Looking for USB 3.0 3.5 & 2.5 drive enclosures that are confirmed 3.0 transfer speeds

FuriousGreg · Jan 21, 2013, 10:46 AM

Any suggestions?

COrocket · Jan 21, 2013, 11:00 AM

I used this 2.5" one and it worked good.

http://www.amazon.com/Mediasonic-HDK...rive+enclosure

paulrbeers · Jan 21, 2013, 11:41 AM

I assume you are putting an SSD into this enclosure?

FuriousGreg · Jan 21, 2013, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by paulrbeers

I assume you are putting an SSD into this enclosure?

No, I have a couple of 3.5 HDDs and a 2.5 HDD that are USB 2.0 and I want to swap them into 3.0 enclosures to get the transfer speed boost.

paulrbeers · Jan 21, 2013, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FuriousGreg

No, I have a couple of 3.5 HDDs and a 2.5 HDD that are USB 2.0 and I want to swap them into 3.0 enclosures to get the transfer speed boost.

The reason I ask, is the only way to truly saturate USB 3.0 would be with SATA drives. For any mechanical drives, wouldn't just about any USB 3.0 enclosure (even one that isn't fully up to snuff) be faster than the drive you put in the enclosure? Just in case that wasn't clear, what I am saying is let's say you have a 3.0 enclosure that can't do full USB 3.0 speeds, the hard drive inside the enclosure can't even do HALF USB 3.0 speeds (they top out at 150MBs or 1200mbs) so whether they can do full USB 3.0 or not really doesn't matter unless you fill up the enclosure with an SATA drive....

Just my .02 worth.

FuriousGreg · Jan 21, 2013, 12:52 PM

I see, well I guess for my needs it doesn't make sense to bother. I'll just pick up 3.0 drives when I need more storage.

utekineir · Jan 21, 2013, 03:31 PM

I have a usb 3 seagate go flex base here and a usb 3 to sata adaptor from an intel 320 ssd.

Neither get much more than 150/180 with a kingston v300 (rated 450 ish r/w) grabbed cheap at staples the other day.

That would more than handle a platter drive, but clearly is bottlenecking the ssd.

kaktus · Jan 22, 2013, 02:54 PM

This enclosure is a USB 3 speed one: Thermaltake Silver River 5G case
Speeds with a SSD you can see here:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1483374

Jan 21, 2013, 10:46 AM	#1
FuriousGreg macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2011	Looking for USB 3.0 3.5 & 2.5 drive enclosures that are confirmed 3.0 transfer speeds Any suggestions?
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COrocket macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2012	I used this 2.5" one and it worked good. http://www.amazon.com/Mediasonic-HDK...rive+enclosure __________________ 2012 Mac Mini - i7 Quad Core 2.3 GHz - 4GB RAM - 128 GB SSD
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paulrbeers macrumors 68020 Join Date: Dec 2009	I assume you are putting an SSD into this enclosure? __________________ MBP 8,2 15" 2.2Ghz w/ 120GB SSD + 500GB MBA 4,2 13" 1.7Ghz w/ 128GB SSD Mac Mini 6,2 2.3ghz w/ 240GB SSD + 1TB Mac Pro 1,1 w/ 8 cores @ 2.66 w/ 240GB SSD
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Jan 21, 2013, 12:52 PM	#6
FuriousGreg Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2011	I see, well I guess for my needs it doesn't make sense to bother. I'll just pick up 3.0 drives when I need more storage.
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Jan 21, 2013, 03:31 PM	#7
utekineir macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2008	I have a usb 3 seagate go flex base here and a usb 3 to sata adaptor from an intel 320 ssd. Neither get much more than 150/180 with a kingston v300 (rated 450 ish r/w) grabbed cheap at staples the other day. That would more than handle a platter drive, but clearly is bottlenecking the ssd.
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Jan 22, 2013, 02:54 PM	#8
kaktus macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	This enclosure is a USB 3 speed one: Thermaltake Silver River 5G case Speeds with a SSD you can see here: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1483374
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