4 years back in 2012, I bought this hard drive to keep the backup of my pictures and videos(memories) at the safe place. I wanted a hard drive which can survive even after falling from my table, my bag, or my pocket and this was the only solution when I bought it first.
Now in 2016 I bought it again (as I have faith in it) for the same purpose but this time, I have more data with me to backup along with the pictures, so I bought another 1 TB hard drive, the old one still works like a charm.
So, this review will be based on my 4 years of experience with the product, I will also compare the updated version with the old one and tell you the pros and cons of the product. I keep my reviews short and simple So without wasting time let’s start.
Transcend StoreJet External Hard Drive: Closer Look
PROS and CONS of Transcend StoreJet Portable External Hard Drive
PROS:
- Build Quality, the build quality is superb.
- Sturdy enclosure, not so bulky and not heavy, weight is just 222gm.
- Comes with military-grade 3-stage shock protection system (Anti-shock) believe me, it can survive in most of the accidents, Once I dropped my hard drive from stairs and I thought it has gone but it still works after 4 years.
- Anti-skid rubberized outer casing makes sure that it does not slip from anywhere.
- There is a quick reconnect button on the hard drive that allows you to re-enable safely removed USB hard drive without unplugging and reinserting.
- One-touch auto-backup with the button.
- Fast USB 3.0 transfer speeds (seq read-write speed ~120MB/s).
- Does not require an external power supply, just plug, and play.
- Works for years (if used properly with care), My 4 years old still works.
- Ships with a decent quality USB 3 cable.
- Long 3 years warranty.
- Available in many colours and design as well.
CONS:
- Sometimes gets too much hot.
- The rubber enclosure can get damaged if not take care properly.
- The rubber enclosure is the dust magnet.
- Rubber enclosure feels loose on both of my hard drives.
- A bit bulkier than other brands (but it offers additional protection too).
- There is no doorstep RMA service in India (but you can always walk to any service centres, there are ~25 service centres in India)
- Based on my research the failure (died) cases are more than WD but again you get 3 years warranty and my 4 years old still works fine.
- No longer comes with a Y cable.
- Cable length is not sufficient for the user like me (Other brands also ship small cables).
- Look, I personally don’t like the way it looks.
Old Transcend StoreJet vs New Transcend StoreJet
- The build quality is improved, the outer rubber enclosure now has better quality.
- It is lighter than before; the new hard drive weight is 20gm less than the old hard drive.
- More service centre options are now available, service is being provided by Kaizen Infoserve. Check list here.
- The quality of the cable is no good as before, earlier it used to come with the Y cable which does not come anymore. Cable length is also reduced in newer models.
- Performance (read-write speed) is also improved in new hard drives.
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