
- SanDisk ELE portable SSD offers convenience, yet struggles with painfully outdated transfer speeds
- Drop protection and compact design can’t mask the drive’s underwhelming read performance
- SanDisk’s warranty offers safety, but premium drives deliver longer coverage periods
SanDisk has quietly unveiled the ELE series, a new entry-level portable SSD intended to succeed the WD Elements SE line following the Western Digital-SanDisk split.