By Desire Athow
In a market where differentiation is becoming more difficult, Apricorn has been trying something different for a few years already. Its Aegis Padlock SSD range of external drives boasts an encryption layer with a dedicated numeric keypad to enter your PIN.
We tested the 120GB version but it is also available in 240GB, 480GB, 1TB and 2TB models. Suggested retail prices at the time of writing at Apricorn’s US website started from $249 (£185) running all the way up to $1,039 (£775) for the biggest capacity, a significant premium over other regular external drives – but let’s delve deeper to find out whether that’s justified.
Design
The drive itself is bigger than the competition (the Samsung T5 or the Adata SD700 for example) but it’s aimed at a completely different market where data protection is the priority, not whether it will fit in your front jeans’ pocket. Its dimensions are 64.5 x 83.5 x 14mm with a weight of just over 100g.
The Aegis Padlock is protected by a crush-resistant aluminum enclosure and is IP56-certified (protected against dust ingress and water jets). The dark grey chassis hosts a 12-key numeric keypad (10 digits and two padlocks) that’s medical-grade and …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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