CONCLUSION

   Although we've tested pretty much every 2.5" portable hard drive from the Silicon Power product line the Stream S06 4TB is their first 3.5" external hard disk drive to arrive here so we didn't really know what to expect in terms of performance. I mean we all know that Silicon Power makes very good 2.5" PHDs but that doesn't really guarantee the performance of their 3.5" models. Fortunately as you can see from our charts the S06 is the fastest 3.5" desktop HDD to pass from our test bench (although Atto and Crystal Disk Mark disagree the other 4 suites agree). Now i would like to see a higher capacity HDD in that line since Seagate, Toshiba and WD have already released 5TB desktop models (Seagate also has released 6TB ones) but i think Silicon Power will follow sooner rather than later. Also the design of the enclosure may not be something unique but it gets the job done and it's quite durable so not much more to ask from such a device.

   With an current price tag of 210Euros inside the EU (Amazon.co.uk) the Stream S06 4TB USB 3.0 3.5" External Hard Drive by Silicon Power lands right between entry and high end level 4TB desktop models by companies such as Seagate, HGST, WD, Toshiba and Samsung. Of course if you're not looking for excellent read & write performance levels i guess you'd be better off with one of the entry level models that cost roughly 30% less compared to the S06 4TB model. On the other hand however performance does play a very important role for some people and since we feel that Silicon Power offers one of the top 4TB models in the market currently the Stream S06 gets our Platinum Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Excellent Performance
- Capacity (4TB)
- Handle Design
- SP Widget Software Suite

CONS

- No On/Off Power Button