Silicon Power Armor A85 5TB review
Silicon Power Armor A85 5TB: Two minute review With the advent of faster USB standards and flash drives, external storage is incredibly popular, even if it can cost plenty to purchase larger capacity drives. The Silicon Power A85 is a simple yet effective design that uses an extruded aluminium tube, capped at both ends in plastic to hold a 2.5-inch hard drive and protect it from the elements. For those with a long memory, we first reviewed it in 2017 here , and remarked on its robust nature. This construction makes it remarkably resistant to shock damage and the ingress of dust and water that meet IP68 (but not IP69) standards. A caveat to that protection is that if the A85 is correctly sealed, the most likely point of access for dust and water is the Type-A USB port, covered with a rubber plug when not in use. Therefore for it to have full protection, the cable must be removed, and the plug inserted. Silicon Power doesn’t provide a carry bag or pouch for the drive and cable, so...