Transcend StoreJet 25M3 TS500GSJ25M3S 500 GB

living legend

The Transcend StoreJet 25M3 is a true veteran of the external hard drive market. It was the Taiwanese company Transcend that once set the fashion for shock-resistant HDDs with the StoreJet 25M model with USB 2.0. And already it was replaced by an updated version of 25M3 with a high-speed USB 3.0 interface. The well-proven reinforced hull design has remained unchanged.

Not afraid of falling

There are three StoreJet 25M3 volumes to choose from: 500 GB, 1 and 2 TB. Inside the rubberized casing is a laptop hard drive with a speed of 5400 rpm and 8 MB of cache. Of course, it’s not worth dropping the HDD on purpose, especially when it’s turned on (it can jam the spindle), but the switched-off drive should survive accidental falls from the height of the table without problems. No wonder the manufacturer gives it a 3-year warranty, which is more than for internal HDDs.

Miser pays twice

It's doubly nice that Transcend doesn't charge too much for shock resistance — the StoreJet 25M3 costs only a little more than conventional external HDDs. There are not many alternatives to the StoreJet 25M3: in addition to Transcend, only ADATA and Silicon Power produce protected hard drives. Moreover, the latter implements not only shock resistance, but also IP68 water protection (withstands immersion in water to a shallow depth and for a short time).