Turn a 2.5” SATA Hard Drive or Solid State Drive into a UASP supported USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 External Hard Drive Compatible with SATA revision I/II/III (1.5/3.0/6.0 Gbps) drives Light weight & durable aluminum enclosure Powered directly from the USB (Universal Serial Bus) port Super Speed USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 compliant host interface supporting data transfer rates up to 5 Gbps High Speed USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 compliant host interface, with transfer rates up to 480 Mbps Power/ Activity LED indicator Plug-&-Play & Hot-Swap compatible The S2510BMU33 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. See our UASP testing results below for further details. 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 increase the storage/backup capabilities of your computer. The USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/SATA III enclosure requires no external power adapter & features high quality aluminum construction, ensuring both portability & durability when carried as a laptop accessory. Backed by a Star Tech.com 2-year warranty & free lifetime technical support. enhanced Performance with UASP 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. What’s in the box 2.5” USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 SATA III HDD Enclosure Screw Kit 18" USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 Cable Product Manual