Review: Transcend StoreJet 25M3 & 25D3 ADVERTISEMENT
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Transcend were kind enough to send us two of their new line of
external 2.5 inch USB3 HDDs for review. The review samples we were sent were
the StoreJet 25M3 and 25D3 series, and our review samples both having a storage
capacity of 640GB.
USB3 devices are slowly gaining ground and becoming ever
more popular, with USB3 offering far more bandwidth compared with USB2 devices.
Let’s find out how these new USB3 external HDDs performs in our range of
benchmarks and real world tests in this review.
Transcend Information Inc company information
Transcend Information Inc, was founded in 1988 and has its
headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan. Their extensive product range includes memory
modules, flash memory cards, SSDs, USB flash drives, MP3 players, digital photo
frames, portable hard drives, multimedia products and accessories.
If you would like to find out more about Transcend
Information Inc, you can visit their website.
Now let’s take a look at the products and packaging.
Packaging - StoreJet 25M3
Box front
Box rear
Box left and right
sides
What’s inside the box
Now it’s time to take a look at the drive itself and what
the drive came shipped with.
The package contained the StoreJet 25M3 drive itself, a one
meter USB3 to mini USB3 connection lead, USB power lead (if required), and
instruction booklet.
Now let’s take a look at the drive itself.
Drive top
On the top of the drive we can see the Transcend logo, a one
push backup button. The drive casing itself is made from a strong and resilient
plastic material with a rubber covering, which is nice to handle and has a very
rugged feel to it. The design of the case is modern and uncluttered.
Drive bottom
On the bottom of the drive, we can see a serial number and
the drive’s capacity.
Drive rear
On the rear of the drive we can see from left to right, the
USB power connector and the mini USB3 connector.
Packaging - StoreJet 25D3
Box front
Box rear
Box left and right
sides
What’s inside the box
The package contained the StoreJet 25D3 drive itself, a one
meter USB3 to mini USB3 connection lead, USB power lead (if required), soft
carry pouch, and instruction booklet.
Now it’s time to take a look at the drive itself.
Drive top
The casing on the 25D3 is very stylish, with a high gloss
black finish.
Drive bottom
On the bottom of the drive we can see a label which lists
the model and serial number, the drives capacity, and that the drive was
manufactured in Taiwan during 2010.
Because of the design of the case, we were unable to obtain
an image scan the rear of the drive, but it contains the same USB power
connector, and the same mini USB3 connector that the 25M3 uses.
Fitted HDD
Both the StoreJet 25M3 and 25D3 were fitted with Spinpoint
M7E (HM641JI) 2.5 inch HDD which are manufactured by Samsung, with a capacity
of 640GB.
Now let's head to the next page, where we look at the
features, specifications and the supplied software.