GoKawiilTerramaster D1 Portable SSD Enclosure 4 / 5 Very good pros and cons Pros Great "add your own SSD" solution.
Fast (assuming you pick a fast drive!).
Super rugged construction. Cons Only takes 2280 M.2 NVMe drives.
The tiny USB-C cover will certainly get lost. View now at Terra-master
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As solid-state drives (SSDs) slowly replace traditional hard drives' spinning platters, portable data storage has become far more reliable. I remember the days of lugging hard drives outdoors where they were prone to getting bashed around, exposed to dirt, water, and all sorts of grime. All it took was one unfortunate spill or knock to render your storage useless and throw a huge wrench into an otherwise smooth day.
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What I would have given back then for storage that had no moving parts, wouldn't break when knocked around, and could be housed in an enclosure that's practically bombproof. Enter: the Terramaster D1, a portable SSD enclosure that delivers all this -- and at a competitive price.
Terramaster is a well-established brand with a long-standing reputation in the data storage industry. I've trusted their NAS boxes for years, so when I got the chance to try their new portable enclosure, I didn't hesitate. What I didn't know at the time was just how tough this little enclosure would turn out to be.
This is a very well engineered enclosure with really good gaskets. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
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