Seagate is aware of that client curiosity in transportable SSDs is rising, and so its portfolio has additionally expanded. We’ve got with us for evaluate at this time the brand new Seagate One Contact SSD, which is comparatively reasonably priced and fairly trendy. It is positioned as a tech life-style gadget, and targets individuals who do not essentially want the absolute best velocity however are searching for one thing higher than a typical transportable arduous drive.
For anybody who hasn’t tried an SSD earlier than, the variations in comparison with a tough drive will likely be stark and shocking. They’re doubtlessly a number of occasions quicker than arduous drives, however a lot lighter, smaller, simpler to hold, and extra dependable. Many individuals are pleased to spend good cash for these benefits.
With a growing number of options in the market, will the Seagate One Contact SSD emerge because the one to purchase? Learn on to seek out out.
Seagate One Contact SSD (1TB) design and options
Seagate is unquestionably specializing in design with this mannequin. The corporate has gone for a credit-card form, although regardless of claims that this gadget could be slipped right into a pockets, it is a lot too thick for that. In actual fact, this drive is nearly precisely the identical dimension because the extremely popular Samsung SSD T5, although very totally different in design.
There is a distinctive textured material panel on the highest, and a fabric tab with the Seagate brand on one facet. The 1TB model of this SSD is out there solely in white and black, however should you select the 500GB model, there are particular editions with blue, inexperienced, pink, or gray camouflage prints. Extra artist editions for each capacities are proven on Seagate’s US web site although these do not seem like out there right here, and there is the opportunity of extra designs popping out sooner or later.
For a tool that is positioned as fashionable and trendy, we’re fairly stunned to see an outdated Micro-USB 3.zero port on the again, like most exterior arduous drives nonetheless use. This is not as handy as a USB Kind-C Port, which we would anticipate on an SSD. Seagate additionally does not embody a Kind-C cable or adapter, so these with modern Kind-C-only laptops might want to purchase an adapter of their very own.
Seagate went with the outdated Micro-USB 3.zero normal reasonably than USB Kind-C
The included USB cable is brief at 20cm however braided. If this was meant to match the material on the SSD itself, Seagate might no less than have gone with an identical white or gray. The underside of the unit is textured so it does not slide round simply, and the perimeters are rounded so you’ll be able to carry this gadget round in a pocket with none discomfort. It is also fairly mild at simply 59g.
Seagate’s major push with this SSD mannequin, and the place it will get its ‘One Contact’ title from, is its “continuous auto backup” performance. The corporate says ‘Sync Plus’ software program is freely downloadable on its web site, although we could not discover it simply – an installer or Internet shortcut on the drive itself would have been useful. It seems that we wanted to seek out and obtain Seagate Toolkit, which Sync Plus is part of.
Customers ought to word that there’s a large distinction between file syncing and file backups. The Sync Plus operate, as its title suggests, retains copies of the information or folders you choose synchronised to a folder on the One Contact SSD. This implies all file modifications, together with deletions, are mirrored instantly so knowledge is not backed up within the truest sense – you’ll be able to’t recuperate older variations of information, as an example.
Nevertheless, the software program does transfer deleted information to an ‘Archive’ folder as a substitute of instantly mirroring the deletion, so you’ll be able to doubtlessly recuperate from some widespread accidents or errors that result in knowledge loss. The mirror can also be secure whereas the drive is unplugged, and you may select between one-way and two-way syncing, which implies that your unique information are by no means changed by ones from the mirror.
Seagate additionally throws in a one-year subscription to Mylio Create, an internet picture storage and administration software. You get help for 4 computer systems and limitless cell units, with a cap at 50,000 photographs. Seagate says that is price $50 (roughly Rs. 3,575) and it’ll price the identical quantity to resume your account for a 12 months after. One Contact SSD consumers may also get two months of Adobe Inventive Cloud’s Images Plan (which incorporates solely Lightroom and Photoshop) free of charge.
Seagate’s Sync Plus software program characteristic allows you to outline mirroring routines with particular information or folders
Seagate One Contact SSD (1TB) specs and efficiency
What issues most for an SSD is velocity, and the Seagate One Contact SSD is rated for knowledge transfers of as much as 400MBps, which refers to sequential speeds. The corporate has not printed any additional particulars concerning the drive’s efficiency. The guarantee interval is three years.
Our 1TB unit was formatted utilizing the ExFAT file system with 931.51GB of usable house. You will have to reformat or partition it should you intend to make use of Time Machine for backups on a Mac. We might have favored {hardware} or software program encryption, however that is not a local characteristic.
We ran our exams utilizing our normal take a look at bench, constructed out of an AMD Ryzen 7 2700X CPU, a Gigabyte Aorus X470 Gaming 7 Wifi motherboard, 2x8GB of G.ability DDR4 RAM, a 1TB Samsung SSD 860 Evo boot drive, a Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 590 graphics card, and a Corsair RM650 energy provide.
CrystalDiskMark really confirmed us a rating that technically exceeded Seagate’s 400MBps declare by a good margin. The sequential learn and write speeds have been measured at 439.7MBps and 309.9MBps respectively. In fact this represents best-case state of affairs utilization circumstances. A extra correct stat to contemplate is a drive’s random learn and write speeds, which have been 136.6MBps and 21.94MBps respectively.
That is really fairly good efficiency, beating a number of the equally priced transportable SSDs we have seen lately, such because the WD My Passport Go and Adata SD600Q. Do remember the fact that these figures won’t be the identical for the 500GB model.
The Anvil efficiency benchmark reported learn and write scores of 1,218.89 and 453.46 respectively, for a complete of 1,672.36. This matches the identical sample, with efficiency a lot stronger relating to reads than writes.
The Seagate One Contact SSD gives model and comfort
Verdict
General, we just like the Seagate One Contact SSD. It is fairly transportable and appears good, and efficiency is pretty robust too. Nevertheless, we actually cannot perceive the choice to not use USB Kind-C. It appears as if Seagate is concentrating on mainstream customers who may nearly be able to improve from a spinning arduous drive, which is at odds with the in any other case premium positioning.
The Samsung SSD T5 remains to be higher by way of sheer efficiency, and Seagate additionally gives its personal Fast SSD mannequin if that is your precedence. Each these choices use USB Kind-C and include Kind-A in addition to Kind-C cables. In addition they aren’t an excessive amount of costlier.
The Seagate One Contact SSD is presently priced fairly effectively, particularly the 1TB mannequin which sells on-line for beneath Rs. 10,000 (although costs appear to fluctuate quite a bit). There’s additionally a barely decrease priced mannequin known as the Seagate Enlargement SSD which does not have the material design touches or software program bundle, however is rated for a similar 400MBps velocity.
Worth (MOP): Rs. Rs. 6,799 (500GB); Rs. 9,350 (1TB)
Professionals
- Helpful software program bundle
- Compact and classy
- Good efficiency
Cons
- Micro-USB plug and cable; no Kind-C adapter
Rankings
- Efficiency: 4
- Worth for Cash: 4
- General: 4
