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Adata HD710 Review: Order a hard drive, get a mini tank

I'm a clumsy guy. I drop things all the time, including myself. But that doesn't mean I'm willing to sacrifice all the toys I can buy, just to not risk breaking them. I'd rather have devices be able to take that chance. When it comes to gadgets, I need John McClane. And that's where the Adata HD710 comes in.

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Take Let's cut right to the chase. I'm a clumsy guy. I drop things all the time, including myself. But that doesn't mean I'm willing to sacrifice all the toys I can buy, just to not risk breaking them. I'd rather have devices be able to take that chance. When it comes to gadgets, I need John McClane. And that's where the Adata HD710 comes in.

First off, the drive is encased in a protective silicone casing, helping dampen impacts and keep out liquids. That casing also has a nifty groove around its edge, to wrap and house your USB cable for easy storage. Never lose your cable again. And thanks to the casing's very cool design (available in blue, black, and yellow) the shift from utilitarian to a somewhat vanity gadget begins. No really, because, when a friend spots you carrying a cool looking piece of hardware and asks about it, it's beyond hilarious to "accidentally" drop it and watch their wide-eyed arm flailing to save the merchandise.

And that's because even if you (or the friend who dived to save your hard drive, and is now sprawled on the floor cursing at you) are not very coordinated, the HD 710 is built to take a pounding. The drive is built to be shockproof, having passed the Military MIL-STD-810G 516.6 drop test. A few four-foot drops onto a tiled floor didn't even seem to faze the beast; in fact, it seemed to even bounce a little, thanks to the silicone.

As for liquids, the drive is waterproofed up to the IEC 529 IPX7 standard. This means the drive can be submerged in up to a metre of water for 30 minutes, with no consequential damage. And boy was it fun testing that. There's something surreally gratifying about attempting to destroy a product you would normally guard with your life. And it feels even better when your attempts fail. Once we took that baby out of the water and dried her off a bit, as you would any of your devices that got wet, she still gave us no problems whatsoever.

And her standard working specs are very comforting indeed. A max transfer speed of 480 MBps via USB 2.0 and 5 GBps via a USB 3.0 connection, was listed on the box. The HD 710 gave us a standard read and write speed of about 4GB in 20 seconds. Quite far from listed, but still not long enough to leave you twiddling your thumbs in wait. And with a total storage space of 2TB, this gizmo can hold pretty much anything you would use on a daily basis, along with a sizeable movie collection.

All in all, a product I’d definitely be willing to shell out money for, and you can be sure it’ll last you a long time. Now we just need Mythbusters to go crazy on this thing.

What we liked: 
Built for rugged use (people with butterfingers)
Waterproof to standard accidents
Fast read/write speed
Not too large with great aesthetics

What we didn't like: 
Transfer speed not equal to box reading
Liable to get very dusty with the silicone casing and all its nooks and crannies

Key Specifications: 
SuperSpeed USB 3.0
Weight: 220g
Military Standard Shock Proof
IEC 529 IPX7 Waterproof
Protective rubber shell
2 TB storage space
Exterior wrap-around slot for USB cable

Price: Rs 8,500

 

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