NAS chief Synology launches a small USB-C exterior SSD. Each compact and accompanied by wealthy and easy-to-use software program, it’s an object that might persuade you.
Synology has established itself because the knowledgeable model for residence storage and file backup due to its glorious NAS that’s straightforward to put in and use. When the model broadcasts that it’s coming into the exterior SSD market able to being our “private backup hub“. We’re undoubtedly .
Technical sheet
- Capability: 1 TB, 2 TB
- Interface : USB Kind-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gb/s)
- Switch velocity: as much as 1050 MB/s
- Dimension : 65 x 65 x 15 mm
- Weight: 43g
- Colour: black
The BeeDrive SSD was donated by Synology as a part of this check.
Design
It is exhausting to get extra simplistic than this BeeDrive SSD when it comes to design. Now we have in entrance of us a small pebble measuring 6 cm on a aspect that may very simply be slipped into any bag or pocket. It connects straight by way of USB-C to your machine, whether or not it’s a smartphone, a PC or perhaps a console.
Supply : Brice Zerouk – Frandroid
Supply : Brice Zerouk – Frandroid
It solely comes on this grey colour with a moderately fundamental plastic chassis. Synology doesn’t, for instance, supply a water-resistant case or one with a robust promise of shock resistance. The model merely broadcasts safety in opposition to falls from 2 meters. In any case, it’s an SSD which is primarily supposed for cellular workplace use moderately than all-terrain adventurer use.
Software program
Because of its USB-C connector, the BeeDrive SSD can be utilized with a lot of units, however Synology primarily suggests combining it with a PC. An software is obtainable straight on the BeeDrive storage, or obtainable on the Synology web site. It’s appropriate with Home windows 10 and Home windows 11 on the time of this text being written, however a macOS model also needs to be provided in the long run.
This software lets you handle three fundamental features: computerized backup of a part of the pc on the exterior SSD at every connection, synchronization of a folder between the BeeDrive and the pc, to go from one machine to a different. one other by holding recordsdata in sync with out going by way of the cloud and at last a switch mode with a smartphone to robotically save your images.
The Synology software is out there in French and the configuration is sort of easy. The steps are appropriately guided to configure your exterior storage precisely as desired.
We actually admire the convenience of use and the intelligence of the features provided. It’s straightforward to know that this SSD may exchange cloud storage for individuals who wish to use a extra bodily product, whereas nonetheless holding management of their information.
Then again, every part will not be good. We notably remorse the absence of an information encryption choice with password safety. After all, you might be free to make use of different software program to carry out this activity, however this can be a perform that we discover an increasing number of with exterior storage.
Performances
To judge the efficiency of our SSD of the day, we related it with the USB-C to USB-C cable offered within the field. We carried out efficiency checks with a PC operating Home windows 11 and a MacBook Air M2.
| Home windows | Mac | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sequential studying | 1049 mo/s | 653 mo/s | ||
| Sequential writing | 798 mo/s | 760 mo/s | ||
| Shuffle Playback | 95 mo/s | 27 mo/s | ||
| Random writing | 51 mo/s | 8 mo/s |
On the Mac we get hold of efficiency beneath the producer’s promise, specifically a studying velocity of round 650 MB/s and a writing velocity of 760 MB/s. We handle to succeed in the introduced velocity of 1050 MB /s solely on our Home windows PC. It is obscure the place this distinction in efficiency comes from, however on paper, Synology markets its SSD just for Home windows for the second.
Synology’s SSD will not be essentially the most environment friendly in the marketplace, nevertheless it presents a degree of velocity that’s utterly corresponding to its direct rivals just like the Samsung T7. Above all, it’s greater than ample velocity for the backup choices provided by the model and for which its product is designed.
Value and availability
The Synology BeeDrive SSD is out there from 150 euros for the 1 TB model (165 euros on Amazon) and 252 euros for the two TB mannequin.
This can be a pretty excessive worth in comparison with essentially the most conventional SSDs in the marketplace. That of Essential is, for instance, obtainable at 70 euros on Amazon, whereas the Samsung T7 is obtainable at 90 euros. We will think about that the worth of the BeeDrive may additionally fall in the long run, however for the second, its worth represents an actual impediment to buying.
