TerraMaster D8 Hybrid drive enclosure review: Lots of data, not enough bandwidth

If you need a lot of storage in about as small an enclosure as you can get, the TerraMaster D8 Hybrid fuses hard drive and SSD storage — but with a crucial speed limitation.

It’s been a quiet evolution, but external drive enclosures have changed significantly in the last ten years. A decade ago, expensive and high-speed Thunderbolt or lower-cost USB 3 enclosures were the name of the game. USB-C has changed that a bit.

But that class divide is still there. Thunderbolt and USB-4 are now 40 gigabits per second and pricey.

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