Silicon Power Armor A80 (1TB)
Manufacturer: Silicon Power Part number: SP010TBPHDA80S3B
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Silicon Power Armor A80 (1TB) price range: $98.38 - $199.61
- Reviewed by: Dong Ngo
- Reviewed on: 02/14/2012
The good: The Silicon Power Armor A80 portable hard drive offers very fast performance, and it's waterproof and rugged. The drive is also compact and nice-looking.
The bad: The Silicon Power Armor A80 uses an untraditional USB cable.
The bottom line: The Silicon Power Armor A80 makes an excellent portable drive for travelers and home offices alike.
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2 stars
Looks are deceitful.
by Fuscus1001 on May 10, 2012
Pros: It seems well-built.
Cons: FAT32 format has serious limitations for Windows.
No quality control: two different HDs gave final errors after 12 hours of formatting (1 TB), and attempts were made on different computers.
Summary: This looks like a well-built HD.... but looks are deceitful. This external HD has a FAT32 format, as opposed to the Windows standard NTFS. This means that most Windows users ...
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Summary: This looks like a well-built HD.... but looks are deceitful. This external HD has a FAT32 format, as opposed to the Windows standard NTFS. This means that most Windows users will spend hours & hours reformatting this HD in order to be able to make full use of it, especially if they want to copy large files (over 4GB), which the FAT32 format cannot handle. In my case, three different computers (with Windows 7 & Windows Vista) failed to reformat it: I always got an error message at the end, after 12 hours of reformatting process (12 hours each time!). This is the sort of beautiful product that is wrongly devised (FAT32 format) and, as many other Taiwanese & Chinese goods, seems to have no quality control. Buyer beware!
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- Manufacturer: Silicon Power
- Part number: SP010TBPHDA80S3B
- Description: Armor A80's outstanding read/write speed is coupled with the USB 3.0 interface and is backwards compatible with USB 2.0. The USB 3.0 interface features a 5Gbps/sec bandwidth which is 10x the bandwidth of a USB 2.0 interface. It saves users precious time backing up to and from the hard drive when transferring mass data files. In compliance with IEC 529 IPX7 waterproof test for one meter under water for 30 minutes. Armor A80 is still operation. It features dust, pressure-proof and ready for any unexpected situations such as rain, liquid-spillage or accidental drops.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Device Type Hard drive - External hard drive
- Capacity 1 TB
- Form Factor 2.5"
- Features Cable carry design,
Water resistant,
Shock resistant,
Dust-proof,
Pressure-proof - Width 5.5 in
- Depth 3.7 in
- Height 0.7 in
- Weight 9.5 oz
Performance
- Interface Transfer Rate 5.0 Gbps (SuperSpeed USB)
Expansion & Connectivity
- Interfaces 1 x
- Compatible Bays None
Power
- Power Source USB bus
- Power Device None
Software & System Requirements
- Software Included Drivers & Utilities
- OS Required Apple MacOS X 10.4.x or later,
Linux Kernel 2.6.31 or later ,
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Miscellaneous
- Cables Included 1 x USB cable - External
- Compliant Standards Plug and Play,
WEEE,
IEC 60529 IPX7,
MIL-STD 810F,
RoHS - Enclosure Color Blue
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 3 years warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 3 years
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 41 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 131 °F
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$140.78
Manufacturer: Silicon Power
Specs: 640 GB,
External hard drive,
SuperSpeed USB 3.0,
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Silicon Power Armor A80 (500GB)
$59.99 - $171.12
Manufacturer: Silicon Power
Specs: 500 GB,
External hard drive,
SuperSpeed USB 3.0,
2.5"
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Silicon Power Armor A80 (750GB)
$109.48 - $196.48
Manufacturer: Silicon Power
Specs: 750 GB,
External hard drive,
SuperSpeed USB 3.0,
2.5"
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Silicon Power Armor A80 (1TB)
$98.38 - $199.61
Manufacturer: Silicon Power
Specs: 1 TB,
External hard drive,
SuperSpeed USB 3.0,
2.5"
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