CONCLUSION

   I’ve always believed that it makes very little sense to get an external enclosure that has just 2 available drive trays, for me at least. You see I always had many HDDs laying around and for example right now I use three 5-bay external enclosures in the lab, all filled with drives (different capacities each) so just 2 would never cut it. With that out of the way however the new D2-310 is a very good choice for people who don’t have plans to use more than just 2 drives. Performance is very good, the high-quality enclosure is one we’ve seen numerous times in the past, the smart 80mm fan is not loud and does its just and as for the rear mode selector well it may not be quite as convenient for some people as a software but it’s still very easy to use. Now I would like to see Terra Master use aluminum trays with their solutions (something I always point out) but that’s not really a drawback (especially since there are no temperature issues present).

   Retailing for USD159.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 159.99Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) the new D2-310 DAS by Terra Master might not be the lowest cost 2-bay external USB 3.1/2 Gen 1 enclosure in the market but it’s worth every penny. Of course, this applies only if you have need for its available drive modes so if you do you should really give it chance, especially since it ticks all boxes needed to deserve the Golden Award.

PROS

- Very Good Build Quality (Aluminum Enclosure)
- Very Good Performance
- Hardware Drive Mode Selection (Single/JBOD/RAID 0/RAID 1)
- Low Noise Levels & Temperatures

CONS

- Plastic Trays
- Price (For Some)