CONCLUSION

   When SECUREDATA approached us last month and asked if we’d be interested in testing their brand new SECUREDRIVE BT SSD 2TB model I was somewhat sceptical mainly because I prefer the more “direct”, fast and easy approach of PIN authenticated drives. Of course as you can all see from our review although the initial setup of the SECUREDRIVE BT SSD 2TB takes quite a bit of time compared to PIN authenticated drives once that’s out of the way the entire procedure takes but a few seconds to complete. Still requiring a smartphone or a tablet in order to function is certainly not as simple as using a PIN authenticated drives so as I mentioned earlier in this review I expect the SECUREDRIVE BT line to appeal mostly to people who are not very good when it comes to remembering numbers (or people who want to avoid the “hassle” of having to make one up and/or remember one). In terms of performance the SECUREDRIVE BT SSD 2TB lands very close to the recently reviewed diskAshur PRO2 SSD by iStorage so it’s far from the fastest portable SSD in the market (not that performance matters much for such products). As for the security features they all work as advertised but unfortunately even after 2 full weeks of using the drive we can’t really get deep into the whether or not it can withstand brute force attacks and external tampering in general (its numerous safety/security certifications however leave no room for doubt).

   Needless to say hardware encrypted drives are aimed towards a very special/specific audience and so as expected they cost many times more compared to non-encrypted or even software encrypted models. The same of course also applies to the SECUREDRIVE BT SSD 2TB model by SECUREDATA which currently retails for no less than USD1099 inside the USA (Amazon.com). Unfortunately SECUREDATA currently has a limited (if at all) presence in the EU so we were unable to locate any models from their SECUREDRIVE BT line. At the end of the day the bluetooth authenticated SECUREDRIVE BT is even more “unique” than PIN authenticated models and although we liked the entire concept this may also be it’s sole drawback not only due to its high price tag but also due to the limited target audience. That being said we’re still talking about a fast portable SSD with plenty of capacity (2TB for our sample) and an array of security features second to none that is definitely worth our Golden Award

PROS

- Build Quality (Aluminum Enclosure)
- Bluetooth Authentication
- Security Measures (AES-XTS 256-bit Hardware Encryption/Crypto Chip/Interior Epoxy Layer)
- Good Performance (For A Portable SSD)
- Remote Management (Requires Subscription)
- Available In 250GB/500GB/1TB/2TB/4TB/8TB capacities
- Very Thin
- HDD & SSD Models
- 1 Year DriveSecurity Software License

CONS

- Price (For Some)
- Requirements (Smartphone Or Tablet)
- 2 Year Limited Warranty (Rival Products Have More)
- Availability Outside The USA