Inside modern PCs and laptops for ordinary hard drives is no longer a place - there are drives much more reliable and faster HDD. But the huge amounts of memory that a compact hard disk box holds are ideal for storing family photos, movies, and heavy games. All this can be carried with you in your pocket and connected to any computer, smart-TV or set-top box. What models will cope with these tasks best of all - read our review.
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ADATA HD710 Pro - unkillable disc in a waterproof case
One of the new models in the most popular line of ADATA holds up to 2 TB of data (about 700-800 films in HD format). However, in this family you can find hard up to 5 terabytes.
Not the HD710 Pro stuffing deserves special attention, but its casing. It is ergonomic, made of high-quality plastic and coated with silicone. The three-layer shell reliably protects the disk from water, dust and drops from a height of 1.5 m.
Pros:
- Compact size and relatively small weight of 390 grams.
- Youth design and 4 bright colors to choose from.
- The fastest USB connection interface 3.1.
- The ip 68 dust and moisture protection level - the disk quietly transfers an hour's stay in water at a depth of up to 2 m.
- Shock-sensor will instantly stop the disk when a fall or the appearance of vibrations, and the light indicator will report the resumption of work.
- The bundled cord is mounted around the disc case in a special slot and is not lost.
- Three year warranty.
- Adequate cost 5800 - 6600 rubles.
Minuses:
- All the "magic" quality of the disk in terms of durability appear only if the USB port cover is tightly closed.
Istorage diskAshur 2 - the most secure portable HDD
This disk itself looks like a small safe - only the “code lock” buttons on the top panel stand. By the way, they are not here for beauty, but really open (or block) access to work with the hard drive. To use, you will need to enter a PIN code, which for 20 years has been able to crack a couple of times.
Pros:
- The fastest USB connection interface 3.1.
- A good read / write speed is 140-148 MB / s.
- Compatible with all popular OSes, including those for mobile devices.
- 256-bit AES encryption, which is used by US security services, plus physical enclosure protection.
- To crack the disc code, you need to sort out about 200 million combinations (or 800, if you attack the HDD from the same computer on which it was programmed).
- Automatic shutdown after 5 incorrect attempts to enter a PIN, re-enabling gives the same chances, and then blocks the hard drive permanently.
- It is possible to configure the self-destruction of information on the disk when you try to hack.
Minuses:
- Very high price (36-37 thousand rubles for a 2 TB disk).
Freecom mHDD - stylish, fast and easy
The disk in the ultrathin case 7.6 mm thick weighs only 160 grams. It connects via a USB 3.0 port that supports data transfer rates up to 5 Gbps. We will consider hard disk capacity of 2 TB, but for those interested, we’ll add that in the manufacturer’s lineup there is a cheaper option - 1 terabyte.
Pros:
- Very quiet operation (the device produces no more than 26 dB).
- A good 8 MB buffer size to speed up disk performance.
- Compatible with Windows and macOS.
- After formatting can be used with a television panel.
- A chic polished aluminum case with a matte surface does not collect prints and is scratch resistant.
- A good set of programs "out of the box" - for formatting, reducing power consumption, backup and data protection.
- Two-year warranty and technical support for the life of the disk.
Minuses:
- Very short complete cable.
- The price of 7500 rubles for 2 terabytes too big.
ASUS Travelair N - a wireless hard drive with rich functionality
Compared to other portable devices, this drive is slightly larger - it looks more like a 3.5 ″ HDD and weighs 300 grams. However, the wide capabilities of the wireless device fully compensate for this “flaw”.
Travelair is designed to work with mobile gadgets that lack their own memory, and is the best option for travel lovers.
Pros:
- The read / write speeds are 80 and 110 MB / s, respectively.
- A good level of dust and moisture protection of the ip 43 case.
- Two ways of wireless connection - Wi-Fi and NFC chip, plus the standard for external USB 3.0 drives.
- Support for iOS and Android over 4 series, and the disc can work directly with five devices, including smart-TVs and set-top boxes.
- There is access to the Internet through a mobile application to send content by e-mail or post it on social networks.
- It is convenient to dump photos from the SD card through the built-in reader.
- A good battery capacity of 3300 mAh and an automatic transition to sleep mode after half a minute of inactivity ensures the autonomous operation of the disk for 5-8 hours.
- 2 years warranty.
Minuses:
- Non-removable battery, also without a status indicator.
- When you connect to Wi-Fi, you can no longer manage the disk from a computer - only through a special application in the smartphone. The same goes for reading SD.
- A specific charger that will be difficult to replace in case of loss.
LaCie Porsche Design Mobile Drive (STFD 5000400) - 5 terabytes for MacBook
A stylish external drive in an aluminum shell "under silver" is connected to the computer via the high-speed USB-C port.
It is noteworthy that 5 TB of memory fit in a fairly compact 128x84x21 mm body weighing 315 grams. The box itself has a matte polishing, so no handprints remain on it.
Pros:
- Connect to any device with USB-C, Thunderbolt 3 interface and ordinary USB of all three generations thanks to the bundled adapter.
- "Friend" with macOS older than 10.5, as well as Windows from seven and higher.
- Excellent software support for fast backups, AES 256-bit data encryption and disk health checks.
- There is a power saving mode.
- Two-year warranty from the manufacturer.
- For 5 TB, the price is not so high - on the manufacturer's website it is just below 13 thousand rubles, dealers have up to 15,000.
Minuses:
- Almost zero impact resistance - despite the metal case, the disc is unlikely to work after a fall.
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