Disk as disk. There is no difference in the speed from the others. The container is made of plastic. Because I don't use it for very long, I can't comment on how durable it is. The results of the test are shown here.
8TB Seagate Backup Plus Hub Desktop Hard Drive with Data Recovery Services
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Game console Microsoft Xbox One X 1000 GB HDD, black
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Shock-Resistant Transcend StoreJet 25M3 USB 3.1 Slim Portable Hard Drive with 500GB Capacity
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SAMSUNG T7 Portable SSD 1TB: Fast and Reliable USB 3.2 External Solid State Drive in Gray
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Seagate BarraCuda 500GB Internal Hard Drive HDD - Reliable, High-Speed Storage Solution for Desktop PC - SATA 6 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 32MB Cache (ST500DM009)
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🔴 Renewed Samsung Portable SSD T7 500GB USB 3.2 External Solid State Drive Red
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SAMSUNG T7 Touch Portable SSD 💽 2TB: High-speed, Secure & Compact Solid State Drive!
17 Review