3.5" SATA to USB/eSATA Hard Drive Enclosure
Sata hard drives are rapidly replacing IDE 'PATA' hard disks. Sata hard drives are faster, cheaper and more prevalent than the older style 'PATA' drives, in all capacities. So, now is the perfect time to take advantage of this quiet revolution.
Storage Depot are pleased to announce the USB/SATA to SATA (drive) based enclosure, which has both eSATA and USB connectivity. This means that you can use any capacity 3.5" SATA hard drive and assemble it inside this hard drive caddy. You end up with an external hard drive, with both USB2.0 and eSATA connections.
SATA and USB2.0 Connectivity
Having USB2.0 means that you can now use your drive on just about any Windows PC, Apple Mac or Linux computer. Having aneSATA connection, means that if your computer has an eSATA port, you can achive massively improved data transfer rates over USB2.0. You can also boot from the external hard drive via SATA, as long as your computer supports this.
The enclosure is supplied with all the 'bits' and cables you need, including a USB2.0 lead and a SATA to SATA lead. If you need or want to add Sata to your computer, you can simple add a SATA upgrade card, for PC's or Laptops. These are found under USB / FireWire accessories, on the left.
And finally, please read this!
Before you buy your hard drive enclosure, please check the following:
Is your hard drive a SATA hard drive, or IDE? IDE is also referred to as ATA or PATA. You can find this out by enterning the part number of your hard drive into a search engine. Look at the specifications of the hard drive.
The next thing you need to check is the physical size. Again, in the technical specifications, it will tell you if the drive is a 2.5" or 3.5" hard drive. We refer to 2.5" hard drives as 'Mobile' and the 3.5" hard drives as 'Desktop'. Sometimes we refer to both, for expample a Mobile 2.5" hard drive case. 3.5" hard drive do in fact measure just short of 4 inches (a weird quirk!)
If you are still unsure of the interface or size, please contact us. Send us an email with the model number of the hard drive. We would prefer if you contact us before ordering the wrong product, as it is much easier to supply you the right product the first time! And we're more than happy to help. Thank you.