StarTech - S252U2ERR - 2.5in Removable eSATA USB Dual SATA Hard Drive Enclosure w/ RAID

The S252U2ERR Dual Removable 2.5in SATA Hard Drive Enclosure provides a complete, hardware-based external storage solution for laptop or desktop computers.

Accommodating two 2.5in SATA (SATA, SATA II, SATA III) hard drives or solid state drives (SSD), this compact HDD enclosure provides a broad range of RAID configurations including JBOD, Spanning (BIG/Concatenated), RAID 0 (Fast), RAID 1 (Safe) and more - providing the flexibility needed to create the storage solution that best fits your application. Large capacity drives (tested with up to 1TB per bay) can be used to greatly enhance your computer's storage/backup capabilities.

Additionally this trayless enclosure features tool less removable hard drive bays, providing a quick and easy way to replace or upgrade the installed drives for more space or enhanced performance.

This versatile dual hard drive enclosure can be connected to a host computer, using either USB or eSATA with support for full hi-speed USB 2.0 data transfer rates of up to 480Mbps, and for eSATA transfer rates of up to 3Gbps - delivering the speed needed for your external storage to function seamlessly with your desktop or laptop computer.

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

StarTech.com Advantage

• Built-in support for numerous RAID modes for most personal/business needs
• Support for up to 2 SATA drives with front loading drive trays provide easily replaceable/upgradable storage over a high speed eSATA or USB 2.0 interface
• Backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support

Features

• Accepts up to two 2.5" SATA drives in a single enclosure
• Supported RAID modes: 0, 1, JBOD (single), BIG (Spanning/Concatenation)
• Lockable drive doors
• 15, 000+ insertion rating
• Durable aluminum construction
• Power/Activity LED indicators for each drive
• SATA revision 2 compliant eSATA host interfaces, with support for transfer rates up to 3.0 Gbps
• High Speed USB 2.0 compliant host interface, with support for transfer rates up to 480 Mbps
• Compatible with SATA revision 1/2/3 (1.5/3.0/6.0 Gbps) drives
• Supports 2.5" form factor hard drives (HDD) and solid state drives (SSD)
• No drivers or software required
• Compact form factor
• Plug-and-Play and Hot-Swap compatible

Applications

• Add compact, external storage with speed (RAID 0) or redundancy (RAID 1) to almost any system
• System builders who need to image drives quickly and efficiently
• Environments where drives need to be replaced/removed regularly, without external protection for the drives required after removal
• Be able to replace/remove individual drives from a storage array with minimal or no system down time