Question Help with portable SSD compatibility for a laptop ?

[shinobidef]

Hello all,

I would like to buy my first portable SSD but I'm struggling to understand the different USB compatibility options, cables, etc. so I don't know whether they'll work with several laptops I need to backup.

I'm considering either

• The Adata SD700: https://www.adata.com/en/specification/441
• The Adata SE800:
  

  ADATA

  ADATA Product

  www.adata.com

or

• G Drive : https://www.westerndigital.com/en-s...chnology-g-drive-mobile-usb-3-1-ssd#0G06052-1

Essentially I live in a tent on a remote rock of an island with high humidity, Sahara winds and a lot of dust which is why I focused on fairly rugged drives.

I have three old Thinkpad laptops I would need to be backing up and they all have the standard USB ports. I have no idea how to check whether these are compatible with the above?

The oldest Thinkpad I have is a x260, and I also have a X1 Carbon and a T440, all running Windows 10.

Can anyone help in determining whether these drives would be compatible with any or all three of the laptops?

Many thanks in advance!

Louise

 

[Lutfij]

USB 3.2 Gen1 (backward compatible with USB2.0)
^ taken off of SD700's specs page.

USB 3.2 Type-C to A cable
^ mentioned on SE800's list of included accessories.

USB-C to USB-A cable
^ mentioned on WD's spec page for the G Drive.

You're good to go with either of them!