Lexar's new 8TB SSD is a dream for creatives, but Apple's port choices are holding it back. Let's find out if the large capacity Armor 700 is still worth buying.

Lexar Armor 700 8TB review: The Lexar drive is good, but Apple won't support USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

As both a photographer and videographer, I'm always churning through storage. I have near a hundred terabytes sitting on my desk in one fashion or another.

Recently, I've been working more mobile than I had been, requiring somewhat of a reevaluation of my workflow. I needed something I could bring around to use with my [iPhone](https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone "iPhone"), [iPad](https://appleinsider.com/inside/ipad "iPad"), and [MacBook Pro](https://appleinsider.com/inside/macbook-pro "MacBook Pro") with enough capacity to reduce my transfers between drives.

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