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Silicon Power 2TB Armor A80 Water/Shock Proof USB3 Portable HDD $139 (Pickup) @ PLE (WA)

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Silicon Power 2TB Armor A80 Water/Shock Proof USB3 Portable HDD $139 (Pickup) @ PLE (WA)
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Lb-radicool on 14/06/2015 - 13:20 ple.com.au (352 clicks)
Last edited 14/06/2015 - 13:22

I've been looking for a deal on this HDD for a while now and this came up. I figure drops are the worst enemy of portable hard drives, so I'd rather pay a little extra to get one which has good protection against shocks. This drive claims to survive 1.2m drop tests, and is waterproof to 1m for 30mins.

The Wirecutter rates the drive as the best ruggedized hdd around at the moment. CNet gives it 4/5, and Amazon has 2.5k customer ratings with a 4.5 star average.

Probably not as good a deal for those in the east, but definitely the best price for people here in WA - cheapest on Staticice is $167.

I should also add that I think the BLUE version is the one on sale. Cheers.

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  • chrism238 on 14/06/2015 - 13:26
    +3

    Interesting video on the website - it shows the disk(case) being dropped from 3m, but doesn't show it still working after being dropped.

  • davidl2 on 14/06/2015 - 15:55

    I have seen the future……Water/Shock Proof USB3 Portable SSD!!! :P

    • iridiumstem on 14/06/2015 - 18:26

      I've actually heard that SSDs are better than HDD in terms of shock damage, because it doesn't rely on physical disks. (Though it would be expensive).

      • OrbDaggerZ on 15/06/2015 - 11:23
        +1

        From my understanding, yes they are some what better at shock/drop damage, as there is no moving parts.
        I'm guessing these may have some rubber seals/grommets to cushion the ssd array.

        Seems like a ok deal.
        Great job on your post OP.

  • theBestBastion on 14/06/2015 - 17:02

    Why water proof? To go with Toughbooks?

  • cvas on 14/06/2015 - 18:24

    Thanks OP been looking at getting one as my last HD died recently

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