DataLocker DL4 FE 2 TB Password Protected Hardware Encrypted HDD, Easy Screen Guided Use, AES 256, IP64 Dust, TAA Compliant Trusted Supply Chain, OS Independent, USB-C/USB-A

I've bought one Kingston IronKey Vault Privacy 80 and one DataLocker DL4 Encrypt Disks. They seem to share software/firmware as the features are basically the same, menus and operation are exactly the same. The only differences I could notice are SafeConsole and support for symbols on DataLocker drive (Kingston Ironkey does not allow for symbols on password). Which comes as no surprise as the IronKey seems to target end-users while DataLocker is apparently Enterprise-driven. Other than that, and a more sturdier casing on DataLocker, the drives are similar.One thing to mention is performance. One should not expect the drive to achieve native SSD speeds. For a simple reason: it's an encrypted drive. The encryption/decryption process requires processing, which means the drive will perform additional (and cpu intensive) tasks that a regular drive won't. Some could say "use a better processor"... Well, true. But there would be trade-offs: higher price, higher energy consumption (which could force the manufacturer to add external source) and heat generation. So it's about balancing requirements, features and performance. And this is a simple and effective encrypted drive