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Pros & Cons
Pros
The lightweight and slim profile of the drive makes it easy to add to my laptop case. Connected to my macbook pro 2016 and using for ios devices and time machine backups. Very happy with this nice, zippy little ssd drive.
Cons
It continually loses and restarts its connection. Sometimes has to be reformatted, other times just corrupt data. Works for a couple of weeks then all content vanishes.
Highlights
Quality
Quality seems good and it worked with usb 3.
All in all this is a great portable hard drive, it’s rugged, it looks good, it’s small, and it has a fast (10gb/s) connection.
What’s immediately apparent is the drive’s low quality and finish.
The bright blue led, which shows data transfer activity actually bleeds through the plastic instead of just the opening.
Price
For the 500 gb drive provided, at the current price, i’d rate it 5-stars.
I wouldn’t mind if they also happened to be the least expensive in its class but it’s not.
Packaging/appearance
This drive has a usb-c port for fast connectivity and included in the package came a usb-c to usb-c cable as well as a conventi... Read More
Competitiveness
No problem, i had a second cell phone with a rival network, which worked just fine the entire day.
Just about everything about it is better than the old hfs+.
It costs more than for example, the samsung t5 which is smaller, better looking, and just as fast.
The drive comes formatted mac os extended journaled; however, since high sierra, apple introduced apfs format which is better f... Read More
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
fast, great, external, little and port. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 78.3% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 50 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 23 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If moving more that 150gb the drive dis connects using both the provided cables
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Unfortunately i need to attach it through a hub so its even slower there
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I was careless and got the mac version when i really want to use on windows
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So i had to mount it no issues and then delete the mac partition and create a windows ntfs partition instead
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However the fantom is still fine for either desktop use or for carrying in a laptop case
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