ADATA HE720 DashDrive Elite 1 TB External USB 3.0 HDD Review

1. Introduction2. ADATA HE720 DashDrive3. Software, Testing Methodology & Performance4. Closing Thoughts5. View All Pages

The ADATA HE720 series is the slimmest external hard drive enclosure on the market, and fitting a 1TB drive inside is certainly an impressive feat. The HE720 series has a serious, understated design, and will deal with a tough everyday working environment thanks to the scratch resistant brushed stainless steel surface, which also looks great.

While ADATA might not supply a vast array of free software with the enclosure, they do include one useful application, the ADATA HDD Sync which offers one touch backup across multiple devices. On top of this, ADATA have also produced several other applications which can be downloaded from their website.

The performance of this drive is slightly worse than the 500GB model which we previously reviewed. Write speeds are 10MB/s slower, from around 100 MB/s to 90 MB/s. The high capacity does balance out the slight reduction in write speed however. When we compare this with other USB 3.0 external enclosures on the market, overall performance is still very good.

We are very impressed with the ADATA HE720 1TB drive. While the 500 GB model may offer slightly better write performance, the 1 TB is certainly a more useful capacity for backup and storage duties.

The AData HE720 1TB model can be purchased for just £94 from Amazon.co.uk and considering the extremely low profile and solid performance parameters, it makes for a WORTH BUYING recommendation.

Pros

• Good performance.
• Looks good.
• Scratch-resistant.
• One Touch back-up system.

Cons

• Software is a little basic.

Kitguru says: Good performance and large capacity but low price.

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