Final Thoughts:
The Diamond D05 is a great choice for the young professional or anyone else looking for a portable hard drive that is both stylish and speedy. Despite being small enough to fit in your pocket, Silicon's new drive is solidly constructed and is protected on top by a scratch-resistant, metallic grain surface. For a portable drive, the Diamond D05 also packs some impressive performance. Thanks to its USB 3.0 interface, he drive was able to read at 95 MB/s and write at speeds as high as 86 MB/s in our tests. Silicon-Power rounds all this out with a three year warranty and their SP Widget software which helps users protect and backup their data.
That being said, the Diamond D05 isn't perfect. While Silicon Power makes it sound like the entire case is scratch resistant, only the top of the drive is. The rest of the case is made out of plastic and will eventually become scratched from everyday use. Also, the SP Widget software only runs on Windows. Mac and Linux users will need to find other software if they want to backup and protect their data.
The 750GB and 1TB versions of the Diamond D05 are available now and can be purchased from Amazon.com for as little as $72.
Highs:
- Available in 500GB, 640GB, 750GB and 1TB capacities
- Fast transfer rates with USB 3.0
- Backwards compatible with USB 2.0
- Top of the drive has scratch-resistant, metallic grain surface
- USB powered
- Power saving sleep mode
- Reasonably priced
- Good looking and well constructed design
- 3 Year Warranty
Lows:
- SP Widget software is Windows only
- Plastic parts are not scratch resistant
