StarTech - SAT3510BUEEU - 3.5in Black eSATA USB Trayless SATA External Hard Drive Enclosure

This eSATA/USB External Hard Drive Enclosure for SATA hard drives features a convenient trayless design that eliminates having to mount the hard drive in the enclosure, making it easier to access data on the fly.

Simply insert any 3.5in SATA II (SATA /300) or SATA (SATA /150) hard drive (up to 2 TB capacity) into the enclosure, close the panel door and connect the enclosure to the computer through either eSATA (external SATA) or USB. To remove the hard drive from the enclosure, simply open the panel door and pull the SATA hard drive out.

Because the SAT3510BUEEU drive enclosure can be connected to a host computer through either eSATA or USB, you can rely on efficient data transfer speeds (up to 3Gbps for eSATA, 480Mbps for USB 2.0) and quick connectivity. The enclosure is constructed to provide a durable housing for inserted drives to prevent physical damage to the drives while in transit, and features lockable front door access for added data security. Large capacity drives (tested with up to 4TB) can be used to greatly enhance your computer's storage/backup capabilities.

To ensure a cool operating environment, the SATA HDD enclosure provides a built-in 40mm fan that re-distributes the heat build-up generated as a result of typical hard drive operation - which is especially important for large volume storage (750GB to 2TB hard drives), and faster spinning drives (i.e. 7200 RPM), as it can help optimize drive operability and in turn preserve stored data integrity.

StarTech.com Advantage

• Quickly and easily install or remove hard drives from the enclosure with the innovative trayless design
• Efficiently access a high capacity SATA drive over eSATA or USB 2.0 connectivity

Features

• Trayless design: drive is not mounted to a tray or the enclosure chassis/frame
• Lockable drive door
• 40mm cooling fan
• Power and Activity LED indicators
• SATA revision 1 compliant eSATA host interface, with supported transfer rates up to 1.5 Gbps
• High Speed USB 2.0 compliant host interface, with supported transfer rates up to 480 Mbps
• Compatible with SATA revision 1/2/3 (1.5/3.0/6.0 Gbps) hard drives
• Supports 3.5" form factor SATA hard drives
• Plug-and-Play and Hot-Swap compatible

Applications

• Environments where drives need to be replaced/removed regularly, without external protection for the drives required after removal
• Technicians who regularly test or benchmark different hard drives and need to swap between them
• Create a fast, portable external storage solution for desktops, laptops or netbooks
• Add-on extra storage to almost any USB enabled computer system
• Backup important data to an external storage device
• Share large files between computers quickly and securely without a network
• Retrieve data from old SATA drive, or turn the unused drive into additional external storage space