CONCLUSION

   The Amor A80 has been one of the very few PHD’s we’ve been using in the lab since the moment it arrived here (actually we’ve been using both the 1/2TB versions) so that alone speaks volumes about just how good Silicon Power is in that specific category. As expected however (based on its name) although the Armor A62 does very well when it comes to performance (AIDA64 certainly loves it) its hard plastic enclosure doesn’t come close in terms of durability to the aircraft grade aluminum one used in the A80 series. For good or bad I did drop the A62 from around 80cm while I was plugging it into our test rig and it didn’t have a problem afterwards but other than that I seriously doubt hard plastic can compete with aircraft grade aluminum. I also didn’t like the way Silicon Power made it so that consumers can store the USB 3.1 Gen 1 cable on the A62 since I believe that what they did with the A80 and the extra short cable was ideal (and there were even ways to improve that as well). Not only does it leave the two ends of the enclosure even more exposed (so if you happen to drop it you will at the very least damage the enclosure) but it doesn’t look that great either. As for the drive used it was one of the obvious choices for a 4TB 2.5” model (15mm thick) but do remember that its power requirements are more than those of the smaller 7mm models and so you may not be able to use it with front unpowered USB 3.0/3.1 Gen 1 ports. 

   Right now the Silicon Power Armor A62 4TB USB 3.1 Gen 1 Portable Hard Drive retails for USD113.41 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for around 140Euros inside the EU (unfortunately current availability is somewhat low) a price tag which is actually quite balanced for a rugged model (and there aren’t many of those around to begin with). Sure as you can easily tell from our charts the Armor A62L 4TB USB 3.1 Gen 1 Portable Hard Drive may not be the fastest of its kind but it does combine very good performance with a rugged enclosure, high capacity and a balanced price tag and that’s why it gets our Golden Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- IPX4 Certified Rugged Housing
- Up To 5TB Capacity
- Very Good Performance
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- Cable Carry Design
- Current Availability