Transcend 1 TB StoreJet M3 Military Drop Tested USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

So the drive is quite safe in its military spec plastic and rubber case. I have owned several of these drives and found all of them to be reliable over the long term. The problem you may not consider until too late is the USB 3.0 connector on the drive. For several months, I carried one of these drives in my bag with the cable installed. The movement in the bag made the cable connection loose. The drive then wouldnt work. Transcend customer service wouldnt / couldnt provide repair parts. The drive had to be thrown away because there is no military spec attribute to the standard USB 3.0 connector. So, dont keep the cable in the drive, and it is durable. The capacity and the speed are great.

Bought one of these while it was on sale. Drive performance is excellent and comes formatted FAT. Software and registry info is included on the drive. Was a little concerned the drive might be too big, as I use a lowepro messenger bag with space for a 10 netbook or tablet. Its fine as part of my standard load (yay!). Not sure what the drop standards count for but as someone who isnt gonna throw the thing out of a helicopter, Ive no worry about driving or flying with the drive in my bag. Works fine with Windows 7, Linux 3.x, and Android 4.x. Note that Nexus devices dont work well with external drives without root, Samsung and HTC do. The only bad thing I can say, is the drive included in mine is a 1TB Samsung SetPoint drive, and Seagate bought Samsungs hard drive business a few years ago. Knock on wood, itll last. So far it has been well and S.M.A.R.T. reports good things.

I did not have any problem with my previous purchase of Transcend disk but this one turned dead after 4 months of use - does not look like advertised military grade quality to me.

Awesome, I already both that so its not my first time that I am using it.

Used it so much I bund up the hard drive! Bought in 2019! Used it almost daily to transfer stuff between PC’s wished it was a bit larger in capacity but after taking it apart I under stand why! But it’s fixed an running again so it will be used till the board gives out!

After a series of power outages, I discovered my Macs Time Machine backup external HD and the second external HD I use for photographs had both stopped working. Luckily, my computer and the internal HD were still functioning perfectly so I did not lose any critical information. It became obvious to me that I needed a more reliable system of backing up, especially for my photographs which are the most important and irreplaceable of all my files. I decided I cannot trust a single backup source and I no longer trusted a full time external HD due to my previous experience. After a bit of thought and research, I decided to back up my photographs on multiple portable hard drives. These Transcend drives fulfill the purpose perfectly. I no longer do photography professionally so I dont have a huge inventory of images. What I do have are personal photographs which are more important to me than any of the photographs I did for pay. Im willing to spend a little extra time on these images. After every download of files from the cameras, after converting the Raw images and after doing necessary adjustments, I manually copy the Raw and final image files to each of several Transcend drives. Its a bit time-consuming but its worth it to me to feel the photos are now secure. As a final archiving, I make at least one print of my favorite photographs (few photos actually fit in this category) on cotton rag inkjet paper with pigment inks and I store the prints in museum boxes. Ive been following this procedure for the past six months and the Transcend drives have been performing as expected. 02/05/2016 UPDATE: Ive continued to follow this procedure for photo backups with no problems. Its about time to replace my aging Mac Mini and I think Ill probably jump to the new iMac. While I think Ill try an Apple Time Machine again and possibly add a SSD for another photo backup drive, Im satisfied with the multipleTranscend drive option.

First - About 24 months ago I purchased a 320g Storejet from a local computer store while I was travelling on business. I was skeptical because it seemed to cost too little compared to quality he said described. I knew nothing about Transcend at the time and had to take the young clerk at his word. I told him that I travel constantly and that tends to be very hard on my electronics. I had killed two other HDs over the last 2yrs. I am very impressed!!! That unit has been through all my abuses and is still working (and looking) like new. This newer 1T unit has seemed to be just as sturdy but it is exceptionally faster at transfer. I will purchase Transcend again! Second - The Seller was everything you hope to find in one. Accurate in descriptions, reasonable in cost, fulfilled my order quickly, and packaged it properly. I will use this Seller again!

I have used this drive for years. I now use it with my MacBook Air M1. Why use an old-style mechanical drive when much faster SSD drives are available at low prices? Because mechanical drives that use old-style magnetic platters are much more reliable than SSDs. If you store an SSD for years, you probably will lose all the data. I have recovered data from HD drives after 20+ years of storage. In fact I prefer this relatively thick HD drive to the thinner ones that are now available!

So overall, this is a good hard drive from the money. However, I picked this one specifically because the claims of military grade toughness. This wasnt a feature i intended on utilizing, but I was sold on the idea of a HDD that wouldnt corrupt, much less break from being dropped. (of course, within reason). Reality wasnt nearly as kind as the advertisement would have you think. I knocked it off the top of my PC box twice within 5 minutes moving stuff around. That was the end. The fall was a mere 2 feet or less. Ive dropped older, generic external hdds from double that distance multiple times and they still work to this day! However, It was plugged in at the time of the incident, so perhaps they expect it wont be dropped during operation..... Which would sound fair, but they specifically used the word military. Describing its durability as acceptable in the type of situations where everything that can go wrong, does, raises expectations a lot. In the companies defense, I couldve had a faulty product. I also made no effort to seek a replacementassistance from them. I wouldnt be adverse to buying one of these again if I were in the market for a drive and theirs was one of the cheapest at that time.