People who often use computers to work are basically inseparable from a large-capacity mobile hard disk, but cheap mobile hard disks are usually heavier and slow, although there are many mobile solid state drives now, but they are relatively high, and the maximum speed is generally about 1000mb s, so if the demand for mobile storage is relatively large, you can consider using a hard disk enclosure + solid state drive to solve it.
Recently, Greenlink has launched a USB4 hard disk enclosure compatible with Thunderbolt interface, with a rate of up to 40Gbps, in addition to connecting notebooks and desktops, it also supports Android Apple mobile phones and tablets, projectors, TVs, NAS, etc., not only high speed, but also replaceable hard disks are more convenient to use.
In order to give full play to the high-speed performance of the Greenlink USB4 hard disk enclosure as much as possible, the SSD I chose to match is the Phantom HV2283 with a capacity of 1TB. Phantom itself is also a relatively well-known domestic storage brand,It is the first domestic brand with a full range of solid-state drives to lock TLC particles,The nominal speed of this HV2283 is quite close to the rate of the green USB4 hard disk enclosure,In the case of a comprehensive price increase in the solid state drive,**It is not too expensive。
Next, let's take a look at the features of these two products, so that you can have a real and comprehensive understanding.
Greenlink's USB SSD is packaged in black, and the main information on the front is in addition to the product rendering, which looks very intuitive. In addition to the hard disk case and manual, there are two data cables with different interfaces (devices that can be connected to USB-A or USB-C ports), and it is also equipped with hard disk cooling stickers, protective covers, spare screws and screwdrivers.
The main body of the hard disk case is also black, made of aluminum alloy, the top edge is a gold frame, there is a fixing screw in the upper right corner, and you can see the brand name of Greenlink and the words 40Gbps. There are some markings in the lower left corner of the back, and in addition, there is not much decoration, so it looks relatively simple.
At both ends are the heat dissipation ports of the hard drive enclosure, and there is also a USB-C port at one end. The sides are not patterned and are very flat. In addition, it can be seen that the 4 corners of the hard disk case are designed to be relatively rounded.
After unscrewing one screw of the hard disk enclosure, you can push the back cover open, which is not only very stable when used in design, but also much easier to install and remove the hard disk than to fix it with four screws.
It is worth mentioning that this USB4 hard disk enclosure of Greenlink not only supports NVMe protocol and has two interfaces: B&M Key and M Key, but also applies to solid-state drives of various sizes, because there are a total of 4 screw holes inside the hard disk enclosure, which can be selected according to the size of the hard disk.
In addition, as you can see from the above figure, this hard disk enclosure itself has a built-in turbo fan, coupled with the rapid heat conduction of heat dissipation stickers, convection heat dissipation at both ends and the heat dissipation performance of the aluminum alloy body itself, which can effectively solve the heating problem of the solid state drive during operation, and avoid overheating and slowing down or even burning the disk.
The outer packaging of this HV2283 SSD is also black, with the brand name and logo of Phantom on the front and the main product information on the back. Inside the box there are hard disks, manuals, fixing screws, etc.
The hard disk has been pasted with a heat dissipation sticker at the factory, although the solid state drive is internal hardware, and it can't be seen after installation, but the heat dissipation sticker of this hard drive is still designed with a pattern, and the brand logo and name are integrated into it, which is quite recognizable. On the other side of the hard drive, the corresponding barcode information is pasted.
The drive uses a standard NVMe interface and supports PCLE Gen 30 4-channel and LDPC intelligent error correction, the body design is very slim, can be directly inserted into the motherboard, in addition to being used with the SSD enclosure, it is also a cost-effective choice for computers and game consoles.
Because this hard disk comes with a heat dissipation sticker, the green link USB4 hard disk enclosure comes with a heat dissipation sticker that comes with the factory to keep it for other hard disks, and the hard disk enclosure fan is not loud during use, and the heat is also within the acceptable range.
The read and write rate of the USB4 hard disk enclosure is about 3000MB s on devices that support the USB4 interface, and it can be higher if the hardware performance such as memory and motherboard is relatively strong. Phantom HV2283 has a nominal maximum read speed of 3000MB S and a maximum write speed of 2400MB S.
The actual capacity of the Phantom HV2283 SSD carried by the green USB4 hard disk enclosure is 9538GB, which is generally in line with the capacity of a 1TB SSD.
Let's use CrystalDiskMark to check it first, and the read speed of the test is 312061mb s with a write speed of 177538MB s, combined with the performance of the hard drive enclosure and the SSD, this speed is still good.
Continue to test with txbench, the measured results are basically consistent with crystaldiskmark, and the read speed is as high as 3019735MB s with a write speed of 1765426MB S, the overall is quite stable, this is mainly because of the built-in fan, which can bring a better experience in heat dissipation, which is more conducive to stable transmission.
Looking at the test results of AJA System Test, the write speed is 1603MB s and the read speed is 2731MB s, which is a little smaller than the values detected by the previous two software, but the difference is not much.
Finally, I tested it with the atto disk benchmark, and the maximum write speed was 167GB s with a maximum read speed of 289mb s, always in a stable range.
Because the test equipment and test tools are different, the final test results will be different, but combined with the test of several different software, the real performance of the green USB4 hard disk enclosure is indeed consistent with the product promotion, and the speed of the Phantom Hidden HV2283 solid state drive is also much faster than that of most mobile solid state drives, according to the measured speed, even if the 4K** material is stored directly connected to the computer for editing, there is no pressure at all.
In addition, there is another point that I am more concerned about is the problem of funds, with a high-speed hard disk enclosure and high-speed hard disk, a hard disk can be stored after the hard disk is full, just buy a hard disk, compared to buy a whole mobile solid state drive The cost is much lower, and you can use the money to buy a hard disk with a larger capacity.