In the small box wrapped the hard drive comes together with a 50 cm long USB 3.0 to Micro B cable.
A booklet completes the package.
The software is already stored on the hard disk in a folder. Here is the backup program Backup NOW EZ, and the HDD Password Tool program and NTFS MAC drivers.
With the HDD tool you can encrypt the entire hard disk. Each device on which you want to then read the HDD, this tool must be installed in order to unlock Selbige can. Unfortunately I could not find out whether it is a software or hardware protection. So the password can be bypassed if necessary by the HDD is expanding from the housing and then reads out.
The Tuxera NTFS drivers could be easily installed, and gave also in MAC OS X the hard drive to read and write freely.
Advantage is obvious; easy data exchange between Mac and PC systems.
We dedicate ourselves to the hard disk.
The housing consists of 2 brushed aluminum parts, as well as an average plastic web. Fingerprints therefore have little chance and scratches should not be seen as soon as the glossy representatives.
The hard drive is very small and portable, and also the Micro B plug is securely in the socket. Two LED`n (white, blue) installed in a corner provide information about the Zustand`s disk.
For hard drive itself, I could determine the following data:
Toshiba 500GB MQ01UBF050
SATA 300
Buffer 8192 KB
5400 RPM
USB 3.0 port on your MacBook
Blackmagic Disk Speed Test:
Read: 112 MB / sec
Write: 94 MB / sec
These values can be quite impressive.
In operation, the HDD is almost hard to hear unless you placed his head close to the device. Warm is for intensive use which is rather less well also due to the good heat dissipation of aluminum over plastic.
Conclusion:
A great hard drive at a good price.
