StarTech.com 2.5in USB 3.0 External SATA III SSD Hard Drive Enclosure
With UASP

Product Description

Turn a 2.5" SATA Hard Drive or Solid State Drive into a UASP supported USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 External Hard Drive. The S2510BPU33 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 Hard Drive Enclosure with UASP lets you connect a 2.5in SATA III hard drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD) through an available USB (Universal Serial Bus) port. The enclosure delivers optimal performance with a USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 connection, but is backward compatible with USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 host connections as well. Enhanced with UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol), this 2.5" SATA III enclosure performs up to 70% faster than conventional USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 when paired with a UASP-enabled host controller. Using a more efficient protocol than the traditional USB (Universal Serial Bus) BOT (Bulk-Only Transport), UASP reduces latency, significantly increasing transfer speeds & reducing processor usage to utilize the full potential of your SATA III hard drives. With support for SATA I/II/III, & large capacity drives (tested up to 1TB) this HDD enclosure is compatible with virtually any 2.5in SATA hard drive, & greatly increases the storage/backup capabilities of your computer. For added portability the USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/SATA III enclosure features tool-less HDD installation, & requires no external power adapter. UASP is supported in Windows 8, Mac OSX (10.8 or above), & Linux. In testing UASP performs with a 70% faster read speed & 40% faster write speed over traditional USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 at peak performance. At the same peak in testing UASP also shows an 80% reduction in required processor resources. Testing results were obtained using an Intel Ivy Bridge system, a UASP enabled Star Tech.com Enclosure, & a SATA III solid state drive.