Final Thoughts:
With so many portable hard drives available today, it's hard to make your product stand out in the crowd. In the case of the Stream S10, Silicon Power has done just that. Along with a stylish, sports car inspired design, this USB powered, portable hard drive packs some impressive performance. Thanks to its USB 3.0 interface, the Stream S10 was able to read and write at speeds in excess of 100 MB/s. The drive is also backwards compatible with USB 2.0. However, as you saw in our tests, it's much slower when operating in this mode. Silicon Power tops all this off with a 3 year warranty and their SP Widget software which helps users protect and backup their data.
The 500GB, 750GB and 1TB versions of the Stream S10 are available now and can be purchased from Amazon.com for as little as $103.
Highs:
- Available in 320GB, 500GB, 640GB, 750GB and 1TB capacities
- Fast transfer rates with USB 3.0
- Backwards compatible with USB 2.0
- Good looking and well constructed design
- USB powered
- Power saving sleep mode
- Includes Silicon Power's SP Widget software
- Comes with carrying case
- Reasonably priced
- 3 Year Warranty
Lows:
- SP Widget software is Windows only
- Only available in green and orange
