Hands-on: Lexar ES5 brings MagSafe convenience and ProRes SSD speeds to your iPhone

When Apple first introduced Mag Safe in the i Phone 12 lineup, I knew it was going to be a hit. It immediately allowed for a modular accessory ecosystem to flourish for the i Phone. But then they gave us USB-C, and that opened the floodgates. Between Mag Safe and USB-C, the type of accessories you could mount to your i Phone was basically limitless. One of the coolest examples of that is the Lexar ES5 Magnetic Portable SSD. Spending some time using the ES5 alongside the Blackmagic Camera app, I can confidently say this is one of the more practical MagSafe storage accessories I have tested recently. Here is what you should know. more…