An opaque plastic slither in the top-right corner lights up white when power is fed to the Ultra Slim. Going thin means the aluminium cover is thin enough for the drive's vibrations to be felt even when it's idling. Offered in 1TB (£55) and 2TB (£85) capacities and in either platinum or gold, the golf ball dimple-like finish is decent rather than ultra-premium. This is the realm of the Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Slim duo of drives. Or, if travel weight and absolute form factor are important, a premium can be paid for a slimmer, sexier unit. So why would you pay extra? More capacity is a good reason these 2.5in drives can be had in up to 4TB packages. There's little need for the faster USB 3.1 conduit because mechanical drives aren't able to saturate the real-world 400MB/s available on the older standard. Laying down £60 is enough budget to secure a 2TB 2.5in external drive connecting to the system via ubiquitous USB 3.0. That said, the humble, usurped mechanical disk still holds sway where capacity is key, most notably in NAS devices and external storage. Reasons are simple enough: electric speed, great response times, shockproof construction and, now, usable capacities at reasonable prices. We've been staunch advocates of solid-state drives.
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