SanDisk has created the Professional-Blade Ecosystem. The system consists of the SSD Magazine, the Transport system and the Professional-Blade station desktop system can be popping out later this yr.
Editor’s word: SanDisk despatched us the Professional-Blade Transport and SSD Magazine to evaluate and hold; nevertheless, all opinions about this product are our personal. We’ve got not been advised what to say. We let you know this as we all the time need to be upfront and trustworthy with you.
Execs
- Very moveable
- Slim and takes up little area in your gear bag
- Area for mission identify/label on SSD magazine
- Fast learn and file switch instances
Cons
- The SSD Mags are all the identical — may simply seize the improper drive.
- When you write on the SSD Magazine you may’t erase it if you wish to use it for an additional mission
The Professional-Blade SSD Magazine
Product specs
All technical specs have been taken from the B&H product web page:
- Storage capability: Configurations accessible as much as 4TB
- Learn pace: Most: 3000 MB/s
- Preformat: APFS for macOS 10.13+
- Home windows 10+ suitable with reformatting
- Crush score as much as 4000 kilos
- Can face up to drops as much as 9.8′
- Working temperature: 41F to 95F / 0C to 35C
- Dimensions: 4.32 x 1.1 x 0.3″ / 109.73 x 27.9 x 7.6mm
- Weight: 0.1 lb / 45g
Construct high quality
The outside of the Professional-Blade SSD Mags is slick grey aluminum. The aluminum enclosure permits for warmth dissipation to take care of efficiency. They really feel very sturdy and safe. There’s a deal with on the top of the drive which makes it simple to grip when placing out and in of the Professional-Blade Transport enclosure.
The drives simply slide out and in of the Transport enclosure and click on in place as soon as seated fully within the unit. The customized connector permits for vast usability and long-term compatibility. They’re ultra-durable and may face up to drops from 9.8′.
The Professional-Blade Transport
Product specs
All technical specs have been taken from the B&H product web page:
- Variety of bays: 1 x proprietary
- I/O: 1 x USB Kind-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 (20 Gb/s))
- Appropriate Drive Interface: NVMe
- Type Issue: Moveable
- Switch Charges: 2000 MB/s (Learn)
- OS Compatibility: Home windows 10 or later, macOS 10.13 or later *Examine with the producer for probably the most up-to-date compatibility
- Energy Supply: USB
- Dimensions: 5.13 x 2.82. 0.63″ / 130.3 x 71.63 x 16mm
- Weight: 0.4 lb / 0.2 kg
Construct high quality
The Transport has a stable aluminum base that gives sturdiness whereas facilitating warmth dissipation. Strong and sturdy feeling. It’s designed to maintain cool each inside and likewise to the contact.
Preliminary setup and utilization with the Professional-Blade Transport and SSD Magazine
Like most exterior drives, it’s simply plug-and-play. I plugged the Transport into my MacBook professional and instantly copied over a number of months price of picture information very quickly. 182 GB of information took lower than three minutes to repeat over.
It’s actually easy to make use of. The SSD Mags have an space to write down on so you may hold monitor of what information is on which drive. Though it is likely to be good to have totally different coloured drives to tell apart them simpler if you’re reaching for them in your digicam bag. I can see that it is likely to be simple to seize the improper drive and have to take a look at every one to know you’ve the fitting drive.
I did strive utilizing a white label .5″ x 1.75″ on the SSD Magazine to see if it match contained in the Transport with none points. It does match, undecided if that could be a good long-term answer as over time the label wouldn’t be eliminated simply.
I’m wanting ahead to taking this on my subsequent journey. The usual exterior drives that I normally pack, can add additional weight to my bag. The Professional-Blade system would permit me to pack lighter and be capable to change out the SSD mags when wanted. I’m already pondering of conserving one for a touring backup drive. And, relying on dimension, this technique might be used to separate out the photographs from my totally different locations throughout one journey, on separate drives.
When the Professional-Blade Station is accessible I can see utilizing this entire system for storage and transport as a substitute of the 5 totally different exterior onerous drives I at the moment have on my desk.
