Thunderbolt hard drives any good

hi just been looking on the apple site and notice they have the new thunder bolt 6t hard drives
wanted too find out if they are any good ? i will not be using for any sort of pro use just back ups usuall but i like the fact its super fast compare too usb 2.0 is it really that fast ? how long will take to say transfer a 10gig video file ?

I suggest you google "thunderbolt hard drives" and research them. Don't just look at what apple sells in there online store. Look at reviews.

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