Western Digital My Book Live
Score: 68/100
SSK Portable SSD
Score: 78/100Rankings
The SSK 2TB Portable External SSD combines a high-performance NVMe SSD with a Wi-Fi hotspot, power-bank and rugged aluminum housing, delivering up to 1050 MB/s wired speeds. Its short hotspot battery life and modest wireless throughput limit it as a primary wireless backup solution. Ideal for mobile creatives who need fast local transfers and occasional on-the-go cloud access.
The WD My Book Live 3TB is a personal-cloud NAS offering built-in media streaming, Time Machine backup and gigabit Ethernet performance. Its single-drive design means no RAID protection and the modest hardware caps overall speed. Ideal for home users who need simple media sharing and Mac backup without the need for redundancy.
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3 TBbest | 2 TB | |
1best | 1best | |
0.256 GBbest | — | |
61.2 MB/s | 1,050 MB/sbest | |
45.5 MB/s | 1,000 MB/sbest | |
— | 2best | |
1best | 1best | |
1 Gbpsbest | — |
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Storage(1) | ||
Storage Capacity (TB) | 3 TB | 2 TB |
Performance(2) | ||
Sequential Read Speed (MB/s) | 61.2 MB/s | 1050 MB/s |
Sequential Write Speed (MB/s) | 45.5 MB/s | 1000 MB/s |
Build & Design(2) | ||
Weight (kg) | 1.09 kg | kg |
Dimensions (H×W×D) (cm) | 13.97×5.08×16.76 cm cm | 2.11×9.09×13.21 cm cm |
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Professional reviewers commend the My Book Live for its straightforward setup, solid gigabit Ethernet performance, and useful media streaming capabilities, but they criticize its lack of redundancy, modest hardware, and performance ceiling compared to more robust NAS offerings.
Everyday users value the ease of installation, automatic network discovery, and remote access, especially for sharing media and backing up Macs, while many express concern over the single-drive design and limited speed for larger file transfers.
“Battery drains in ~2 hours on hotspot, forcing plugged-in use”
Professional reviewers highlight the SSK F200 as a highly versatile portable SSD that adds Wi-Fi hotspot and NAS capabilities to a fast NVMe drive. They commend its wired throughput, dual USB interfaces, and plug-and-play simplicity, noting it excels for creatives and mobile professionals who need rapid local transfers and on-the-go cloud access. However, they caution that the short 2-hour hotspot battery and modest wireless speeds make it less suitable as a primary wireless backup solution.
Everyday users value the ease of connecting via the auto-SSID, the convenience of charging phones, and the ability to share large files wirelessly after a single USB copy. The dominant complaints revolve around the limited hotspot battery life and the extra steps required to configure Wi-Fi through an app, with several users wishing for longer wireless operation and smoother internet pass-through.
