They ought to include a USB Type C to USB Type C cable; one rated at the fastest transfer rate of 10Gb/second. Should be able to be bootable as an external "Win to Go" installation of Windows and/or of macOS, either connected to USB 3.0 port or USB Type C port.
nerd1: Agreed, SATA on USB3 seems useless at first but a lot of newer laptops only have 1 USB 3.0/3.1 port and 1 USB 2.0 port. If start hanging multiple devices off the USB 2.0 port, the overall bandwidth of 2.0 can become a problem.
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thetuna - Friday, October 13, 2017 - link
53 grams? Is that correct?GTRagnarok - Friday, October 13, 2017 - link
Yes. It's pretty small. Only 3 inches in diameter.austinsguitar - Friday, October 13, 2017 - link
what a nice looking wireless char.... oh wait its a external ssd.... NEXT :^)danjw - Friday, October 13, 2017 - link
Here is a USB 3.0 capable cable: https://www.startech.com/Cables/usb-c/usb-c-usb-3-...jeffbui - Sunday, October 15, 2017 - link
Might as well get this one since it does it all: USB3.1 gen 2, Thunderbolt 3, and USB-PD 100w - https://www.amazon.com/Belkin-USB-IF-Certified-Thu...vailr - Friday, October 13, 2017 - link
They ought to include a USB Type C to USB Type C cable; one rated at the fastest transfer rate of 10Gb/second. Should be able to be bootable as an external "Win to Go" installation of Windows and/or of macOS, either connected to USB 3.0 port or USB Type C port.nerd1 - Sunday, October 15, 2017 - link
Plain stupid form factor... and what's the point of using USB-C with SATA3 bottleneck?thesandbenders - Sunday, October 15, 2017 - link
nerd1: Agreed, SATA on USB3 seems useless at first but a lot of newer laptops only have 1 USB 3.0/3.1 port and 1 USB 2.0 port. If start hanging multiple devices off the USB 2.0 port, the overall bandwidth of 2.0 can become a problem.name99 - Sunday, October 15, 2017 - link
Pop some eInk on the top, make it display an analog clock, now you've got a flash drive that's a "work of art":-)
Damn, I should be in marketing.
b1gtuna - Monday, October 16, 2017 - link
This or Samsung's T5?SharpEars - Monday, October 16, 2017 - link
Does it charge your phone if you put it on top of that thing, because that's what it looks like.