Comet Thunderbolt 5

Comet Thunderbolt 5 targets people for whom transfer speed and capacity are daily concerns: editors cutting 4K and 8K footage, 3D artists, and anyone working with large AI datasets. According to the maker, the drive uses NVMe storage over the Thunderbolt 5 standard and reaches transfer speeds of up to 7000MB/s.

Speed and capacity

The campaign frames 7000MB/s as several times faster than conventional external SSDs, pitching it as a way to ease bottlenecks when loading or moving project files that can run to hundreds of GB. Capacity tops out at 4TB, which the maker positions as room for high-resolution video libraries, photo archives and machine-learning datasets kept offline rather than in cloud storage.

Connectivity

Beyond Thunderbolt 5 hosts such as recent MacBook Pro models and high-performance Windows PCs, the maker says the drive is USB-C compatible. The campaign lists iPad Pro, recent Android devices and game consoles that support external storage, naming PlayStation and Xbox, as possible companions.

Built for travel

• Palm-sized body intended for a bag or pocket
• Water, dust and shock resistance, according to the maker
• Aimed at outdoor shoots and frequent travellers

The source material does not give formal ratings for its ruggedness, nor full dimensions, weight or a breakdown of capacity options, so those details remain to be confirmed by the maker.