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The manual calls the family SB-XTM5-XXX. Sabrent's store has no 1TB page, although the 2024 announcement coverage named 1TB, 2TB and 4TB","status":"The 2TB page is live on 2026-10-15 with an Add to cart button. The 4TB page shows Sold out in the US store, and its store tags mark it out of stock in the US and UK. Both are real models with a SKU and a barcode","storage_gb":"Two store pages: 2TB and 4TB. Sabrent does not publish a byte definition. The base is the 2TB model","form_factor":"Sabrent calls it a portable SSD in an aluminum case that connects by cable","interface":"Product Highlights: Thunderbolt 5 technology, connects at up to 80Gbps with transfer speeds up to 64Gbps, and is backward compatible with TB3, TB4 and USB4. The page also describes a USB fallback of up to 20Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen 2x2). The manual says USB fallback up to 10Gbps (Gen 2x1). The Thunderbolt version is stored","cable_detachable":"In the box lists a Thunderbolt 5 cable apart from the drive, and the manual says to plug one end into the drive's USB-C input port","dimensions_mm":"Page Dimensions block: Lenght [sic] 4.13 in, Width 1.77 in, Height 0.57 in. Converted exactly at 25.4 mm per inch and rounded to 0.1 mm: 104.9 x 45.0 x 14.5 mm. The same on the 2TB and 4TB pages","weight_g":"Page Dimensions block: Weight 3.35 oz, which is 94.97 g, stored as 95. The same on the 4TB page. It is not stated whether the optional silicone sleeve is included","in_the_box":"In the box on the page, verbatim: Rocket XTRM External Thunderbolt 5 NVMe SSD and Thunderbolt 5 cable (50cm). The manual names the drive Rocket XTRM 5 External Thunderbolt 5 NVMe SSD. The silicone sleeve is described as optional and is not listed","cables_included":"One Thunderbolt 5 cable of 50 cm. The page and manual do not name the connector at each end. Sabrent's product photo shows a USB-C plug at both ends","variants":"Two rows, one per store page. Sabrent publishes no capacity-specific figure that differs between them"}},{"url":"https://sabrent.com/products/sb-xtm5-4tb","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["variants","storage_gb"],"notes":{"variants":"4TB row from the Sabrent 4TB page, SKU SB-XTM5-4TB. Its Specs, Dimensions and In the box blocks are identical to the 2TB page. Sold out in the US store on 2026-10-15","storage_gb":"4TB page, SKU SB-XTM5-4TB"}},{"url":"https://sabrent.com/cdn/shop/files/SB-XTM5_20-_20Manual_634.pdf?v=5778547578115143736","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["manual_url","compatible_platforms","interface","in_the_box"],"notes":{"manual_url":"SB-XTM5 User Manual, Adobe PDF created 2024-11-28, linked from the Manuals block of both store pages","compatible_platforms":"Supported Operating Systems: Windows 10+, macOS 14.4+, Linux. The table says a PC with Thunderbolt 5 needs Windows 11","interface":"Features: connects at up to Thunderbolt 5 speeds (80Gbps) with transfers up to 64Gbps. The Performance modes table lists Thunderbolt 5 at 80 Gbps with potential bandwidth above 6 GB/s. That is a bus figure, not a drive speed claim, so no claimed read or write speed is stored","in_the_box":"Package Contents: Rocket XTRM 5 External Thunderbolt 5 NVMe SSD and Thunderbolt 5 cable (50cm)"}},{"url":"https://sabrent.com/pages/warranty-policy","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"Warranty by product type table, External Storage (external SSDs, portable SSDs): standard 3 years, 5 years with registration within 90 days. The store page tags read warranty-std 3 Years and warranty-ext 5 Years. The store page generic block says 2-Year Warranty, which conflicts and is not used. The page names no market"}},{"url":"https://sabrent.com/products/sb-xtm5-2tb.json","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gtins","release_date","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"Sabrent Shopify product feed, variant barcode 8-40025-27385-6 for SB-XTM5-2TB, stored as 840025273856. The 4TB feed at sb-xtm5-4tb.json gives 8-40025-27303-0, stored as 840025273030","release_date":"The 2TB product was created 2025-03-11 and published 2025-03-18 in the store feed, and the Internet Archive has a live copy of the page dated 2025-04-29. The 4TB product page existed from 2024-09 before the drive shipped. Retailer first-available dates seen only in search results point to April or May 2025. 2025-03 is the earliest supported month","variants":"Barcodes per capacity from the store feeds"}},{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250429142000/https://sabrent.com/products/sb-xtm5-2tb","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["pcie_gen","pcie_lanes","launch_price_usd","variants"],"notes":{"pcie_gen":"Archived Sabrent store page of 2025-04-29, Bring The Thunder block: an 80Gbps connection with enough speed to get the most out of a 64Gbps PCIe 4.0 SSD. The current page and the manual no longer repeat the PCIe generation","pcie_lanes":"The page names no lane count. 64Gbps at PCIe 4.0 (16 GT/s per lane) is four lanes, and Guru3D calls 64 Gbps the bandwidth of Gen 4 x4","launch_price_usd":"Sabrent store price $369.99 for the 2TB (SB-XTM5-2TB) on the first archived capture of the page, 2025-04-29, with no compare-at price. The 2TB product was published in the store feed on 2025-03-18 and no earlier capture exists, so the price on that day is unknown. The current store price of $499.99 with a $721.99 compare-at price is not a launch price and is not used. Excl. tax, US store","variants":"2TB row price"}},{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20241214184130/https://sabrent.com/products/sb-xtm5-4tb","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["launch_price_usd","variants"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Sabrent store price $599.99 for the 4TB (SB-XTM5-4TB) on the archived capture of 2024-12-14, and the same on later captures up to 2025-06-24, with no compare-at price. The page was live in the store before the drive shipped. The current store price of $779.99 with a $1,169.99 compare-at price is not a launch price and is not used. Excl. tax, US store","variants":"4TB row price"}},{"url":"https://www.guru3d.com/story/sabrent-rocket-xtrm5-portable-ssd-with-thunderbolt-5/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["announce_date","pcie_lanes"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Guru3D, 2 August 2024, reports Sabrent's teaser of the Rocket XTRM5 Thunderbolt 5 portable SSD. Tom's Hardware, TechEBlog and Newsshooter ran the same story on the same day. Sabrent gave no release date. The CrystalDiskMark figures in the story come from a prototype and are not stored","pcie_lanes":"Guru3D names 64 Gbps per direction as the bandwidth of Gen 4 x4, which agrees with the lane count stored. Its guess that a Gen 5 drive sits inside is a pre-launch assumption, and Sabrent's own page says a PCIe 4.0 SSD, so Gen 5 is not stored"}}],"fields_filled":19,"updated":"2026-10-21"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}