We tested the Lenovo ThinkPad USB 3.0 Secure hard drive over both USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 on our test rig using IOMeter. This drive is also noted for its built-in shock protection feature which parks the head when a drop is detected.
Internally the ThinkPad USB 3.0 Secure Hard Drive is powered by a 750GB 5400RPM Toshiba hard drive. Further, the number pad has additional wear resistant features to prevent wear to regularly used numbers. Once in your hand users will immediately notice the rubberized texture of the case, matching the finish on the classic ThinkPad notebook line. And because the cable is built in, there’s no need to keep track of yet another piece of equipment in your gear bag. The drive is BUS powered, so there’s no need for external power. The right side of the enclosure features the built-in USB 3.0 cord that tucks nicely into the side. The drive can be re-initialized, but the data will not be recoverable. The latter locks the drive and literally throws away the encryption key after a pre-determined number of wrong pass key entries, rendering the drive useless and the data inaccessible.
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Just make sure to remember your password though, the drive is enabled with a "light" access failure and a "hard" access failure feature. It supports an administrator password, along with 10 other unique IDs making it easy to share with a team in an office. The most obvious feature of the drive is the aforementioned keypad.
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Couple the security with the fact that the drive requires no installed software and it’s built with legendary ThinkPad quality and the drive looks pretty compelling. The new USB 3.0 drives are highlighted by the same security – a ten digital number pad on the front of the enclosure and 256-bit AES XTS hardware encryption running in the background. This time we’re looking at the USB 3.0 enabled hard drive, available in capacities of 500GB and 750GB. Lenovo has made versions of their secure external hard drives for a while, we reviewed their eSATA version about a year ago.
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