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For storage on the go, Kingston have you sorted.
This year’s (2025) XS1000 portable SSD series sees 1TB to 4TB in storage options via SSD packed into a casing that is smaller than a credit card.
Kingston sent STG Play a 2TB Kingston XS1000R to test out.
Now, let’s mention portable PC gaming, which is on the rise.
With differing manufacturers offering anywhere 2TB down to a laughable 512GB for your onboard storage, it does not take long for that to get chomped up by data heavy games from Steam.
If you have a substantial games library, and like me, want game options on the go, and try to cram as many games on to the portable PC as you can, the Kingston XS1000R series is a must have.
The SSD has a singular USB-C port with USB-A 3.0 to plug in to your device. Thankfully Kingston provide a USB-A to USB-C in the box.
This is especially necessary if you are going to use on a later model Apple laptop.
Having that extra 2TB on the go is excellent, but can you play games directly from it?
Yep, the Kingston XS1000R doesn’t miss a beat, with 1050 MBps read and 1000 MBps write.
Secure and reliable, the palm sized SSD does not miss a beat.
However data transfer speeds may bottle neck, depending on your device.
An Apple MacBook Pro was able to write at around 147 Mbps, read at 78 Mbps. An OneXPlayer Pro 2 was around the same for read, but write speed was a higher at 112 Mbps.
Trying this on a gaming laptop, the ASUS ROG X13 beat all of the above.
Write speed climaxed at 286 Mbps, read 174 Mbps.
A 2025 Android smartphone saw the slowest though. Write at 52Mbps and read a very low 18 Mbps.
If you have a microSD card in your portable device, to save regular data corruptions, my advice is to swap out for one of these. Small, pocketable and of course ready to go.
Totally reliable and a trusted triple AAA brand that is focused on both quality and speed the Kingston XS1000R SSD is going to see you right for multimedia rendering, gaming on any platform or simply expands on local storage.
Game on the go without interruption with Kingston XS1000R Series.
