Offline helper
Pocket AI drive
SanDisk · Extreme Portable SSD 1TB
Turns the laptop you already own into an offline AI and library: small AI models, all of Wikipedia and a medical encyclopedia, with no internet.
Amazon listing: “SANDISK 1TB Extreme Portable SSD, Up to 2000MB/s Transfer Speeds-New Model”. Checked on Amazon on November 3, 2026.
Part of: Blackout Kit Family Kit Whole-Home Kit
Pocket AI
AI it can run
Small AI models (3–4 billion parameters) on your own laptop
- Llama 3.2 3B
- Qwen3 4B
- Gemma 3 4B
Good for
- Quick answers and explanations
- First-aid and how-to look-ups next to offline Wikipedia
- Short writing help
What it does
- 1 TB storage
- Fast USB-C connection
- Small and sturdy
- Works with laptops and many phones
How to set it up
- Plug it into a computer.
- Copy offline Wikipedia and your documents onto it.
- Eject it safely.
- Check it opens on another device.
- Store it with the kit.
Storing and looking after it
Plug it in and check it every 6 months.