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Once you have plugged in the ADATA HE720 you will soon see the drive appear in your operating system. Already on the drive are two files; a User Guide, and the ADATA Sync program.
We installed the version directly from the drive which hasn't actually been updated since August 2012 (there is a newer version available online so it is always worth checking).
Simply put, when you press the backup button on the device it will execute tasks configured in the bottom panel, or you can execute them manually. This is a simple system but could allow you to back-up different folders from different computers very easily. Example? maybe you want to backup photos from your laptop and backup documents from your desktop. Once set-up this is as easy as plugging in the device and pressing the button.
ADATA have also produced more software which offers more functionality, such as HDDtoGO, which allows you to browse the internet using Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox without leaving a trace on the computer as it is effectively self-contained on the External Hard Drive. You can also lock the computer when the device is removed and only unlock after a certain time period or when the device is plugged back in.
To test the ADATA DashDrive Elite 1 TB we are using our high-performance system with USB 3.0 via the motherboard header. Previously we have also tested the Adata DashDrive Elite 500GB and we also have a Seagate GoFlex 750GB to compare against.
The software we are using is Crystal Disk Mark – a useful benchmark to measure theoretical performance levels of mechanical hard drives and solid state drives. We are using V3.0.1 x64 for testing today.
When comparing the ADATA HE720 models we found the read speeds to be similar, although the 500 GB model did offer superior write speeds.
Compared to the Seagate GoFlex model both ADATA HE720 devices offer improved read performances, and the write speed of the Seagate device sits directly in between the two. This suggests the write speed is more dependent on the capacity of the device than the type/make.
