When it comes to portable storage, I’ve never seen it done quite as elegantly as the Sharge Disk Pro. This portable NVMe SSD packs a 4-in-1 USB-C hub, MagSafe compatibility—but at what cost?
8/10
- Brand
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Sharge
- Connection
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USB-C 3.2 Gen 1
- Ports
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USB-C, USB-A, HDMI 2.1
- USB-C Power Delivery
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100W
The Sharge Disk Pro if a unique portable SSD designed with phone use in mind. The built-in MagSafe attachment ring allows it to snap to the back of your phone, delivering NVMe SSD storage to your device alongside dual USB-A ports and a 4K HDMI output. Plus, it offers 100W USB-C passthrough charging.
- Solid sustained read/write performance
- 100W USB-C charging passthrough
- Transparent design
- Built-in MagSafe
- Pricey
- Can’t upgrade the storage after the fact
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Price and availability
The Sharge Disk Pro is available in 1TB, 2TB, or 4TB versions and comes in black or white colorways. Pricing starts at $289.99, and it’s available directly from Sharge and Amazon.
- Brand
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Sharge
- Connection
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USB-C 3.2 Gen 1
- Ports
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USB-C, USB-A, HDMI 2.1
- USB-C Power Delivery
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100W
- Maximum display resolution
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4K 144Hz
This SSD dock is perfect for on-the-go video shoots and more thanks to MagSafe
You don’t even have to have an iPhone thanks to the bundled magnetic ring
The iPhone gaining support for recording videos to external storage has to be one of the best updates to come from Apple in recent memory, at least, in terms of content creation. I’ve used my iPhone to record full YouTube videos many times before and I always hated running out of space. In fact, I upgraded to a 1TB model iPhone with the iPhone 15 Pro a few years ago for that very reason.
Well, the Sharge Disk Pro is the perfect way to remedy storage issues while recording with an iPhone or Pixel. The Disk Pro has a built-in MagSafe ring that allows it to magnetically attach to the back of any compatible device. I’ve had the Disk Pro attached to my iPhone 17 Pro during recording and it worked flawlessly.
Sharge includes a magnetic ring in the package if you want to add magnetic attaching to devices that don’t have a built-in ring, like the OnePlus 15 or Galaxy S26 Ultra.
Dual USB-A ports, USB-C with 100W charging and data passthrough, and HDMI? Yes please
This little SSD sure packs a lot of features
The Sharge Disk Pro isn’t just an external SSD, though, it does a lot more than that. There’s both a USB-A 2.0 and 3.0 port, HDMI 2.1, and a USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 port. The USB-C port can handle 100W Power Delivery, meaning you can have the Disk Pro plugged into your phone for storage and peripherals, and still charge it.
Something interesting about the Sharge Disk Pro is that the SSD can be turned off. Yes, there is a toggle switch to turn the SSD off if you don’t plan to use it. This saves SSD wear, but also keeps heat generation down if you don’t need the storage at the moment.
There’s also a turbo button for the cooling fan. I never found a need for it, and the fan is LOUD, but if you have the Disk Pro magnetized to the back of a phone that’s heating up in the sun, the turbo cooling fan will definitely come in handy to help with sustained read and write performance.
Speaking of read and write performance, this drive holds up to its 1,000MB/s claim. In my testing, I saw an average of around 950MB/s write and 891MB/s read speeds, which were really not affected by the turbo fan mode in my testing.
I wish all tech was see through
Sharge is doing their part to bring retro tech back
Yes, I am dedicating an entire section of this review to the aesthetics of the Sharge Disk Pro because I love it so much.
Once upon a time, a lot of tech came in translucent cases, and I really love that aesthetic. A lot of Sharge’s products offer that styling, and I’m very happy that they’re bringing it back.
The Sharge Disk Pro lets you see everything that is going on inside of this complex little piece of tech. From the capacitors to the switches, buttons, and even the ports, everything is on display.
Every aspect of the Disk Pro’s aesthetics is perfect to me though. The length of the cable is just right for it to magnetize to my phone and reach the USB-C port, it stores away nicely so it’s not flopping around in my bag, and the metal back gives it a very premium feel in the hand without making it too heavy.
The Sharge Disk Pro only has one drawback
Choose your storage size wisely
When my Sharge Disk Pro first arrived, I was in love with the design and the functionality of it, but there’s one area that I was let down in. The SSD is actually soldered to the motherboard, instead of a M.2 keyed drive. This means that the amount of storage you buy your Disk Pro with is the amount of storage it’ll always have.
I get why Sharge went this route, as it lets them build a smaller and more compact system. It also removes a point of failure, as there’s not a connection to wiggle lose. However, I really would have liked to see the ability to swap the NVMe out with another one for more storage down the road.
As such, make sure you pick your storage size wisely up front. If you buy the 1TB, make sure you won’t wish you would have spent the extra on the 2TB or 4TB models down the road, because you’ll be re-purchasing the Disk Pro entirely to upgrade your storage if that’s the case.
Should you buy the Sharge Disk Pro?
I think the Sharge Disk Pro is a fantastic piece of on-the-go storage tech. However, I do think it’s quite pricey for what it is. At $290 retail for the 1TB model, and $400 for the 2TB, the Disk Pro does come at a very high premium over other portable SSDs on the market.
For comparison, the Crucial X10 Pro 2TB Portable SSD, which offers twice the read and write speeds of the Sharge Disk Pro, costs $290. The SanDisk 2TB Extreme Portable SSD runs $295 with the same read and write speeds. Sure, neither of these devices have the built-in hub functionality, but you can grab a portable USB-C hub for $25 or less that does more than what Sharge does.
At the end of the day, the Sharge Disk Pro is a very premium device in a sleek package that does its job fantastically, it’s just on the more expensive side. If you need a one-and-done device that gives your phone more storage while handling extra I/O and charging, you can’t go wrong with theSharge Disk Pro. If, on the other hand, you’re okay with a slightly more convoluted setup to save some cash (or get additional storage), there are other ways to achieve what Sharge is doing here, just not quite as elegantly.
8/10
- Brand
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Sharge
- Connection
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USB-C 3.2 Gen 1
- Ports
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USB-C, USB-A, HDMI 2.1
- USB-C Power Delivery
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100W
The Sharge Disk Pro if a unique portable SSD designed with phone use in mind. The built-in MagSafe attachment ring allows it to snap to the back of your phone, delivering NVMe SSD storage to your device alongside dual USB-A ports and a 4K HDMI output. Plus, it offers 100W USB-C passthrough charging.
