Despite the popularity of cloud storage, portable SSD drives remain a practical, highly convenient way of storing images and video, particularly large, high-resolution files and footage from high-end mirrorless cameras.
Depending on the speed of your connection, uploading high-resolution content to the cloud can be a time-consuming process, particularly if you are travelling and reliant on hotel WiFi, for example.
Leading Taiwanese memory specialist, TEAMGROUP, has released a particularly stylish and versatile SSD drive, the T-CREATE CinemaPr P31. It is aimed at serious photographers and movie makers, but also anyone who creates content on higher-end smartphones, such as the iPhone 15 Pro series.
As well as cool looks, waterproofing and capacious storage, the T-CREATE CinemaPr P31 has a clever trick up its sleeve – you can easily connect it to camera and video-recording equipment cages.
Ingenious design, large storage, fast data transfer
Cages enable you to add a lot of extra hardware to your camera or smartphone, including external monitors, powerful microphones and lights – and now you can include this portable SSD. The unit features proprietary 12 1/4-inch screw holes and a supplied screw set that fits all cages with 1/4-inch screw holes. The innovative design of the CinemaPr P31 eliminates the constraints of traditional locking point designs, allowing for easy installation on cages.
Still images are one thing, but the CinemaPr P31 really comes into its own with transferring and storing video data. Whether recording or filming at 6K or 8K resolution, the footage is quickly transmitted through a high-speed Type-C interface.
Via the USB Type-C interface, the 4TB version of CinemaPr P31 delivers a blazing maximum transfer speed of 2,000 MB/s, ensuring effortless storage of large files in various encoding formats (the transfer speed is 1000MB/s on the 1 and 2TB versions, which is still extremely fast).
With storage size of up to 4TB, the T-CREATE CinemaPr P31 can safely keep 960 minutes (16 hours) of 4K 60fps video.
Let’s look at the storage options on the 4TB model in more detail:
- 400 minutes (roughly 6 hours and 40 minutes) of 8K raw files
- Approximately 800 minutes of 6K raw files (roughly 13 hours and 20 minutes)
- 533 minutes of 4K RAW raw files (roughly 8 hours and 53 minutes)
- 2,000 minutes of Full HD 1080p raw files (roughly 33 hours and 20 minutes)
- The CinemaPr P31 is compatible with a wide range of video formats, such as raw, ProRes, and ProRes RAW, so it can easily and quickly store massive video files, which can be viewed and adjusted in real time.
Stylish and practical
Rather than looking like an ugly slab, the CinemaPr P31 is a neat, attractively designed unit made from robust aluminium. It’s so small and light that you can easily carry it around in a pocket or bag, measuring 93(L) x 51(W) x 11.6(H)mm and weighing in at a mere 97g.
So the unit won’t spoil the look of your camera or smartphone when connected to a cage, and won’t weigh you down on the road.
The CinemaPr P31 can withstand a lot of punishment, so it will last you a long time
The CinemaPr P31 can also cope with rough handling and the weather. With IP67 certification, it is waterproof, dust proof, shock proof and drop proof, up to a height of 2 metres, an industry first. This is particularly useful for content creators who find themselves shooting stills and video in more challenging environments.
In addition, the aluminium and graphene construction is effective at heat dissipation, so the CinemaPr P31 won’t start to overheat, whatever demands you place on it.
Last but not least, the CinemaPr P31 is designed to be as environmentally friendly as possible, with the packaging featuring over 95% paper materials to ensure a low carbon footprint.
CinemaPr P31 product details
The Cinema Pr P31 comes in a choice of eye-catching black or titanium designs, with 1, 2 and 4Tb storage options, and is available now. See here for a full list of UK stockists.
