CONCLUSION

   Just a quick look at the charts and it’s clear that the Netac Z7S 960GB Portable SSD does a very good job and trades blows even with the SL200 model by Lexar. Once again it can’t go up against its M.2 NVMe cousins but for a SATA 6Gb/s model it leaves nothing to be desired, at least in terms of performance. Unfortunately, just like with the SL200 the Z7S uses a plastic enclosure which means not much protection for the SSD inside it. Yes, since SSDs have no mechanical parts they are shockproof but other than that the enclosure offers no “special” protection. Finally, the fact that Netac also makes the Z7S available in capacities from 128GB and all the way up to 1920GB (2TB) is certainly a plus since many people are looking for lower capacity models from what we see in the market most of the time (while others consider 1TB as simply not enough to cover their needs).

    The Z7S portable SSD is among the latest batch of products launched by Netac and that along with the entire situation caused by COVID-19 means that availability is exceptionally low right now. This also means that I can’t post links from where you can get it right now since I was unable to locate it anywhere in the USA or the EU. Still if Netac can offer the Z7S 960GB model for around USD140/130Euros I don’t see any reason for people not to choose it. Price aside the Z7S 960GB portable SSD does deliver in both performance and size and for that it gets our Golden Award.

PROS

- Compact Size & Weight
- Very Good Performance
- AES 256 Hardware Encryption
- Available In 128/256/500/960/1920GB Capacities
- Just 10.5mm Thick
- Shock Proof

CONS

- Current Availability
- Enclosure Durability (Plastic)