StarTech.com S2510U33USM storage drive enclosure Black

Turn a 2.5” HDD/SSD into a USM compatible USB 3.0 enclosure

The S2510U33USM USM enclosure enables you to insert a 2.5” SATA HDD/SSD into any USM host interface including the StarTech.com S2510U33RUSM 5.25" USM bay, and Seagate GoFlex devices. To ensure you get the most from your SATA III drive, the enclosure supports transfer speeds up to 6.0 Gbps.

USM (Universal Storage Module) is a portable drive standard that interfaces with SATA and enables you to hot-swap drives between multiple host devices, such as PCs, notebooks, DVRs and many others.

Using the included USM to USB 3.0 adapter the enclosure can also be connected externally to non-USM host devices via USB. Plus, with support for UASP, the enclosure performs up to 70% faster than conventional USB when paired with a UASP-enabled host controller to utilize the full potential of your SATA III hard drives. See our UASP testing results below for further details.

To ensure compatibility with your computer system, the S2510U33USM supports all of the leading operating systems, including: Microsoft Windows (8/7/Vista/XP/Server 2008/Server 2003), Apple OSX (10.9/10.8/10.7/10.6), Linux, and Google Chrome OS.

The S2510U33USM is backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.

Improved Performance with UASP

UASP is supported in Windows 8, Mac (OSX 10.8 or above), and Linux. In testing UASP performs with a 70% faster read speed and 40% faster write speed over traditional USB 3.0 at peak performance.

At the same peak in testing UASP also shows an 80% reduction in required processor resources.

Testing results were obtained using an Intel Ivy Bridge system, a UASP enabled StarTech.com enclosure, and a SATA III solid state drive.

The StarTech.com Advantage

- Universal compatibility, with support for third party USM devices including Seagate GoFlex
- Maximum portability, with durable aluminum enclosure and external drive access using USB 3.0 adapter
- 70% Faster than traditional USB 3.0, with UASP support
- Simplifies managing/mounting backup drives, by adding removable USM internal storage

StarTech.com S2510U33USM, SATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III, 6 Gbit/s, Black