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The Aegis Padlock Fortress is an external USB solid-state drive with a built-in keypad that unlocks the drive itself, so no software is needed on the host computer. It is aimed at people carrying sensitive files between machines: the drive encrypts everything with AES-XTS 256-bit and wipes itself after a set number of wrong PIN attempts. Against software-encrypted drives it trades capacity per dollar for hardware security and a rugged, tamper-resistant shell; against cheaper keypad drives it stands out for the onboard keypad and no-software setup. Reviewers like the plug-and-play security but note the small 256GB capacity and the fiddly PIN entry.
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Lowest price we've seen: $279.00 on Nov 10 at Newegg. Tracked across 2 stores since Nov 10.
Owners rate it well for exactly what it promises: hardware encryption that works on any machine with no drivers. Complaints center on the small keypad, the limited capacity and the price premium over ordinary SSDs.