Equipment · Storage · 2026

Best portable SSD for freelancers 2026

Losing 4 years of invoices to a hard drive failure means losing thousands in tax deductions. A portable SSD costs under £100 and protects everything.

1. Samsung T7 Shield — Tough and fast

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Samsung T7 Shield 1TB

IP65 rated, 1050 MB/s, USB-C. Drop-resistant and waterproof.

~£80

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SanDisk Extreme Pro 1TB

2000 MB/s, IP55, forged aluminium. The speed champion.

~£100

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Crucial X9 Pro 1TB

1050 MB/s, IP55, compact. Great performance at a lower price.

~£70

3 copies of your data, on 2 different media, with 1 copy offsite (cloud). Follow this and you will never lose your records.

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