Turn a 7mm high 2.5in SATA III SSD/HDD into a UASP-supported USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 External Drive. This slim, pocket-sized drive enclosure is specifically engineered for 7mm drives, giving you the option to turn your thin hard drive or solid state drive into an external storage solution connected through UASP-enabled USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0. With a thin yet durable design, the enclosure fits your 7mm drives perfectly to eliminate any drive movement inside the enclosure, which could be a problem with a looser-fitting enclosure. To help save you time transferring data to & from your 7mm SSD or HDD, this UASP-enabled enclosure supports transfer speeds up to 70% faster than traditional USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0, when used with a UASP-enabled host computer. Plus, the enclosure is USB (Universal Serial Bus)-powered, so you dont have to carry a power adapter with you, giving you one less thing to pack when youre traveling. 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.