This 512GB USB-C SSD is so tiny, you’re definitely going to lose it

Both my parents grew up in the computer industry of the 1970s and 80s, and they told me stories of “hard drives” the size of washing machines that only held a few megabytes of data. Now you can carry around the Library of Congress in your pocket—especially if you have this teeny-tiny USB-C solid-state drive that holds up to 512 GB of data. Sold by Japanese company SunEast, the drive is obviously intended for phones and tablets, but I don’t see any reason why you couldn’t plug it into a laptop or desktop and treat it like an incredibly miniscule flash drive. It’s just 20mm by 10.6mm (that’s 0.78 x 0.42 inches), not counting the actual USB-C head, and it operates at USB 3.2 Gen 1 speeds. That gives it a theoretical maximum transfer speed of 5 gigabits per second, though SunEast says it maxes out at 450 MB/s on read. DigitalTrends notes that it doesn’t appear to be on sale yet, even in Japan, though it’ll come in 128/256/512 GB options when it does. SunEast does sell hardware internationally, so I hope this little fella makes its way to the wider market. I’m sure there are plenty of people looking to ditch a laptop for travel these days, and this would make it easier to take plenty of photos and videos at any destination.

May 9, 2025 - 16:57

This 512GB USB-C SSD is so tiny, you’re definitely going to lose it

Both my parents grew up in the computer industry of the 1970s and 80s, and they told me stories of “hard drives” the size of washing machines that only held a few megabytes of data. Now you can carry around the Library of Congress in your pocket—especially if you have this teeny-tiny USB-C solid-state drive that holds up to 512 GB of data.

Sold by Japanese company SunEast, the drive is obviously intended for phones and tablets, but I don’t see any reason why you couldn’t plug it into a laptop or desktop and treat it like an incredibly miniscule flash drive. It’s just 20mm by 10.6mm (that’s 0.78 x 0.42 inches), not counting the actual USB-C head, and it operates at USB 3.2 Gen 1 speeds. That gives it a theoretical maximum transfer speed of 5 gigabits per second, though SunEast says it maxes out at 450 MB/s on read.

DigitalTrends notes that it doesn’t appear to be on sale yet, even in Japan, though it’ll come in 128/256/512 GB options when it does. SunEast does sell hardware internationally, so I hope this little fella makes its way to the wider market. I’m sure there are plenty of people looking to ditch a laptop for travel these days, and this would make it easier to take plenty of photos and videos at any destination.