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πŸ’Ύ Silver Glyph Atom RAID SSD – External USB-C, USB 3.0, Thunderbolt 3 (4TB) Review

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Details

Digital Storage Capacity4 TB
Compatible DevicesCamera
BrandGlyph Production Technologies
Model NameAtom RAID
Connectivity TechnologyUSB, Thunderbolt

Description of πŸ’Ύ Silver Glyph Atom RAID SSD – External USB-C, USB 3.0, Thunderbolt 3 (4TB)

4TB capacity; Hardware RAID-0. USB-C (3.1, Gen 2) - works with USB 3.0, Thunderbolt 3. Fast data transfer speeds of up to 950 MB/s. Rugged and shock resistant. Compatible with MAC OS X 10.4+, Windows Vista+ (formatted for Mac - easily reformat for Windows).

Reviews

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Revainrating 2 out of 5

The first impression is this. excellent

I have 4 TB to transport my photo library in a compact and handy way. Although I have not yet completed the migration from the SATA drive that I will continue to use as a backup, the write speed of over 800MB/s is a turning point for me.

Pros
  • entertaining
Cons
  • no insurance

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Doesn't work as expected

As a studio pro I've been using Glyph Technology HD drives for years and they're great BUT this one doesn't work as it should. First, it's not Thunderbolt 3, it's TB 3 compatible, but it doesn't have speed. Most likely it is a USB-C controller. That's definitely not a great feat for an $849 SSD raid. I will not buy it again.

Pros
  • Sleek design
Cons
  • Flaws

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The fastest Time Machine media ever.

Expensive but well thought out and efficient external storage for MBP. Dual SSD storage modules offer impressive speed with a rather warm casing. The polyurethane outer shell is pleasant to the touch and provides a snug, non-slip grip and protection of the metal case. $10-$15. Solid performance overall.

Pros
  • Acceptable
Cons
  • Vulgarity

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Really fast! For me it's worth the money.

This product really is lightning fast: it consistently performs my full and incremental backups in half (or less) the time it takes my non-RAID "high-speed" USB-C external SSD moves. It is also smaller than these discs and lighter in weight. No hardware problems so far; I'll wait a little more before buying the next drive to see if it works well: It's RAID-0 (meaning no redundancy) so theoretically it's more prone to hardware failure. But to this day, this drive is my number one choice for…

Pros
  • handy item
Cons
  • so far so good

Revainrating 2 out of 5

The fastest Time Machine media ever.

Expensive but well thought out and efficient external storage for MBP. Dual SSD storage modules offer impressive speed with a rather warm casing. The polyurethane outer shell is pleasant to the touch and provides a snug, non-slip grip and protection of the metal case. $10-$15. Solid performance overall.

Pros
  • USB-C (3.1 Gen 2) - Works with USB 3.0, Thunderbolt 3
Cons
  • Not sure

Revainrating 4 out of 5

It's getting pretty hot. Not exactly Thunderbolt 3.

This thing is very fast! It works well on Windows and macOS. With intensive work it gets quite hot. Some might say it's getting hot. I'm not sure how "compatible" it is with Thunderbolt 3. I cannot mount this drive as a TB3 device; USB only. Checking the connections on a Mac always shows USB and not TB3, unlike my other external drive which only supports TB3 (not USB compatible). Almost every port on the TB3 supports USB anyway, so you'll hardly notice it unless you look closely. Other than…

Pros
  • Compatible with MAC OS X 10.4+, Windows Vista+ (formatted for Mac - easy to reformat for Windows)
Cons
  • I have no aversion to it, everything is fine

Revainrating 5 out of 5

lost data; Not worth the price.

I bought this exactly a year ago hoping I could take all my data with me so I could read and write all the time. I use it between two computers (Alienware 17X and Surface (first Pro USB, now Go USB-C)). While it's reading everything I originally put on it (around 2.5TB), I've lost my school and work files a few times. I quickly realized that I couldn't trust anything to this device without backing it up to another drive or cloud server. Really frustrated with how poorly this drive performs.

Pros
  • High transfer speeds of up to 950MB/s
Cons
  • Not bad but...

UPDATE: I've posted a new screenshot as my write speed has improved after removing 70GB of data from my drive. It used to have 20GB of free space left and I assume that was the reason for the slow write speed? I know that not having RAM affects performance, but leaving 20GB of space hasn't been a problem on any of my other SSDs, so I'm deducting a star because I don't just have to leave around 100GB of free space to maintain write speed. I love this SSD very much. The ratio of speed and storage

Pros
  • Rugged and shockproof
Cons
  • Security