As a computer user you have probably heard of SSD in this computer generation. Solid State Drives (SSDs) offers a wide range of benefits to every computer user out there. Solid State Drives are a bit expensive to buy and maintain but with SSD enclosure you can preserve your old computer SSD and use them as spare drives for your new computer. The best way for your computer to achieve instant-on performance is by use of SSDs enclosure. The power of SSD enables your system to boot almost immediately. One of the best SSD enclosure form factors is SATA. SATA SSD is one of the most popular enclosures due to its numerous advantages over other SSD form factors. Most SATA SSD enclosures features a hot swap or dock, allowing you to plug it directly into your computer motherboard hence you drive is able to perform as a cache drive, and with a USB cable you can use your SATA SSD enclosure like a flash drive for faster data transfer. Gamers can now experience faster load times with SATA SSD. The super access speed of SATA SSD enables faster load times giving gamers a more seamless gaming experience and increased chances of winning at first strikes. We are living in the digital era where anything can be done as fast as possible, with SSD faster antivirus full system scans, faster backups and file transfer is a guarantee. Not only can SSDs increase the life of your laptop battery but they also use less energy to operate since they don’t feature small moving parts; lower energy consumption. In addition, SSDs doesn’t access data by seeking it out on a spinning platter rather by use of flash memory, hence low temperatures when in use. If you have a hot swap or dock you can be able to use SSD enclosure as a flash drive. SSDs are available in various form factors such as mSATA or M.2 which is very flexible in terms of storage. But the things is; This list is all about SATA SSD to USB enclosure, in case if you wanted to use your mSATA SSD or M.2 SSD via USB, then you’ll need to buy one more thing other than the SATA TO USB Enclosure. Use this converter first, and then use the SATA to USB Enclosure;
So, Let’s See How Many Best SSD Enclosure Are Available In The Market, In This Month:
Top 4th – Salcar 2.5″ USB 3.0 Enclosure
Interface Support: SATA 3.0/2.0 Docking USB Input: USB 3.0 Type-A Drive Size Support: 2.5 Inch 9.5mm Color: Black Price: 8$
Short Review: Looking for a way to expand your laptop or PC memory? Purchase Salcar 2.5’’ USB 3.0 Enclosure and your needs will be fulfilled. Salcar is one of the best SSD enclosures when it comes to data exchange between PCs, quick and easy data backup as well as image and media processing. Not only is this enclosure suitable for all 2.5 inch SATA SSDs and HDDs, but it also transfers data at a super speed of up to 5Gbps. Salcar is suitable for all 2.5 inch SATA SDD and HDD hard drives in the market. It supports hard drives with a maximum height of up to 9.5mm. With the use of USB 3.0 Adapter, scalar is able to transfer data at the speed of 5Gbps. In addition, this enclosure features UASP transfer protocol, therefore making it one of the best enclosures in terms of performances. It performs 70 percent faster than any traditional USB 3.0 in the industry. Scalar is backward compatible with USB 2.0 and 1.1. This enclosure features LED activity indicator, while White Blue indicates USB 2.0 connection, Blue LED indicates USB 3.0 connection. The scalar enclosure is very easy to use. With this enclosure no reboot or additional drivers needed and it is also tool-free. Thus making it very easy for you to install and disassemble it. Another thing is that the enclosure is Hot-swappable. It is also compatible with operating systems such as Mac OS 9.1/10.8.4 and windows Me/2000/98/10/8/7/Vista/XP.
Top 3rd – Inateck USB Enclosure FE2002
Interface Support: SATA 3.0/2.0 Docking USB Input: USB 3.0 Type-A Drive Size Support: 2.5 Inch 9.5mm Color: Black Price: 11$
Short Review: You just replaced your older computer with a new one, and you are looking for a way to keep your computer hard drives safe. Actually, Inateck features a super speed of up to 5Gbps. Nothing accelerates the write and read speed of enclosure like UASP transfer protocol. What makes this dock enclosure one of the best enclosures in the market is it remarkable features, such as convenient to carry due to its lightweight nature, delicate and simple appearance, super speed as well as standard USB 3.0 interfaces. With Inateck you can plug and play with ease. It features LED activity indicator thus it is very easy to use power switch offers protection to your hard drives. In addition with Inateck, there is No Reboot and it is also tool-free. If you are looking for an enclosure that will transfer data at a super speed, then Inateck is what you should look for. Inateck transfer data at a speed of 5Gbps, in fact, it works 70% faster than any conventional USB 3.0 out there because it comes with a USAP host controller. Inateck is made of the built-foam pad which protects hard drive effectively. Inateck is the perfect solution for 9.5 mm, and a thickness below 2.5 inch SATA HDD. You can convert any 9.5 and 7 mm 2.5 inch SATA SSD or HDD into the external hard drive for it to be portable and reliable.
Top 2nd – Sabrent SATA SSD USB 3.0 Enclosure {Rugged}
Interface Support: SATA 3.0/2.0/1.0 Docking USB Input: USB 3.0 Type-A Drive Size Support: 2.5 Inch 9.5mm Color: Black Price: 14$
Short Review: Experience the lightning speed of USB 3.0 that can transfer files at a super speed of up to 5Gbps today! Via USB 3.0 port available in your computer you can connect any SATA 3 Hard Drive or 2.5 Serial ATA SSD. Sabrent case is designed with long-lasting aluminum, which helps in heat regulation/prevention, thus protecting your hard drive from overheating. Another thing about Sabrent SATA SSD is that it is reverse compatible with both 2.0 and 1.1 USB. This SSD enclosure is one of the best enclosures in the market for data transfer and backup too. Sabrent transfers data at the super speed of up to 5Gbps. Sometimes the real world data transfer performance may vary depending on the inserted disk drive performance specifications and the host computer’s USB controller. Sabrent is designed with a durable aluminum case which ensures heat dissipation, therefore protecting your hard drives from overheating. Sabrent works with USB 3.0 connection as well as USB 2.0 and 1.1, thus making it one of the perfect solutions for data storage and transfer. In addition, Sabrent features Silicone Shockproof Bumper which protects your hard drives from shock damage.
Top 1st – Plugable USB 3.1 Gen 2 10Gbps SATA Dock Enclosure
Interface Support: SATA 3.0/2.0 Docking USB Input: USB 3.0 Type – A & C Drive Size Support: 2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch Color: Black Price: 40$
Short Review: One of the best SSD Enclosure out there is actually – Plugable USB 3.1 Gen 2 10Gbps SATA Dock Enclosure. Plugable is a perfect enclosure for a number of tasks and comes with numerous benefits over traditional external hard drives or SSDs. Have you bought a new laptop and you need to keep your older laptop hard drives save and protected? Then what you really need is get a Plugable USB 3.1 enclosure. Not only can it be helpful in storing your files, backing up important data but it can also be very important in retrieving lost data. Plugable SATA dock enclosure can be used in retrieving data from non-working PCs. Any standard SATA drive is supported by Plugable SATA dock enclosure, in fact from 2.5 inch solid state drives (SSD) to traditional 3.5 inch mechanical spinning disk drive. Up to 10TB drives are compatible with this enclosure, this is something that has been tested and confirmed to be very true.
Plugable enclosure transfer data at a speed of 750 MB/S from SATA III disk drives, actually plugable dock enclosure is one of the fastest SATA SSD enclosures in the market. Plugable dock enclosure features tool-less design for quick drive swapping. Plugable has a heavy duty ABS plastic design and upright vertical docking bay, thus docking and undocking internal SATA disk drives is very easy.
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