Today's test is this Hikang storage MDR1 dual-protocol M2 solid-state drive box, it is different from other hard disk boxes is that the box has RGB light effect, supports Shenguang synchronization, there have been other manufacturers have launched such a hard disk box before, the price is even more expensive than the hard disk, this Hikang bought 135 a few days ago, the normal price is about 150.
The hard disk box is larger and thicker than the general M2 SSD box, and a bevel is made under the lamp to facilitate the display of the lighting effect:
There is only one USB-C interface on the hard disk box, send a cable of A port and C port, in addition to a small screwdriver and a lanyard, a thermal conductive rubber pad, the interface supports USB3.1 Gen2 protocol, the highest rate is 10Gbps, compatible with USB3.0, USB3.2:
The hard disk enclosure shell is made of aluminum alloy, and there is only one screw on the back, you need to unscrew the screw to remove and install the hard disk with the cover:
After removing the cover, you can see that there are no components on the board, the chip and components are on the back. Hikvision's screw hole is better, and it can install 2230, 2242, 2260, 2280 four specifications of M2 SSD, and is compatible with NVME and SATA protocol M2 SSD:
There is an RTL9210B main control chip on the back of the hard disk enclosure circuit board, which supports 10Gbps transmission rate, and the RGB light effect is provided by the following 6 groups of RGB lights:
What I installed here is a long-idle WD SN500 M2 NVME protocol SSD, with a capacity of 250G, ready to be used as a Win to GO and PE two-in-one tool tray to continue to exert residual heat, I put the thermal conductive silicone gasket attached to the SSD chip, which can use the shell to dissipate heat:
After connecting to the computer, the RGB light strip on the front of the hard disk is lit, and the default is the rainbow breathing light effect:
Compare with the ITGZ 20G hard disk box of the previous review, the price of the two is similar, and it is obvious that Hikang's appearance, workmanship and feel are a grade higher:
This hard disk box supports ASUS Aura Sync synchronization, which can synchronize the light effect with other devices such as motherboards and fans, provided that you have a motherboard that supports ASUS AuraSync or other hardware, just as I use an ASUS B660M motherboard. At the beginning, I couldn't detect this SSD after opening the Asus Armoury Crate software, and only detected it after updating to the latest version, and it was displayed as "External Device":
By testing that the lighting effect of the SSD box can indeed be synchronized with other lighting equipment, you can use the built-in lighting effect, or you can customize:
For PC users or laptop users who do not have ASUS hardware, Hikvision provides a lighting effect software, which can switch lighting effects through software and support customization. Found a problem, after the lighting effect is set, let the software stay in the background, instead of storing the settings in the hard disk box, the next time you plug in other computers and devices, the default lighting effect is still the default:
The software can correctly display the parameters and SMART status of the SSD in the enclosure:
With the AS SSD Benchmark speed measurement, the measured read and write speed is about 900M:
The speed measurement with TxBENCH can reach 1040MB/s, which can be regarded as reaching the maximum speed of the USB 3.1 Gen2 protocol:
However, in actual use, such as copying data in Windows Explorer, the actual transfer speed is slower, only about 800MB/s. The temperature of the hard disk enclosure has a certain relationship with the internal hard disk, and the temperature of the hard disk is up to 50 degrees when I test continuously, and the surface of the hard disk enclosure is about 45 degrees:
Final summary:
The advantage of this Hikvision MDR1 is that it supports RGB light effect and divine light synchronization, which is suitable for users who pursue light pollution style, pursue appearance, and pursue difference; There is no difference in other aspects with ordinary dual-protocol M2 SSD box, but the price is 1.5-2 times more expensive than ordinary dual-protocol M2 SSD box, and whether it is worth spending tens of yuan more for personality and appearance depends on you. It should also be noted that Shenguang Sync requires other motherboards or hardware that support Asus Aura SYNC to use, and Apple computer users may not be able to set and define lighting effects because they do not have software support.