Established Mac-centric vendors have lately been forsaking hardware RAID for the more versatile but CPU cycle–stealing software variety. Hence our interest in UGreen’s CM335 hardware RAID enclosure, which tips the monetary scales at a svelte $149 yet won’t tax your computer’s CPU while doing its business. It’s a good performer, albeit requiring high-quality cables.
DESIGN AND FEATURES
The CM335 is inexpensive for what it is, though it sometimes shows. The construction is all plastic but still manages to strike a reasonably elegant profile on the desktop. Being largely plastic also makes it light at around 5 pounds, although it’s 8.4
