ADATA HD710 Pro 2TB USB 3.1 IP68 Waterproof/Shockproof/Dustproof Ruggedized External Hard Drive, Black (AHD710P-2TU31-CBK)

I needed a flash drive that I can store my photographs on whilst I travel. It had to be simple to use, good capacity, and stand the shock and tumble of long distance adventure travel. I have to say that this drive meets all my needs, on unpacking, the rubberised protection jacket felt like it would provide the protection needed, and the bonus of storing the single usb connecter around it is pretty neat. I chose the bright yellow color as hopefully it will make it a bit easier to keep track of, from light hands. On connecting to my laptop I immediately found it was plug and play all the way, it is a doddle to use and I transferred a whole bunch of photos on to it, thus freeing up masses of space on my hard drive, and yet I have all the space I need to store my future memories. For me it suites my purpose perfectly and at a great price.

Are used for entertainment

The connector on my last external hard drive seemed wonky and eventually broke so I lost all of my files. This one seems much more rugged after the first 2 months so we are off to a good start.

This HDD is very light and is powered directly from a USB port. It comes with a USB 3.x cable. It was formatted as FAT32, so I re-formatted it as NTSF so that I can use it to back up my desktop and keep the backup on 1 file, rather than a group of 4GB files. When used on a 3.x USB port, it writes data at close to 1GB/Sec!

Does the job of a HD, with the added bonus of the rubber armor on it makin it way more durable! would recommend!

This drive is excellent (review includes speed tips). If the USB connector to the drive was a problem, it isnt any more. The metal connector is very wide and connects firmly. Ive never seen the device connector so wide for a USB cable. I havent tested any water/dust/shock proof features. I got it for the USB 3 speed connection and the size upgrade from my WD 250G external HDD. The transfer speeds are fast, but I found that they vary widely depending on the data. If you are transferring mostly fewer large files, like 1 hour HD videos for example - the transfer speed is the fastest. This is because the read/write process is doing less overhead and just copying data. Also, those files tend to be more contiguous on the source drive. Fragmenting is the big issue with the copy speed. My newer bigger folders with larger files transferred faster than folders that have had smaller files accumulated and modified over the last 5 years (5 y/o windows7 pc). There is an easy fix without defragmenting the entire hard drive of the source computer. If you have enough space, just make a new copy of the more fragmented folders (do not delete the old folder yet so they copy to a newer contiguous block of the PC HDD or those files will be written right back to the older more fragmented locations that are freed up - just leave the original folder for a backup or delete it just before you are ready to defrag the entire drive). After making a copy of my older fragmented folder - the transfer speeds to the external drive was about 10x faster - literally. The transfer speed for a 10GB folder of video files was actually faster than it was taking for a folder with 2GB of 1000s of older smaller files until I made a new copy of that folder. This is going to be true of any external drive file copy. All else being equal, the USB3 connection only speeds up the transfer rate if that was where the bottle neck speed was - but it can be the read/write processes and speeds that are slower, not the USB connection (at least for a USB2 and above). The drive is about the same size as my older Western Digital 250GB extHDD (1/4th of the storage capacity) - as far as the metal part without the rubber cover. I really like that the rubber cover holds the cable securely in place. The metal connector is a lot bigger and wider than the connector for my older one. There was no data or apps on the drive. It arrives clean with all space available and ready to copy files to. The downloadable app is optional if you want some automated backup processing (which I would never use, so Im glad its an optional download).

I take this everywhere as I travel a lot. It survives living in my work bag and TSA love. It has a simple interface that you can use- or not to encrypt the device with a password. If it is lost it will only display information that you set, such as point of contact and reward information. Great and tough travel companion that woks like a charm! *Update* This tough little guy has been with me EVERYDAY from the day it arrived. It has lived in my every day carry backpack in the front compartment, been tossed on to desks, into trunks, subjected to heat and cold, been inspected by TSA- x-rays, and has racked up a ton of frequent flyer miles. It has survived a Army mobilization, where the backpack was treated much less friendly than the airline baggage handlers. It has survived all of this with no data loss and no problems whatsoever! I now own a second one that is the main back-up for the house computers. Great tough product- highly recommend it!

Justo lo que pedí, el color que se observa en la foto, y la capacidad correcta de 5TB, llego en perfecto estado.

I have concerns about the durability of the hard drives USB connector and how securely it holds the USB cable connection. I suggest at least up-sizing from the micro to medium size connector, and a mechanical latch/strain relief to maintain connection. Have only used the drive via USB 2.0 interface. As previous reviews and drive documentation point out; data rate is dramatically related to power - from over three hours (reading/sourcing 10 GB Ghost image) with marginal supply current, to ten minutes for the same task when supply current is more generous. Still this drive serves my purpose and would have given it 5 stars but for the mentioned connector concerns.

Very good item and strong and power