New Verbatim TurboMetal external USB 4 SSD with up to 4TB is actively cooled

Solid-state and other flash drives are now the default storage type in the vast majority of modern devices, and for good reasons. Flash storage doesn’t have the physical limitations of spinning hard drives, which leads to quicker random access to files, and SSDs are also considerably more compact.

That said, SSDs can suffer from high temperatures, which can lead to thermal throttling during long file transfers. Verbatim addresses this exact issue with its new TurboMetal, which is a new external SSD that comes with a fan and active cooling. Tests will have to show how efficient this cooling solution actually is. Anyhow, the TurboMetal SSD comes with a metal enclosure that should not only be quite robust, but also contribute to lower temperates by dissipating heat.

According to Verbatim, the TurboMetal SSD delivers maxes out at 3,700 MB/s when reading and 3,600 MB/s when writing. In order to achieve these data transfer rates, a correspondingly fast connection is required. To be more specific Verbatim uses a USB 4 Type-C port with up to 40 Gbps. Furthermore, the portable SSD measures 4.17 x 2.17 x 0.71 inches and weighs 5.3oz. The storage solution should work in ambient temperatures between 41° and 104° Fahrenheit. Verbatim offers the new SSD with a capacity of 1, 2 or 4TB. The 1TB variant is already listed on Amazon for $167. This price includes the useful Nero backup software.