Turn a 3.5" SATA Hard Drive into a UASP-supported USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 External Hard Drive. The S3510SMU33 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 hard drive enclosure enables you to connect a 3.5in SATA hard drive through an available USB (Universal Serial Bus) port. With support for UASP, the enclosure performs up to 70% faster than conventional USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0, when paired with a UASP-enabled host controller to utilize the full potential of your SATA III hard drives. The HDD enclosure offers a versatile solution for increasing the storage/backup capabilities of your computer, with support for SATA I/II/III hard drives at capacities of up to 4TB. Plus, the enclosure features high-quality aluminum construction & a stylish silver design that looks great in any application. 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.