With Switch 2, iPhone, and laptop tricks, the Sharge Disk Pro 2 is finally a worthy EDC
With Switch 2, iPhone, and laptop tricks, the Sharge Disk Pro 2 is finally a worthy EDC
凭借对 Switch 2、iPhone 和笔记本电脑的兼容性，Sharge Disk Pro 2 终于成为了一款值得入手的 EDC 设备
Sharge, the company that makes delightful retro Mac-shaped chargers and see-inside batteries, is finally impressing me with a portable SSD. I couldn’t recommend the Sharge Disk, Disk Plus, or even the Disk Pro, but I’d be happy to own the new Disk Pro 2 Ultra. Sharge 是一家以生产复古 Mac 造型充电器和透明外壳电池而闻名的公司，如今它终于凭借一款便携式固态硬盘（SSD）打动了我。虽然我之前无法推荐 Sharge Disk、Disk Plus 甚至 Disk Pro，但我很乐意拥有这款全新的 Disk Pro 2 Ultra。
This isn’t just a drive. It’s a 4K HDMI dock and a USB-C hub too. It’s a veritable USB-C Swiss Army Knife for all your main gadgets: laptop, tablet, phone, Steam Deck, even the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. 这不仅仅是一个硬盘，它还是一个 4K HDMI 扩展坞和 USB-C 集线器。对于你的笔记本电脑、平板电脑、手机、Steam Deck，甚至是任天堂 Switch 和 Switch 2 等主要设备来说，它简直就是一把 USB-C 接口的“瑞士军刀”。
And this USB multitool has built-in MagSafe pattern magnets to stick it to your iPhone, Pixel, or anything where you’re willing to stick a magnetic ring. (One stick-on ring is included.) 这款 USB 多功能工具内置了 MagSafe 磁吸阵列，可以吸附在你的 iPhone、Pixel 或任何你愿意贴上磁吸环的设备上。（包装内附赠一个磁吸环。）
In total, this pack-of-playing-cards-sized gadget adds one 4K 144Hz HDMI 2.1 video output, a 5Gbps USB-A port, SD and microSD card readers, plus USB-C passthrough charging — plus a slot to add up to 8TB of solid-state storage with a full-sized M.2 2280 (or smaller M.2 2242 and 2230) stick SSDs. 这款扑克牌大小的设备总共增加了：一个 4K 144Hz HDMI 2.1 视频输出接口、一个 5Gbps USB-A 接口、SD 和 microSD 读卡器，以及 USB-C 直通充电功能。此外，它还有一个插槽，支持安装最大 8TB 的全尺寸 M.2 2280（或更小的 M.2 2242 和 2230）固态硬盘。
By plugging in a single cord, I gave my MacBook Pro a second external monitor, four simultaneous sources of storage (SSD, USB flash drive, SD, microSD), and 80W of USB-C PD juice. 只需插入一根线，我就为我的 MacBook Pro 扩展出了第二个外接显示器、四个同时工作的存储源（SSD、U 盘、SD 卡、microSD 卡），并提供了 80W 的 USB-C PD 快充。
And when I plugged in my Android phone and a USB-C iPhone, both of them saw the SSD and showed up on my HDMI screen. It also unlocked 4K60 ProRes video recording on the iPhone… more on that in a minute. 当我插入安卓手机和 USB-C 接口的 iPhone 时，它们都能识别出 SSD，并将其画面投射到我的 HDMI 显示器上。它还解锁了 iPhone 的 4K60 ProRes 视频录制功能……稍后我会详细说明。
Some of these features exist together in other gadgets, and this 10Gbps external SSD enclosure certainly isn’t the fastest in town now that 40Gbps and 80Gbps enclosures exist. With big 100GB and 195GB transfers, my write speeds with a budget 1TB Lexar NM710 in the Disk Pro 2 averaged around 700MB/s. 虽然其他设备也具备其中部分功能，且考虑到目前已有 40Gbps 和 80Gbps 的硬盘盒，这款 10Gbps 的外置 SSD 硬盘盒显然不是市面上最快的。在进行 100GB 和 195GB 的大文件传输时，我使用一块入门级的 1TB Lexar NM710 固态硬盘，在 Disk Pro 2 上的平均写入速度约为 700MB/s。
But that’s still nothing to sneeze at, and how many enclosures double as USB-C HDMI docks, let alone ones that speak Nintendo’s language and magnetically attach to your phone? How many have a built-in fan to keep them cool? And how many are low-power enough that you can power the HDMI and USB ports from your phone or laptop, no need for a power cord? 但这依然表现不俗。市面上有多少硬盘盒能兼作 USB-C HDMI 扩展坞？更不用说那些能兼容任天堂设备并能磁吸在手机上的产品了。又有多少产品内置了散热风扇？又有多少产品功耗低到仅靠手机或笔记本电脑就能驱动 HDMI 和 USB 接口，而无需额外电源线？
Things get a little tricky with the low wattage, though. First, Sharge is selling two models of the Disk Pro 2, the “Ultra” that requires at least 1.5W of USB-C bus power, and the “Lite” which needs 5W for its more power-hungry chips (and only does 4K60 over HDMI 2.0, instead of 4K144 over HDMI 2.1). 不过，低功耗也带来了一些棘手的问题。首先，Sharge 推出了两款 Disk Pro 2 型号：“Ultra”版至少需要 1.5W 的 USB-C 总线供电；而“Lite”版由于芯片功耗更高，需要 5W 供电（且 HDMI 仅支持 4K60，而非 4K144）。
Second, to achieve such low power draw on the Ultra, it can only route 3W of power from your laptop or phone to a connected SSD, Sharge marketing manager Leo H. tells me. Reviews show my borrowed Lexar NM710 draws more than that during writes — and sure enough, the Disk Pro 2 shut down right after I started ProRes video recording on an iPhone 15 Pro or a big transfer on my Galaxy S25. 其次，Sharge 营销经理 Leo H. 告诉我，为了在 Ultra 版上实现如此低的功耗，它只能从笔记本电脑或手机向连接的 SSD 分配 3W 的电力。评测显示，我借来的 Lexar NM710 在写入时功耗超过了这个数值——果不其然，当我开始在 iPhone 15 Pro 上录制 ProRes 视频或在 Galaxy S25 上进行大文件传输时，Disk Pro 2 就直接关机了。
(There’s a simple solution: just plug an external USB-C battery or charger into the Disk Pro 2. When I did that, I recorded over five minutes of 4K60 ProRes video, no problem. You could instead try to find a lower-power SSD.) （有一个简单的解决方案：只需将外置 USB-C 移动电源或充电器插入 Disk Pro 2 即可。当我这样做时，我成功录制了超过五分钟的 4K60 ProRes 视频，没有任何问题。或者，你也可以尝试寻找功耗更低的 SSD。）
Third, while the HDMI dock does work with both my Switch 2 and my original Switch, Nintendo’s handhelds explicitly check for a relatively specific external power source before docking. Sharge is still tweaking the firmware, but says I currently need a 85W or higher USB-C PD charger plugged in for Switch 2 in particular. 第三，虽然 HDMI 扩展坞确实可以同时兼容我的 Switch 2 和原版 Switch，但任天堂的掌机在连接扩展坞前会明确检测特定的外部电源。Sharge 目前仍在调整固件，但表示对于 Switch 2，目前需要接入 85W 或更高功率的 USB-C PD 充电器。
You should also know there’s a long pause before the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 appear on a connected TV, like some other third-party docks, and you won’t get variable refresh rate (VRR) with a Steam Deck or other PC handhelds. It does 4K144 and 4K120 with HDR, but the Steam Deck claims my VRR TV is not VRR-capable with the Disk Pro 2 as a go-between. 你还需要知道，像其他一些第三方扩展坞一样，Switch 和 Switch 2 在连接电视后会有较长的延迟才会显示画面。此外，在 Steam Deck 或其他 PC 掌机上，你无法使用可变刷新率（VRR）。它确实支持 HDR 下的 4K144 和 4K120，但当通过 Disk Pro 2 连接时，Steam Deck 无法识别我的 VRR 电视支持 VRR 功能。
And while I successfully worked with a mouse, keyboard, headset, monitor, webcam, and more plugged into the Disk Pro 2 for several days — by daisy-chaining an extra USB hub — I did occasionally see the monitor go dark for a minute, roughly once a day. 虽然我通过串联一个额外的 USB 集线器，成功地将鼠标、键盘、耳机、显示器、摄像头等设备连接到 Disk Pro 2 上并使用了几天，但我确实偶尔会遇到显示器黑屏一分钟的情况，大约每天一次。
There’s still work for Sharge to do. But it’s the first drive from the company that I’d happily add to my go bag. Sharge 还有很多工作要做。但这是该公司第一款我愿意放入随身包中的硬盘产品。
The Disk Pro 2 fixes all that. The included cable is now detachable, the magnets are built-in, the ports are no longer weirdly recessed, the fan isn’t noisy by default, you can turn off that fan entirely, the switch doesn’t cut power to the drive, and the drive has a larger airflow path. Plus, you can bring your own SSD — though I’d prefer toolless swaps to the current screws. Disk Pro 2 解决了所有这些问题。附带的线缆现在可以拆卸，磁铁是内置的，接口不再奇怪地凹陷，风扇默认情况下也不再嘈杂，你可以完全关闭风扇，开关也不会切断硬盘电源，而且硬盘拥有更大的气流通道。此外，你可以使用自己的 SSD——尽管我更希望它是免工具拆卸，而不是现在的螺丝固定方式。