External SSDs with a Mini USB to USB-A cable

Mini USB to USB-A

— cable connected to the drive using a mini USB plug, to the computer via USB-A.

USB-A is a connector for a standard, full-size computer USB port. In turn, miniUSB is one of the smaller varieties of USB connectors; nowadays, it is considered outdated and has practically fallen out of use, being replaced by more modern standards like microUSB and USB-C.