Kingston XS2000 Fast external SSD with USB 3.2 Gen 2 × 2

For users who are looking for a small, portable SSD and, above all, super-fast best SSD external drives, Kingston Digital is now bringing the XS2000. It is suitable as an external mass storage extension on the notebook and for transporting or carrying extensive data, but also as a portable archive or backup storage.

Since it is small and light as well as protected against water and dust and can also be secured against falls and bumps with a rubber cover, it is an ideal companion on trips and outdoor use as well as photoshoots in adverse environments.

With the XS2000, Kingston Digital is launching a new pocket-sized super fast best SSD external drives that use the possibilities of the “USB 3.2 Gen 2 × 2” standard and gets the most out of performance and speed.

The XS2000 offers transfer speeds of up to 2,000 MB/s and offers users higher productivity with less interruption. The USB SSD is available with capacities of up to 2 TB and enables the transfer and processing of high-resolution images, 8K videos, and large documents in next to no time. The Kingston SSD has a USB Type-C socket and allows users to quickly save files to or from PC or mobile devices and access them when used as an external drive.

The XS2000 is almost half the size of a standard portable SSD. With dimensions of 7 x 3 x 1.5 centimeters and a weight of 29 grams, the XS2000 can be carried with you without any problems. It has a removable, protective rubber cover and is IP55 classified. It is therefore very resistant to water and dust, which makes it the perfect companion for adventures, whether at work, in leisure time, or in other activities. The certification according to protection class EC / EN 60529 IP55 means that the SSD can withstand water flow and limited contact with dust. (The SSD must be clean and dry before use.)

The compact size, similar to a key fob and the robustness of an SSD in general, as well as the robust housing in particular, make this drive the ideal solution for content creators and professional users who travel a lot and need to create, use or transport extensive data.

Kingston XS2000 price and availability

The new Kingston SSD can be purchased via Amazon.com, it will be available from mid-September 2021 with capacities of 500 GB, 1 TB, and 2 TB. The pricing starts from $99.99 and super-fast best SSD external drives are backed by a five-year warranty with free technical support.

Recently, Western Digital has also announced the ruggedized WD Elements SE portable SSD. The compact WD Elements storage device can store up to 2 TB of data, and its pricing starts from $139.99.