Do you love Fortnite? Don’t lie, I know at least some of you reading this do. I play the game without a hint of shame, even if I have to turn on what I call Old Man Mode and do it in no-build. I’m not fan enough to buy a Peely the Banana-themed portable SSD to show my fanhood, but hey, you do you. SanDisk is here to let you fly that flag in 1TB or 2TB capacities, at $90 and $150, respectively.
Even if you’re not a Fortnite player, the simple emoticon-style face and splash of blue on the loop makes this a nicely bright alternative to more button-down options. For that reason I’m not so hot on the Fortnite-branded USB drive, which adds some “nana nana” graphics above and below the face. SanDisk says that both of these are “limited edition,” but I suspect that they’re limited to as many as they can sell. They’re available for purchase now.
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Elsewhere in SanDisk’s CES announcement are a couple of other interesting drives aimed specifically at mobile users. The Creator Phone SSD comes with a MagSafe-compatible magnetic attachment, which lets it stick to the back of an iPhone (or an Android phone with a third-party MagSafe case). You’ll still need to connect it over USB-C with 3.2 Gen 2 speeds to actually use its 1TB or 2TB of storage. The smaller capacity will be $110 when it launches “this spring” (presumably spring in the American sense), no word on the price for 2TB.
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If you have an older model phone you might be interested in the Creator Phone Drive, which comes with both USB-C and Lightning ports but maxes out at just 256GB. It’s available to purchase now ($50 to $70) but ships in 3 to 4 weeks.
Author: Michael Crider, Staff Writer, PCWorld
Michael is a 10-year veteran of technology journalism, covering everything from Apple to ZTE. On PCWorld he's the resident keyboard nut, always using a new one for a review and building a new mechanical board or expanding his desktop "battlestation" in his off hours. Michael's previous bylines include Android Police, Digital Trends, Wired, Lifehacker, and How-To Geek, and he's covered events like CES and Mobile World Congress live. Michael lives in Pennsylvania where he's always looking forward to his next kayaking trip.