INTRODUCTION

   Although portable hard drives are more than sufficient to cover people's mobile storage needs (especially thanks to their excellent price/capacity ratio) they don't offer the highest possible read & write performance and with more people (primarily professionals) every day using portable drives to install and run complete operating systems performance has become extremely important. This is also part of the reason as to why recently we've seen a significant spike in the availability of portable solid state drives from a wide range of manufacturers large and small. The Bolt B80 Portable SSD which was released last year proved to be a relatively fast model (review here) but since our friends over at Silicon Power always like to expand their product lines to cover most consumers (both in terms of performance and design/looks) earlier this year they released the Bolt B75 model which is also what today's review is all about.

   Founded in 2003 by a group of enthusiastic data storage industry experts, Silicon Power is committed to delivering outstanding product and service quality. Headquartered and with our own state-of-the-art production site in Taipei, we have become a leading manufacturer of flash memory cards, USB flash drives, portable hard drives, solid state drives, DRAM modules and industrial-grade products. As an international player with four branch offices around the globe, we continuously strive to offer the perfect data storage solution for all requirements of modern digitalized life. With a strong focus on combining innovative technology and award-winning design, we live up to our brand promise to reliably preserve and protect your most valuable data. Because memory is personal.

   Although the Bolt B80 had a UFO like design the team behind the Bolt B75 took design ideas from the German Junkers F 13 all-metal transport aircraft so these two models look nothing alike (personally i like the B80 more). The aluminum enclosure of the Bolt B75 is shock proof (MIL-STD-810, 516.7 Procedure IV), scratch resistant and offers superior heat dissipation while the drive itself is currently available in 120/240/480/960GB capacities and features a type-C to USB connection (USB 3.1 Gen 1) which allows it to achieve performance numbers of up to 440MB/s read and 430MB/s write (always according to Silicon Power). Last but not least Silicon Power covers the entire Bolt B75 line with a 3 year limited warranty.