SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash drive with up to 1 TB

Re:SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash driv... by ssl-3 on Tuesday November 11, 2025 @03:35AM (#45885270)

Is this what we get when we stop making laptops with upgradeable internal storage?

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Re:SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash driv... by zamadatix on Tuesday November 11, 2025 @04:16AM (#45885467)

I still utilize large external drives on my laptop with upgradeable storage.

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Re:SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash driv... by ZeroConcerns on Tuesday November 11, 2025 @03:47AM (#45885321)

I just upgraded the internal storage of my Lenovo T14 (AMD, Gen6) to 4TB, and that took all of 5 minutes. And that laptop was definitely made in 2025, although I agree that consumer sentiment overwhelmingly favors models that are less convenient in that respect.

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Re:SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash driv... by bramhaag on Tuesday November 11, 2025 @05:03AM (#45885749)

Meanwhile, modern Apple users: https://youtu.be/RDBX6FTYLoQ

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Re:SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash driv... by WesolyKubeczek on Tuesday November 11, 2025 @05:27AM (#45885858)

For me it was pure ASMR content

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Re:SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash driv... by kmarc on Tuesday November 11, 2025 @06:21AM (#45886135)

Same, with an x1 gen5, upgraded NVME to 1TB

This boy is 8 year old today (bought in 2017 November) and still delivers me the €€€ at $consultingjob

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Re:SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash driv... by jack_tripper on Tuesday November 11, 2025 @04:14AM (#45885446)

Not really an issue outside the Apple ecosystem and a few fringe tablet hybrids like from Microsoft. Vast majority of laptops sold today have standard SSDs you can upgrade.

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Re:SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash driv... by dspillett on Tuesday November 11, 2025 @06:57AM (#45886335)

> Vast majority of laptops sold today have standard SSDs you can upgrade.

Though some make it quite difficult to get in to replace the drive, and put everything back together after.

Some are very easy: an obvious compartment at the bottom, unscrew lid, remove drive, put in replacement, power up and transfer old content, done. I've seen both NVMe and 2.5" SATA drives arranged this way. On the other hand, upgrading my friend's laptop recently involved taking most of it apart, the drive was under the keyboard inaccessible from the back, with other link cables (for keyboard, antenna, screen) in the way so they had to be disconnected and were in very inconvenient arrangements for reconnecting after…

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Re:SanDisk launches dongle-like Extreme Fit USB-C flash driv... by jack_tripper on Tuesday November 11, 2025 @08:38AM (#45887146)

>the drive was under the keyboard inaccessible from the back

Must be an old design from around ~10 or so years ago. Acer I presume.

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