StarTech.com S3510BMU33 - 3.5" USB 3.0 External SATA III SSD Hard Disk Drive Enclosure with UASP for SATA 6Gbps Black

Turn a 3.5" SATA Hard Drive into a UASP-supported USB 3.0 External Hard Drive. The S3510BMU33 Black USB 3.0 Hard Drive Enclosure with UASP lets you connect a 3.5in SATA III hard drive (HDD) through an available USB port. The enclosure delivers optimal performance with a USB 3.0 connection but is backward compatible with USB 2.0/1.1 host connections as well.

Enhanced with UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) this 3.5" SATA III enclosure performs up to 70% faster than conventional USB 3.0 when paired with a UASP-enabled host controller. Using a more efficient protocol than the traditional USB BOT (Bulk-Only Transport) UASP reduces latency significantly increasing transfer speeds and 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 and large capacity drives (tested up to 4TB) this HDD enclosure is compatible with virtually any 3.5in SATA hard drive and can greatly increase the storage/backup capabilities of your computer.

The USB 3.0/SATA III enclosure features high quality aluminum construction ensuring durabi lity.

Backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.

Improved Performance with UASP

UASP is supported in Windows 8 Mac OSX (10.8 or above) and Linux. In testing UASP performs with a 70% faster read speed and 40% faster write speed over traditional USB 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 Intel½ Ivy Bridge system a UASP enabled StarTech.com enclosure and a SATA III solid state drive.

 
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