SP 1TB Rugged Portable External Hard Drive Armor A30, Shockproof USB 3.0 for PC, Mac, Xbox and PS4, Black

I've had this 1TB shock proof device since 2015 and it is still working solidly. I don't use it super frequently, but mostly for occasional backups of smaller devices. I'm not hard on devices, but this is a great unit that has been rugged, reliable and portable. I have since purchased more of them in larger sizes and higher grade protection that I use more often and I can say that the Silicone Power Rugged series of drives is one of my go to options for working drives when going on the road or when I'm in environments that I wouldn't want to take most hard drives. I stand by this brand and of the 5 different size/style SP Rugged drives I have purchased since 2015, none of them have failed me yet.

In the last 12 years, I have bought more than 5 hard drives from different brands non-one of them have satisfied me and give peace of mind to issuer the hard drive will not broken after multiple of use. However, one of my electrical engineering friends have recommended to me if you need to buy any hard drive from excellent brand buy one of Silicon Power products and see. In 2015, I was searching in Amazon for hard drive to replace one of my hard drives then I remembered my friend recommendation so I looked at all Silicon Power products and decided to buy Armor A30. For 3 years of using it was amazing product from the design, performance, quality, efficiently and the peace of mind. Now, when I searching for hard drive first thing come into my mind this brand and I recommend it to my family and my friend even to you whom searching for this product. Buy it and give a shot then you will decided as me that this brand is the number one for spot to search and buy hard drives and even more.

Although i bought this as a gift, i first plugged into XBox One. Then figured i should run CrystalDiskInfo to confirm specs. It had: 0 power on hours, a power on count of 2 (before connecting to Xbox, then PC for tests) & the described USB 3.0 capabilities & (5400) RPM spin speed. Health status was good. Unit was quiet and aesthetically pleasing. Friend needed for XBox One, and so far, has been working flawlessly. Previously, I've purchased one SiliconPower (MLC SSD) drive for my PC's OS drive. Had that drive for ~1 year and it works beautifully. I like the vast purchase options & "bang for your buck" as well as good quality/performance. Certainly recommend SiliconPower drives as of this review.

This is a great value and a really good drive for specific purposes. This is a small rugged package that stores a full Terabyte of data. It's attractive in a technical sort of way, with it's carbon fiber coating and orange bumpers. It's the kind of thing you'll be proud to show your clients. If I do have anything negative to say about this drive it is that it isn't as fast as I thought it would be for a USB 3.0 drive. Don't get me wrong. I'm not going to give this thing up, but I'm also not going to use it for anything but as a safe backup and a bit of extra storage room. Even with the USB 3.0 this thing isn't going to win any speed contests. If you're looking for an attractive (in a techie way), external backup drive or something you're proud to show to your clients on delivery day, then this is an excellent choice and worth all of 4 stars. (Actually, if you use it without a need for speed, it's 5 stars easily) But if you're looking for a fast USB 3.0 drive that you can work with like you might work with a thunderbolt or internal drive, you should probably look elsewhere.

The drive is compact and easy to move around and always works when I plug it in, and the write speed is good. I hook it up to my TV a lot and it always interacts perfectly. My only complaints would be the feel - it just FEELS cheap. I don't know if that means it really is, I'm not looking to drop-test it any time soon, but the plastic feels weak and the rubber is literally only in six spots. The chord is super short and also feels cheap and makes me nervous. HOWEVER, despite those things, it works perfectly fine, so I don't count them against the drive. The other complaint, and my only serious one - I would say about 75% of the time, when I hook it up to my computer to transfer files, it will NOT eject. Nothing I do will work, I've taken to just shutting down my computer and pulling it free then. I can't figure out the why or reason, all programs are closed, all files are closed, the trash is empty, I've even restarted, done everything I can think of. Not a huge glitch, but annoying for sure. But I would still recommend this to anyone - a great price for a durable 1TB drive.

Excelente calidad.

Not to sound dramatic, but a week after I bought this, the hard drive on my laptop died. I just happened to back everything up the day I received this. Backing up was easy and simple to use. I love this thing- it's rugged, durable and very easy to use- just plug it in your computer and start backing up. I own a Macbook pro and used this to sinc with Time Machine, which I recommend so you don't have to manually back things up. I HIGHLY recommend getting this and backup everything. And my laptop recovered, it was just an internal cable issue. But the thought of having backed up is the best feeling! Computer techs can only do so much, they're not miracle workers!

Really well made driver. Lots of space for photos, that’s why I purchased this. I was sick of all these tiny memory cards laying around and worried I would loose them if I didn’t do something about it. The price was pretty good, I did my research and If I was to purchase the about same thing at a local retailer I would have paid about double so I’m very happy with the price of this product. It was delivered overnight with my Prime membership and came in original packaging! So it was definitely the real deal. I like the orange color so it’s easy to find. And it’s super durable and if I drop it, no big deal it’s definitely tougher than some others like it. I like bulky tech items. Definitely recommend!

La capacidad esperada y rapidez de copìa

When plugged into computer this drive is very quite in operation. Like the rugged case, it has been tested with getting accidently knocked off a table, drive is still working. It does not heat up like some other external drives.

Ottimo!

Overview I very much enjoy photography, so I take alot of pictures while travelling the world. After taking thousands of pictures and filling this hard drive instead of caring it with me everywhere I shipped it home to Canada, from Japan. All it was put in was one of those bubble wrap envelopes and shipped across the world. When the drive arrived at home it was completely fine, still working and no corrupt data. Compare this to another non shockproof hdd that I dropped once and I lost all my files. The hard drive is very ruggedly built and has 6 orange rubber bumpers surrounding it, the bumpers have slits that you can store the cable around which is very convenient. I have been using this hard drive everyday for about a year now and have had it shipped across the world and it is still like the day I bought it. The usb 3.0 is also very fast for transferring files. Overall great product, I have zero complaints. Pros -Solid and shockproof -Cable can be stored with the hard drive -Reliable Cons -Bigger than other slim hard drives

Great piece of kit I can highly recommend.