While the storage machine is well made and performs acceptably, the software side of this solution needs work.
Its small at just 90 x 47 x 8.5mm.
Comes with a 35cm long USB cable, a carry pouch and a USB-A to USB-C adapter.
Available in capacities of 250GB, 500GB or 1TB.
Pre-installed is an program to prepare the drive for encrypted use.
Thats one weakness, and there are others.
you could only access it from the unused drive.
Once the drive has been prepared for use, the partition that holds the software is overwritten.
Failure to secure it elsewhere could be a catastrophic problem for the owner.
The final issue here is availability or, rather, the complete lack of it.
Netac tells us that the official price for the 1TB model is $89.
A price that seems very reasonable, if you could actually buy one for that.
Hopefully, Netac will bring this product to market in a less virtual fashion at some point.
Included in the box is a faux leather carry pouch and a Netac branded USB-C adapter.
Sadly, neither fits with the drive in that pouch.
But at least it supports both USB-A and USB-C out of the box.
Whatever you do, dont install this utility without making a copy of it to a local drive.
We couldnt find it there.
We contacted Netac support and asked for a link to the software, no response yet.
We tested it across a range of benchmarks, and they all came up with similar numbers.
However, thats not where we are currently.
You need more than 1TBThe biggest capacity on offer is 1TB, those wanting more need to look elsewhere.
While it uses a plastic construction, it does achieve an IP55 rating and should travel well enough.
Its not cheap, but the extra expense delivers better-sustained performance and hardware encryption.
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