Silicon Power Bolt B80 USB3.1

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Pros:

Build Quality (IP68 Certified Machined Aluminum Enclosure), Top Of The Charts Performance, AES 256 Encryption, Just 11.9mm Thick, 3 Years Warranty, USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type C Connector, Price (For Some).
Rugged Compact Design, Fantastic Build Quality, IP68 Dust And Waterproof, Fast Performance, Braided USB Cable, Great Packaging, 3 Year Warranty

Cons:

Current Availability (USA), Only Available In 120/240/480GB.
SP Widget Needs Improvements, Short Cable (30cm), Limited Capacity, There are plenty of portable external SSDs out there but most of them are bulky and not shockresistant and waterresistant. For around $115, you get a rugged thin design portable SSD that...

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Last revision on March 31, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Build Quality (IP68 Certified Machined Aluminum Enclosure), Top Of The Charts Performance, AES 256 Encryption, Just 11.9mm Thick, 3 Years Warranty, USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type C Connector, Price (For Some)
Rugged Compact Design, Fantastic Build Quality, IP68 Dust And Waterproof, Fast Performance, Braided USB Cable, Great Packaging, 3 Year Warranty

Reviewers Didn't Like

Current Availability (USA), Only Available In 120/240/480GB
SP Widget Needs Improvements, Short Cable (30cm), Limited Capacity, There are plenty of portable external SSDs out there but most of them are bulky and not shockresistant and waterresistant. For around $115, you get a rugged thin design portable SSD that

Expert reviews and ratings

I believe the Silicon-Power Bolt B80 120GB deserves our recommended award.Final Score9.0« Home Page »Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. comments powered by...

By relaxedtech.com on March 04, 2018

Although we haven't had the chance to test a large range of portable SSDs to date it's not hard to see that the Bolt B80 240GB USB 3.1 Gen 2 model is extremely fast and certainly among the fastest portable media one can buy currently (the...

By NikkTech on May 16, 2018

Silicon Power created a unique drive, that's for sure. The SP Bolt B80 doesn't look like other drives with its UFO shape. Whether you like that or not, that's a matter of taste. But I do! It looks and feels great. But it does so much more. The drive...

By eTeknix on March 13, 2018

The Bolt B80 USB 3.1 External SSD from Silicon Power does sport a premium look thanks to the aluminum construction but is also easy to carry along. It comes with military-grade shockproof protection, but also rubber covers/gaskets in...

By MadShrimps on February 20, 2018

Die Silicon Power ist nicht nur schick, sondern auch robust und richtig flink. Wichtig: Für das hohe Tempo brauchen PC oder Notebook einen USB-3.1-Anschluss (Gen. 2). Sehr erfreulich: Die Bolt B80 ist nicht exorbitant teuer, die Preise liegen in etwa...

By Computer Bild on May 29, 2018

Unter allen externen Festplatten war die Toshiba Canvio Premium der schnellste Prüfling – und der Testsieger unter den 2-Terabyte-Modellen. Im Testfeld der externen Festplatten mit 4 Terabyte setzte sich dank hohem Tempo die Western Digital My Passport...

By Computer Bild on July 28, 2018