Conclusion
The ruggedized drives from A-Data and Hitachi are a bit larger than most other 2.5” portable drives, as they have to accommodate mechanisms for cable management and additional rubber cushion crush zones. Our 500GB capacities are sufficient for most users, but we expect 640GB models to be available soon.
A-Data clearly focuses on outdoor users who want maximum durability and flexibility. The manufacturer provides military grade testing for shock resistance and waterproofness. We sunk the A-Data Sport SH93 into water for more than 30 minutes and found it to be well-sealed. A-Data doesn’t provide software add-ons, but its three-year warranty (the same as Hitachi’s) should be a welcome sight for those prone to abusing their mobile tech.
Hitachi bundled the SimpleTough with ArcSoft Total Media Backup, which we found to be a practical backup solution. This isn’t as foolproof as consumer solutions like Rebit, but it is more powerful than Windows’s backup tools. While Hitachi doesn’t note exactly how shock resistent or waterproof the SimpleTough really is, it does seem more than ready for common drops and spills.
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Dear USA,
You can't take an adjective/noun, add "ized" and turn it into a verb. Now stop being stupid.
Yours
mi1ez
er, what about lacies "rugged" drive? me and a m8 have one each (320gb + 500gb) and he dropped his from a height of about 4 feet onto a concrete floor and it didn't even bat an eyelid. it's been working fine ever since.
not saying that the lacie is better than these two, just that it's a well known product (the u.s. military are using them), that has been out for a while and is a genuine contender in this space? (no i don't work for lacie).
cheers!
gooz
p.s. stuff & nonsense: http://eupeople.net/forum
Dear USA,You can't take an adjective/noun, add "ized" and turn it into a verb. Now stop being stupid.Yoursmi1ez
Dear USA,
Listen to this man.
-Clint.
Unfortunately, the word actually exists and appears to be used in its proper context.
Oxford English Dictionary, or it didn't happen.
ruggedized
(also ruggedised)
• adjective chiefly N. Amer. designed or improved to be hard-wearing.
*facepalm*
"chiefly N. Amer." ....... I guess it boils down to which flavour of the 'English' language you prefer to use. Personally, I prefer British English, the one from England, where we British invented it
Here are some other weird flavours - http://www.askoxford.com/globaleng [...] s/?view=uk
actually I take that comment back, our fantastic English language has soaked up various useful words from the Americas. See this - http://www.askoxford.com/globaleng [...] 2/?view=uk
Yeah, but they're all animals, foods, or plants that aren't native to Britain! Except Tobogan
the lacie brick drives from 10 years ago were "ruggedized" but seriously the best rugged drive you can get is a solid state one since it wont have the problem of the moving parts moving when they shouldn't.
best ruggedized device i used so far was one of those bullet drives, and there good for real diving not just snorkelling depth, then agian i guess the current crop of ssd's are over priced and not tested enough to prove there worthyness after all who wants to buy a data storage device that will only work for a few months/years before its no longer access's the various data on it/