StarTech.com SAT2510BU2E 2.5 Inch Black eSATA USB External Hard Drive Enclosure for SATA HDD, 2.5 Inch HDD Enclosure, Hard Disk Enclosure

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Digital storage capacity	1 TB
Brand	StarTech.com
Colour	Black
Product Dimensions	15.49 x 5 x 23.01 cm; 90 Grams

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Choose between eSATA or USB 2.0 connectivity depending on host system configuration/capabilities
A compact, aluminum chassis makes for a light-weight and easily portable storage solution with optimal heat dissipation characteristics that's powered over USB
Backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support
SATA revision 2 compliant eSATA host interface, with supported transfer rates up to 3 Gbps
High Speed USB 2.0 host interface, with supported transfer rates up to 480 Mbps

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Product information

Colour:Black | Style Name:USB 2.0 & eSATA II

Technical Details

Brand

‎StarTech.com

Product Dimensions

‎15.49 x 5 x 23.01 cm; 90 Grams

Item model number

‎SAT2510BU2E

Manufacturer

‎STARTECH.COM

Color

‎Black

Standing screen display size

‎2.5 Inches

Number of USB 2.0 Ports

‎1

Are Batteries Included

‎No

Item Weight

‎90 g

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ASIN

B002NY9K1Q

Customer Reviews

150 ratings

4.1 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

241,656 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
1,615 in Hard Drive Frames & Enclosures

Date First Available

8 Sept. 2009

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Colour:Black | Style Name:USB 2.0 & eSATA II

Product Description

This eSATA/USB External Hard Drive Enclosure transforms virtually any 2.5" SATA (SATA, SATA II, SATA III) hard drive or solid state drive (SSD) into a cost-effective portable storage solution.

Ideal for storing digital multimedia and other demanding applications, the 2.5" SATA hard drive enclosure connects to a host computer using USB 2.0 or eSATA with support for data transfer rates of up to 3Gbps (using eSATA) or 480Mbps (through USB 2.0).

A truly portable solution, the compact hard drive enclosure features lightweight yet durable aluminum construction, as well as a small form factor design that fits perfectly into your pocket or notebook bag when not in use. To eliminate the hassle of having to find a power outlet when you are ready to back up data or load your stored files, the USB/eSATA enclosure offers USB-powered operation, requiring no external power supply.

Manufacturer's Description

This eSATA/USB External Hard Drive Enclosure transforms virtually any 2.5" SATA (SATA, SATA II, SATA III) hard drive or solid state drive (SSD) into a cost-effective portable storage solution.

From the manufacturer

A Compact Chassis Makes for a Light-Weight and Easily Portable Storage Solution

This eSATA/USB external hard drive enclosure transforms virtually any 2.5 inch SATA (SATA, SATA II, SATA III) hard drive or solid state drive (SSD) into a portable storage solution.

High Speed USB 2.0 host interface, with Supported Transfer Rates Up to 480 Mbps

Suitable for storing digital multimedia and other demanding applications, the 2.5 inch SATA hard drive enclosure connects to a host computer using USB 2.0 or eSATA with support for data transfer rates of up to 3 Gbps (using eSATA) or 480 Mbps (through USB 2.0).

Large capacity drives (tested with up to 1 TB) can be used to enhance your computer's storage/backup capabilities.

Powered Directly from The USB Port

A truly portable solution, the compact hard drive enclosure features lightweight yet durable aluminum construction, as well as a small form factor design that fits into your pocket or notebook bag when not in use.

To eliminate the hassle of having to find a power outlet when you are ready to back up data or load your stored files, the USB/eSATA enclosure offers USB-powered operation, requiring no external power supply.

SAT2510BU2E

2.5 inch black eSATA USB external hard drive enclosure for SATA HDD.

Applications

Turn a 2.5 inch SATA Hard Drive into a USB2.0 or eSATA External Hard Drive

- Create a fast, portable external storage solution for desktops, laptops or netbooks

- Add-on extra storage to almost any USB enabled computer system

- Backup important data to an external storage device

- Share large files between computers quickly and securely without a network

- Retrieve data from old SATA drive, or turn the unused drive into additional external storage space

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Features

SATA revision two compliant eSATA host interface, with supported transfer rates up to 3 Gbps
High Speed USB 2.0 host interface, with supported transfer rates up to 480 Mbps
Powered directly from the USB port
Light-weight and durable aluminium chassis
Power/Activity LED indicator
Compatible with SATA revision 1/2/3 (1.5/3.0/6.0 Gbps) drives
Supports 2.5 inch form factor SATA hard drives (HDD) or solid state drives (SSD)
Plug and play and hot-swap compatible
Includes a protective carrying pouch

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4 star		14%
3 star		18%
2 star		6%
1 star		6%

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M. Fuller

Lovely bit of kit - generally....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 February 2013

Colour: BlackStyle Name: USB 2.0 & eSATA IIVerified Purchase

Works great on USB, blisteringly fast on eSATA. Mine has a 1Tb Samsung in it, which is rated at 0.7A peak, but runs happily on USB, without the need to boost power with the supplied USB power lead - though this lead is needed to power an eSATA connection.

Construction is solid and attractive, neat case that takes the drive and the three leads comfortably - unlike other caddies.

A few words of caution:

Some drives will not run happily on 500mA. You may find USB connection works only with the extra USB power connection lead in, but eSATA does not. Make sure the hard drive you install will be happy on 500mA (USB standard current).

Depending on your hardware and OS, you may or may not be able to "safely remove" this hardware in eSATA mode. Do NOT just pull the plug if no "safely remove" option is available - the drive will not be parked. To remove hot, go into device manager, select the drive and uninstall it - you'll hear it wind down - then remove it. You may also find that the drive will not always detect when hot plugged - again down to OS and hardware. Recent kit and OS should be largely OK - XP can be flakey!

One star lost because the above potential problems could and should have been outlined by Startech in their "manual" which only covers driver installation; and because the USB power lead should be longer to work easily with eSATA.

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Mike Bergenstjerna

but it's perfect on my setup for music and video without gaps ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 March 2016

Colour: BlackStyle Name: USB 2.0 & eSATA IIVerified Purchase

Does all it should. If you're looking for blinding fast eSATA performance then maybe look somewhere else, but it's perfect on my setup for music and video without gaps or pauses. Also remember that the eSATA spec does NOT include power over the eSATA cable, so you'll have to provide power with the USB to power cable included if you're going to use it that way - this isn't a design flaw, it's following the spec. Slightly irritating that the power and eSATA cables are different lengths, but hey what you gonna do? Nice touch to have the pouch to store the drive and 2 cables in. Packaging not excessive either, which is good. LEDs are nice and bright, the chassis is solid and well machined, and there are no gaps in the case once the drive is installed. The connectors seem robust and well anchored on to the drive controller board. Tidy design, good manufacture, and a more than reasonable price.

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The Repton Monster

Fast but not so simple on Windows 8

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 August 2013

Colour: SilverStyle Name: USB 2.0 & eSATA IIVerified Purchase

I bought this to house a 256GB solid state drive that I bought for backup purposes (backing up files of size 120mb-15gb) in Windows 8.

The case is of good built quality, although the internal socket device is a bit flimsy (but no different to any other models). It was nice to see the case being supplied with both USB and eSATA cables.

Connecting up the internal drive to the case was easy, using the supplied screwdriver. Connecting to your PC (via USB) requires two USB sockets - one for the data, and one for power. I tried to connect using only the USB via a socket that had power output, but the drive didn't work. Therefore this drive will always require two sockets in your PC regardless of whether you use USB or eSATA. This is a shame, as other external USB cases I have bought did not require the extra socket.

In Windows 8 however, the operating system refused to see the drive after it was connected. I had to go into the Disk Management utility and Initialize the drive as a GPT partition (Windows gives you the option for GPT/MBR when you select 'Initialize'). Once done, the drive was then formatted as NTFS and was readily available. This will probably be a disk issue, so I'm not marking the case down, but its something to be aware of.

When I then unplugged it and connected via eSATA, for some reason it took Windows about two minutes to show it in My Computer. The transfer speeds afterwards however were very good:

eSATA Write (20 x 160mb files) = 97.4 megabytes per sec
eSata Write (20 x 15gb files) = 125 megabytes per sec

These were around what I expected, and I appreciate will be dependant on the drive fitted inside.

Overall this is a nice case. It's a bit of shame about the need to use two sockets.

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Greg Thomas

Again - NOT SATA-300, only SATA-150

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 August 2012

Colour: BlackStyle Name: USB 2.0 & eSATA IIVerified Purchase

If I still had the box, I'd return this. But I haven't, so too bad. Excellent delivery from Amazon, who are in no way responsible for this.

Like a previous reviewer, plugging this in to my Dell laptop's E-SATA port shows a SATA-2 disk only to be working at SATA-1 speed. Just to be sure it wasn't an anomaly with my particular disk (Seagate Blue), I borrowed a colleague's Samsung 830 SSD - and got exactly the same problem.

Startech don't want to know - I raised this with their US Support, who had never heard of the problem before - and alleged the issue must be with my drive. Not so.

Disappointed. I've since ordered an ESATA cable with power for about a fiver, which my colleague with the Samsung SSD uses. Plugged that in, connected my Seagate and it immediately saw it as SATA-2. This cable costs just over a fiver - search for Wentronic 0.5m HDD Power eSATA Cable eSATA I-Type to SATA HDD Plug.

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Quickdraw

2.5" Caddy that's jsut right for the job!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 January 2013

Colour: BlackStyle Name: USB 2.0 & eSATA IIVerified Purchase

Bought this to use whilst replacing the hard drive in my 2009 15" MacBook Pro. It came well packaged and included all that's needed to operate it - cables, screws to retain the drive inside the case (these are in a separate packet, with two spares, in the bottom of the box) and also includes a leatherette pouch to store it in.

The new drive fitted to the connectors without trouble, although getting it into the caddy was a little tricky. This proved to be due to two small adhesive pads on the back of the board, that get stuck when pushing the drive in. The first went on the second use and the second followed shortly afterwards. I guess they're only to provide minimum cushioning for the unit and aren't essential but a shame they weren't more effective.

The casing is metal and gives a sense of solidity, albeit only very thin. It has two LED lights built into one that shows green for operating and red flickering for activity.

Worked perfectly so far and I am now using it for the obsolete drive, removed from the MCP, to access old files, etc.

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A Compact Chassis Makes for a Light-Weight and Easily Portable Storage Solution

High Speed USB 2.0 host interface, with Supported Transfer Rates Up to 480 Mbps

Powered Directly from The USB Port

SAT2510BU2E

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Turn a 2.5 inch SATA Hard Drive into a USB2.0 or eSATA External Hard Drive

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