Introduction

I would like to thank Silicon Power for providing the review sample.


Silicon Power has been around for a very long time and offers every type of storage product out there. This includes flash drives and external hard drives. We are fortunate enough to take a look at their latest USB 3.0 unit called Stream S10 with 750 GB capacity. The external hard drive ships in two different colors: orange or green. Both choices are rather vivid, which seems to come across quite well with the select group of people I have showed this to.

Specifications:

• USB 3.0 Super Speed (High transferring rate up to 5 Gbps)
• Metalic painting and polish
• LED status indicator light
• Available in orange or green
• Dimensions: 134.2x78.8x17.7mm
• Weight: 145g
• 3 years warranty

Packaging

The drive ships in a black cardboard package with a large window. This allows the prospective buyer to inspect the drive without having to open the box. A large "Ultra 10x" logo can be found on the front. I am guessing this is in reference to the performance increase over a USB 2.0 drive, but that would not really make any sense as the hard drive itself is the bottleneck in a system like this. The Stream S10 would require an SSD to be able to offer a magnitude of 10x the speed of USB 2.0. You may also download a program called SPWidget here. It mainly offers a backup functionality along with a test version of Norton Antivirus.


The inner shell also has a cardboard sheet, with the same logos on it. This is a bit odd, as you wont be able to see any of this unless you take the drive out of the box.

Contents

Looks like even though Silicon Power has placed a URL on the box, it also ships the application with the drive itself on an 8 cm CD. You will also receive a stylish carrying case and a simple but effective manual. Naturally, a USB 3.0 cable can also be found within the package.