Lexar has launched the Dual Drive Portable SSD D70E, a pocketable backup drive aimed at people who want fast storage without the usual tangle of cables, dongles, and apologies to the desk gods. It plugs directly into phones, tablets, and computers, and Lexar is pitching it as an easy way to move files, expand storage, and automate backups across devices.
The Lexar Dual Drive Portable SSD D70E is available in 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB versions, with prices starting at £/€129.99. The pitch is simple: less fuss, more speed. That’s a sensible angle in a market where portable SSDs increasingly compete not just on raw performance, but on convenience and cross-platform flexibility, especially as phones and tablets do more of the heavy lifting that used to belong to laptops.
Dual connectors and automatic backups
The D70E’s headline trick is its dual built-in connectors, which let it work with smartphones, tablets, and computers without extra accessories. Lexar also says the drive supports automatic backups through its app, including photos, videos, and iPhone Live Photos, which is the sort of feature people only appreciate after they have already lost something important.
Physically, the drive uses a metal housing with protective port covers and a built-in lanyard loop. It is small enough to fit in a pocket, and the cable-free design is clearly meant to make it feel more like an everyday carry item than a piece of storage gear that lives in a drawer until disaster strikes.
USB-C and USB-A speeds
Lexar is also leaning on speed to justify the D70E’s position in the range. The company quotes USB-C read speeds of up to 2000MB/s and write speeds up to 1800MB/s, while USB-A tops out at 1000MB/s read and 900MB/s write. That is enough headroom for large media transfers and quick backups, assuming your device and workload can actually make use of it.
- 512GB: £/€ 129.99
- 1TB: £/€ 199.99
- 2TB: £/€ 299.99
The drive is listed at Amazon UK, Amazon Germany, and Amazon France, and it supports Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS devices. That broad compatibility is the real selling point here: Lexar is not trying to win on a niche spec sheet, but on making one drive useful across the messy assortment of gadgets most people actually own.
The open question is whether users will pay a premium for cable-free convenience over cheaper portable SSDs that offer similar capacity but fewer lifestyle niceties. If Lexar’s app backup works as smoothly as advertised, the D70E has a decent shot at becoming the drive people carry because they will use it, not because they planned to.