SP Silicon Power 2TB Rugged Portable External Hard Drive Armor A60 Shockproof USB 3.1 Gen1 for PC Mac Xbox and PS4 Black

For the price at the time, this external hard drive was the best option I could find. It feels extremely durable and is not too big at all. Capacity is great for the price and works well via the included usb to usb connection cord. Easy to backup files and pictures stored on cameras or computers.

Works great, strong and durable

I've used it for a few months, for PC backup. Works well, no problems. I'm surprised by the speed, a lot faster than expected.

I purchased this to back up pictures, songs, etc from my MAC computer. It arrived earlier than expected. I like it because it is compact and easy to use. I like the way the connecting cable is stored on the unit itself. It is light weight and fits in the palm of my hand. I got the green one so I could see it easier among my clutter in my desk drawer. It has rubber strips on the back to prevent it from sliding around on your desk while you are transferring files. It is waterproof and you have to open the silicone cover to insert the connecting cable.I did my first transfer of over 5k of songs and 5k pictures. It took only a just couple minutes. This is a 2TB storage external hard drive with no moving parts. It is like using a thumb drive. It is so easy to drag and drop the files on to it. It will take me forever to fill 2TB. This is the best external hard drive I have ever had. I don't have to find a power cable to use it and then plug a data transfer cable. It is so easy to use and it is small enough you can take it with you anywhere and transfer data to it. If you are looking for a compact external hard drive, this is the one. It is waterproof, scratch proof, shockproof, so I don't have to panic if one of my grandkids picks it up. It is a good price for the amount of storage and protection you get for the case. jw

Well made and has plenty of room. Rugged enough not to have to buy a case for it.

The media could not be loaded. I bought so many other drive they don’t work properly. This one is the best. I do music and plus i have alot of work documents to save. This one is easy. All u do is dragged the stuff u need in there.I would recommend this especially if you a musician like me 🇭🇹🎵🎵. Sak pase nap boule to all my haitians out there one love ❤️

All in all this is a great drive for the price and size of storage. I purchased this drive for the sole purpose of editing my video and photo files on the go and switch from computer to computer without uploading large gb files to the cloud.Here are my conclusions:The drive is quite small and lightweight. I have used quite a bit of the LaCie rugged drives in the past and they can be fairly bulky. This drive could slip easily into a slim laptop neoprene case or even a jacket pocket. (See photos). The marketing says its scratch resistant but I dont see that being a reality. The plastic casing on top and bottom is your standard ABS so im sure you will be able to get a scratch or ding or 2 over time.The USB port on the drive itself is a full size USB-C type connector and it is colored the correct Blue (pantone 300) indicating it is in fact a USB 3.0 port. The packaging states USB 3.1 Gen 1 however that confused me because technically USB 3.1 is Gen 2. I tested the speed (see photos) and the average rate was 120.5 MB/s read and 122.5 MB/s write. This is where the drive gets the most stars. USB 3.0 average speed tables are around 60 MB/s so the 3.1 format is clocking at x2 the speed which is just about right, comparative to other 3.1 USB drives. Now to put that into comparison for folks who really need all the speed they can get, the average internal HD clocks in about 300 MB/s so keep that in mind. A USB external drive isnt going to give you the same kind of results. So choose your use case for these types of drives carefully. Testing against my Seagate 5tb tabletop external drives which are also USB 3.1 the write speed is about the same but the read speed on my Seagates are only 95 MB/s. The bench computer is a 27" iMac i7.The drive comes formatted as FAT32. I reformatted it to be a standard Mac OS Extended (journaled) which is compatible with Time Machine so you can use this for your Mac OS backup drive.I like the convenience of attaching the USB cable to the exterior so you don't have to find another place to store a cable, or possibly forgetting it all together. Keep in mind the clips that hold the USB cable are removable. They slip into a silicone rubber channel and do come out if you pull the USB cord hard enough. I don't see a reason why this should be an issue but its also designed not to be permanent so keep that in mind. The cable is also short. I would say 12" port to port.There's 2 non-slip rubber channels on the base so that it wont slide around too much on your desk and the same soft silicone rubber around the entire edges of the drive. They don't stick out past the hard plastic top and bottom however so not sure how effective they would be in dampening the shock from a fall on the corners which is probably the most lethal spot. Keep in mind this drive is NOT a SSD drive (or it would cost a lot more) so don't drop it while it's in use.PROS:LightweightFast 3.1 USB r/wSmall SizeConvenient Cable StorageLow CostCONS:Not as durable as can be. I give it 4 stars for its construction/durabilityNot a SSD driveIf you like my review please give it Helpful thumbs up!

I ordered this to back up the home movie & pictures I have saved on my desktop computer harddrive. Just a safety measure on my part, in case anything ever happens to the desktop's harddrive. Seems to be a great device, and is working very well for me.