best usb 3.0 external enclosure for ssd?

[PavelT]

hi guys, can anyone help me out with this. i am looking around trying to find a good enclosure (usb 3.0 affordable) to put my 840 pro ssd inside, as a external boot drive on the new imac...any thoughts? much appreciated 🙂

 

[tom vilsack]

Bit older,but good article

Portable Performance: Four USB 3.0 Enclosures For Your 2.5” Drive

lots at NCIX with user reviews

2.5" Drive Enclosures

 

[Tanax]

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=55448&vpn=ST0019U&manufacture=Thermaltake&promoid=1033

Has SATA III and USB3.0 SuperSpeed. According this user, he got read and write speeds of 300/400 with that product which is extremely fast for an external solution:

http://fortysomethinggeek.blogspot.se/2012/10/blacx-5g-usb-30-update-fastest-usb-30.html

 

[kaktus]

Maybe this is what you are looking for:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1483374/

On the German version of tom`s Hardware is a another review:
http://www.tomshardware.de/USB-3-25-zoll-gehause,testberichte-241085.html

 

[PavelT]

thanks guys! for your input. i was also looking at a owc enclosure that looked pretty good: the OWC express, usb 3 enclosure, for my ssd. does anyone have any insight on these or have heard about them?

link:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/ES2.5BU3B/

 

[Tanax]

thanks guys! for your input. i was also looking at a owc enclosure that looked pretty good: the OWC express, usb 3 enclosure, for my ssd. does anyone have any insight on these or have heard about them?

link:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/ES2.5BU3B/

It appears to have the USB3 SuperSpeed as well as the Asmedia chipset. Have no idea though if it will actually have the same speeds.