performance; Improved random data performance

Not quite as fast as some other drives we've tested when used as a system drive