There are a lot of portable storage solutions in the market, they come in many capacity sizes, design and looks, and prices. The Transcend StoreJet 100 for Mac 2TB portable hard drive is a rugged portable hard drive that is shock resistance so it can protect the drive and the data from accidental drops.
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Transcend a Taiwan-based company and well-known supplier of memory and storage products such as disk drives, SSD, PC memory cards and a whole lot more. One of their product Transcend StoreJet 100 for Mac 2TB is a portable drive with U.S. military-grade shock resistance for total protection.
Unboxing StoreJet 100
We had a chance to review the StoreJet 300 which is also a portable drive that is Mac ready, with a Thunderbolt and SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface. This time, we got a chance to test the Transcend shock resistance portable drive. Out of the Box the SJM100 is HFS+ pre-formatted and fully supports Time Machine, and its plug and play.
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The package includes inside the box of StoreJet 100:
- SJM100 Portable Hard Drive
- USB 3.0 cable
- Quick Start Guide
- Warranty Card
The StoreJet 100 comes in 2TB capacity and supports USB 2.0 / 3.0 connection. It supports Time Machine so it can be used to backup data from your Mac. Theres an LED data transfer activity indicator to let you know that its working.
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Transcend Jet 100 with USB cable (why the cable is too short)
Closer Look
Unlike the StoreJet 300 which is made of high-quality metallic design. The StoreJet 100 on the other hand, has a slip-resistant silicone material body, while the inside has Internal Hard Drive Suspension Damper, and Reinforced Hard Casing to help protect it from shocks when dropped. (Jut dont throw it on purposse)
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Features & Specifications
- Interface: USB 3.0/2.0
- Voltage: USB 5V
- Drive Type: 2.5″ SATA Hard Drive
- Capacity: 2TB
- Weight: 230 g
- File Format Support: FAT32, exFAT or NTFS
- OS Support:
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows 8
- Microsoft Windows 10
- Mac OS 10.7 or later
- Warranty: Three-year Limited
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Theres a button on top of the drive, its the One Touch Auto-Backup Button. When used with Transcend Elite software, this button enables you to instantly backup and synchronize data with your notebook or desktop PC. So first you must install this software on your PC/MAC in able to use the One Touch Auto-Backup feature on the drive.
Below is the tutorial on how to use the Trancend Elite Software
Other features of the Transcend Elite software include Bookmark Sync, Cloud, and Crypto to encrypt and decrypt files and folders. The software supports both Windows and MAC platform.
Note: Make sure that Transcend Elite software is running before you press the button.
This drive has an MIL-STD-810G 516.6-Transit Drop Test ratings, what does this means, well it simply means that it can survive a drop from a height of 1.22m and protect the data. We did try to test it from a table imitating an accidental drop and so far its still working until now.
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Transcend StoreJet 100 Performance
The StoreJet 100 support FAT32, exFAT or NTFS file format, and since this drive has 2TB storage capacity. You can always format it on which platform you are going to use it. But if you want to use on both Microsoft and Apple platform you can always partition it so that you can have the other half on NTFS and the other at HFS+ format.
This portable drive proved to be a performer even it has a 2.5-inch SATA disk with 5400 rpm drives. It can do read and write speed at 120MB/s, 105MB/s on a USB 3.0 connection.
Small file transfer of 1MB or less is fast on StoreJet 100 it only took a couple of seconds to copy it, while large file transfer 1GB or more got an averaged 100 MB/s reads and 103 MB/s writes speed using USB 3.0 connection, while using USB 2.0 connection is almost fast too.
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The spinning drive is almost silent when in used, this maybe because of its SilentSeek and NoiseGuard technology and maybe with its body design with silicone rubber outer jacket it tends to mum the sound.
OUR VERDICT
For the price of P5,990, at 2TB capacity, the Transcend StoreJet 100 is a bit expensive. But the drive is well made and can withstand accidental drops and protect data which is important in such scenario. The design is nice, while included cable it too short for our liking, why do they always include short USB cable, manufacturer should consider including a standard size cable to that its easier to move the drive around. With the support of USB 3.0 for faster data transfer is a nice feature too.
Where to buy? Get one at Lazada
Transcend a Taiwan-based company and well-known supplier of memory and storage products such as disk drives, SSD, PC memory cards and a whole lot more. One of their product Transcend StoreJet 100 for Mac 2TB is a portable drive with U.S. military-grade shock resistance for total protection.
Unboxing StoreJet 100
We had a chance to review the StoreJet 300 which is also a portable drive that is Mac ready, with a Thunderbolt and SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface. This time, we got a chance to test the Transcend shock resistance portable drive. Out of the Box the SJM100 is HFS+ pre-formatted and fully supports Time Machine, and its plug and play.
The package includes inside the box of StoreJet 100:
- SJM100 Portable Hard Drive
- USB 3.0 cable
- Quick Start Guide
- Warranty Card
The StoreJet 100 comes in 2TB capacity and supports USB 2.0 / 3.0 connection. It supports Time Machine so it can be used to backup data from your Mac. Theres an LED data transfer activity indicator to let you know that its working.
Transcend Jet 100 with USB cable (why the cable is too short)
Closer Look
Unlike the StoreJet 300 which is made of high-quality metallic design. The StoreJet 100 on the other hand, has a slip-resistant silicone material body, while the inside has Internal Hard Drive Suspension Damper, and Reinforced Hard Casing to help protect it from shocks when dropped. (Jut dont throw it on purposse)
Features & Specifications
- Interface: USB 3.0/2.0
- Voltage: USB 5V
- Drive Type: 2.5″ SATA Hard Drive
- Capacity: 2TB
- Weight: 230 g
- File Format Support: FAT32, exFAT or NTFS
- OS Support:
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows 8
- Microsoft Windows 10
- Mac OS 10.7 or later
- Warranty: Three-year Limited
Theres a button on top of the drive, its the One Touch Auto-Backup Button. When used with Transcend Elite software, this button enables you to instantly backup and synchronize data with your notebook or desktop PC. So first you must install this software on your PC/MAC in able to use the One Touch Auto-Backup feature on the drive.
Below is the tutorial on how to use the Trancend Elite Software
Other features of the Transcend Elite software include Bookmark Sync, Cloud, and Crypto to encrypt and decrypt files and folders. The software supports both Windows and MAC platform.
Note: Make sure that Transcend Elite software is running before you press the button.
This drive has an MIL-STD-810G 516.6-Transit Drop Test ratings, what does this means, well it simply means that it can survive a drop from a height of 1.22m and protect the data. We did try to test it from a table imitating an accidental drop and so far its still working until now.
Transcend StoreJet 100 Performance
The StoreJet 100 support FAT32, exFAT or NTFS file format, and since this drive has 2TB storage capacity. You can always format it on which platform you are going to use it. But if you want to use on both Microsoft and Apple platform you can always partition it so that you can have the other half on NTFS and the other at HFS+ format.
This portable drive proved to be a performer even it has a 2.5-inch SATA disk with 5400 rpm drives. It can do read and write speed at 120MB/s, 105MB/s on a USB 3.0 connection.
Small file transfer of 1MB or less is fast on StoreJet 100 it only took a couple of seconds to copy it, while large file transfer 1GB or more got an averaged 100 MB/s reads and 103 MB/s writes speed using USB 3.0 connection, while using USB 2.0 connection is almost fast too.
The spinning drive is almost silent when in used, this maybe because of its SilentSeek and NoiseGuard technology and maybe with its body design with silicone rubber outer jacket it tends to mum the sound.
OUR VERDICT
For the price of P5,990, at 2TB capacity, the Transcend StoreJet 100 is a bit expensive. But the drive is well made and can withstand accidental drops and protect data which is important in such scenario. The design is nice, while included cable it too short for our liking, why do they always include short USB cable, manufacturer should consider including a standard size cable to that its easier to move the drive around. With the support of USB 3.0 for faster data transfer is a nice feature too.
Where to buy? Get one at Lazada