By Desire Athow
External drives are one of the few storage options that still rely heavily on spinning hard drives instead of solid-state memory (known as flash memory).
While traditional users are relying a lot more on cloud storage instead of beefing up their local storage capacity (thereby favoring smaller capacity SSDs, for example), there is a niche audience that wants high capacity at low cost and that – for now – can only be provided by hard disks.
The Adata HD710M Pro (HD710MP-1T) is an external hard drive that claims to be both dust and waterproof as well as shock resistant. It is available in 1TB and 2TB models for around £67 (around $90) and £87 (around $120) respectively at Amazon UK; availability will vary in other territories.
Design
Adata chose a military camouflage design to subliminally suggest that the HD710M is a tough device. Looking closer, you will find that there’s plenty of silicone rubber around – to absorb shocks – with what looks like a hard plastic casing (although part of it is translucent as you can see the blue status LED).
The manufacturer claims that it surpasses IP68 standards although it doesn’t say whether it has been IP68-tested. The drive can survive for …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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