hey guys my name is dion in this video we're going to be doing a detailed review and taking a look at
surfshark for mac but first why get a vpn a vpn is a service that protects your internet connectivity
and privacy online by creating an encrypted tunnel for your data and hiding your ip address vpns
also allow you to bypass internet restrictions and access content that is otherwise only available in
specific countries today we're going to be taking a look at surf shark now surf shark is a vpn that
is best known for its value proposition providing many features for a very compelling price if
you're interested in surfshark i will leave links to the best possible deals in the description
surfshark has over 3 200 servers in 65 countries all over the world and is supported on all major
desktop as well as mobile operating systems even supporting browser extensions and smart tvs one of
the best features of surfshark is the ability to connect an unlimited number of devices to
your account this is especially impressive when compared to the five to six device limits found
on nordvpn or expressvpn this ensures that all of your devices will be connected under
a single surfshark account before i go into the features and tests i want to take a look
at the user interface unlike for example nordvpn which can run in a window as well as the menu bar
surfshark exclusively runs in the menu bar this is good because the compact and minimalistic user
interface is very easy to access whilst using other apps as this does not take up a window
on the other hand since the interface is so small and compact there are a lot of
menus and submenus thankfully though these are organized in a relatively logical way
overall the interface is clean and generally easy to navigate one thing i particularly like in the
app is surfshark has added a link that directs you straight to its list of helpful resources
and guides on their website this is especially great for new users but how well does surfshark
perform performed i've run several tests comparing different locations and have used as many of the
same locations as possible from previous tests to make it easy to compare the data let's take a look
first is the baseline with no vpn you can see i average around 60 megabytes of download speed
and 5.4 megabytes of upload speed using quick connect where surfshark finds what it believes
to be the best server based on my location you can see the speeds are largely retained seeing
only a slight drop in speed taking a look at sweden and israel we see very similar results
further down in the us i've connected to both east and west coast and i found the numbers
to be quite consistent and stable this theme continues throughout asia where again we see
no significant drop in performance of course there are many factors that can affect these
results but this should give you an idea of how well surf shark performs across
different regions now if speed is your number one priority i do suggest looking at nordvpn
although a little bit more expensive i found it to perform very fast performing close to baseline
that said rest assured with surfshark you get good and stable performance overall seeing just
about a nine percent change in download speeds and a four percent change in upload speeds in practice
i can tell you this difference is very hard to notice particularly in download speeds i also
want to point out that switching between servers and countries is exceptionally fast and seamless
surfshark is very capable of streaming it unblocks many common streaming services such as disney plus
hulu and hbo now additionally surfshark can access netflix libraries from all over the world
including the us uk japan south korea and india in terms of torrenting this is very much
possible surf shark offers a wide range of p2p servers across the globe that support it and
all major p2p clients this is made extra secure by the integrated kill switch as well as the no
logs policy but more on that later when it comes to vpns privacy is key so how does surfshark
perform in this area surfshark performs very well here for its strong aes 256 encryption when you're
connected surfshark has other ways to even further protect your privacy through different protocols
and specialty servers this includes support for all major standard protocols such as ikv2
openvpn udp and tcp as well as wireguard additionally surfshark also features static ip
also known as dedicated ip which will give you one consistent ip this is useful when
using apps such as online banking where logging in from different ips and different countries
can create login issues multihop also known as double vpn will connect you through
two servers making your already secure connection even more secure camouflage mode is automatically
enabled when using openvpn udp or tcp protocols allowing you to bypass internet restrictions in
essence this makes your connectivity look like regular internet connectivity from the outside
by removing any traces of a vpn additionally surfshark offers cleanweb which will automatically
block certain pop-ups as well as add trackers no borders mode allows you to bypass internet
restrictions it is great to see this feature included and will also automatically activate if
surfshark detects any kind of restrictions on your network finally surfshark uses ram only servers
this allows for even more privacy as when they are turned off the servers are completely wiped and
this brings us to security one of surfshark's key features in this area is an integrated kill switch
a kill switch is there to prevent any data leaks in the event that the vpn connection drops this is
a feature i definitely suggest you activate now an area for surfshark to build on this feature would
be to add alongside the general kill switch an app-specific kill switch that is seen in
some of its competitors importantly surfshark also claims to have a strict no logs policy
in which surfshark states that they will not collect details such as your ip address
browsing history session information used bandwidth and connection timestamps
furthermore surfshark backs up these claims through an independent audit performed in 2018.
even though the scope of the audit only looking at browser extensions was not as wide or recent
as for example the audits done by nordvpn it is still reassuring to know that these reports have
been made and shared this gives surfshark actual evidence to support its no logging claims in
terms of customer support i was impressed by its expansive list of online resources found on their
website you can also sort articles by category and search by keyword there is even a range of video
tutorials which are easy to follow finally surf shark also has a 24 7 live chat in my experience
this worked very well connecting me with an agent in a matter of seconds to help solve the issue
now that we've looked at the key features of surfshark let's take a look at the plants
sure shark offers a range of plans at different price points depending on the length of the plan
you choose ranging from 1 to 24 months the 24 month plan gives you by far the best value but
again i will leave links to the best possible offers for surf shark in the description at the
end of the day i can highly recommend surfshark it offers a strong list of features has a compact
and minimalist user interface is secure and allows you to connect an unlimited number of devices all
of this for a very compelling price if you have any questions please leave them in the comments
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