Page 7 - Conclusion
Is the Netac ZX20L 512GB's interface upgrade enough to convince us to overlook its appearance? In my personal opinion, no. As it was with the ZX10, the ZX20L has major room for improvement in its aesthetics. That said, there are still positives about the aluminum enclosure. It feels solid and exhibited good heat dissipation performance even under my extended load test, so there was no thermal throttling. I also appreciate its generous bundle, where one 30cm long USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable and one 30cm long USB Type-C to USB Type-A cable were included along with a nylon drawstring carrying case. The Netac ZX20L 512GB also delivered decent linear read and write performance for a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 portable SSD. However, workloads beyond linear tests were a bit of a mixed bag, just like its predecessor. Furthermore, despite no thermal throttling, it was hot to touch during operation, where its surface temperature exceeded 50c from my measurements. There is no hardware encryption support or ingress protection rating either. For about $50 at press time, the Netac ZX20L 512GB is competitively priced. There just are not many 500GB-range external SSDs left around anymore, as everyone has moved on to 1TB models and above, so the sample size is not large. All in all, if you are on a tight budget looking for a small capacity, barebones external USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 SSD and you do not mind its looks, the Netac ZX20L 512GB is a product you can consider.
Netac provided this product to APH Networks for the purpose of evaluation.
APH Networks Review Focus Summary:
6/10 means A product with its advantages, but drawbacks should not be ignored before purchasing.
-- Final APH Networks Numeric Rating is 6.0/10
Please note that the APH Networks Numeric Rating system is based off our proprietary guidelines in the Review Focus, and should not be compared to other publications.
The Netac ZX20L 512GB is a small capacity, barebones external USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 SSD for those who have a tight budget and do not mind its looks.
Page Index
1. Introduction, Packaging, Specifications
2. A Closer Look, Test System
3. Benchmark: AIDA64 Disk Benchmark
4. Benchmark: ATTO Disk Benchmark
5. Benchmark: Crystal Disk Mark 8.0
6. Benchmark: HD Tune Pro 5.70
7. Conclusion
