Netac Z Slim review: Too slow and too expensive for what it offers
One-minute review The Netac Z Slim is a portable solid state drive that is lightweight, compact, reasonably solid, affordable but slow. It has a full aluminum case which can scratch easily but doesn’t feel tacky given its black color and the lack of any garish features. The Z Slim comes with the strict minimum when it comes to accessories: just USB cable, an adapter and a pouch and there is no bundled software. There’s an LED as well and is available in capacities ranging from 250GB to 2TB. Just bear in mind that it doesn’t carry any IP or MIL-STD ratings; so don’t drop it in a glass of water to impress your colleagues, this is not a water resistant device. It still feels reasonably solid but be aware of these limitations (even if it includes a three-year warranty). Netac claims that the drive should reach read/write speeds of up to 500 MBps which is slow by today’s standards. That’s because the company chose to use SATA parts rather than the more common and faster NVMe; I cannot f...