The audiophile external drive is not an SSD; it uses normal hard drive technology. Hard drives are mechanical devices and thus generate some heat, but the case is sealed and I don't think covering it would hurt. Of course, what hurts a hard drive in a fall is not cracking the case - it's scoring the platters with the head.

The audiophile drive's capacity is about 1.5 TB.

This doesn't relate to your question, but it's a USB 3.0 drive (really nice touch by PG Music).


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