I am in the marker for a small (hub-powered) and well made enclosure for a single 2.5" SSD drive. I don't need FW800 or Thunderbolt connections... a simple USB 2.0/3.0 would be fine. Right now I have a sub-par metal enclosure to house my Sandisk 120GB drive and the USB connector is a bit loose.
+1 on that OWC enclosure but be aware that although it *looks* like aluminum it's actually plastic (or at least the one I have (previous USB2 version).
I have done that for years (even with USB 2.0 before USB 3.0) and it works really well. With modern SSDs on USB 3.0 the read/write transfer rates are ~170 MB/sec. measured for files, not just benchmarks. The SSDs are practically impact proof and the connectors are not an issue in routine use.
I recall that a few years ago there were some SSDs with a built-in USB port. I wish they would do that now.
I have the USB 2.0 version of this. It's a pretty interesting enclosure, because you can dump ISO files onto it and the enclosure will actually mount the ISO file as if it were an attached CD/DVD drive. So you can boot from an ISO file or whatever.
It's very handy if you're in any way affiliated with IT. If not, maybe not so useful, but just thought I'd throw it out there.
EB-1 wrote:
I have done that for years (even with USB 2.0 before USB 3.0) and it works really well. With modern SSDs on USB 3.0 the read/write transfer rates are ~170 MB/sec. measured for files, not just benchmarks. The SSDs are practically impact proof and the connectors are not an issue in routine use.
I recall that a few years ago there were some SSDs with a built-in USB port. I wish they would do that now.
EBH
short lived and pricey. nothing more the a housed SSD over all. I did that already with one SSD for a lot more reasonable price.
oh, by the way, the Hyperdrive is back as the UDMA 2 version. pretty much the same but supports 1TB (no SSD) and a cleaned up interface and comes with a plug in battery draining wifi adapter for the ipad and android and other wifi capable device. kinda falls short on what it could have been but still better then anything under $1000 out there.
The new Hyperdrive is rather disappointing. Transfer speeds are lower than the original UDMA (27 MB/sec. vs. 35, unless there is a typo), the display is the same. and it is still USB 2.0. I was hoping for some sort of encryption too. I have no idea why the UDMA 2 would not support an SSD, but perhaps they were not tested with any.
My old Hyperdrive UDMA works just fine with the new Hitachi 1TB 7200 RPM drive. I also replaced the 18650 battery and it is good to go for a few more years.
its the same thing with some mild updating. the 27 is a reference as the better cards will give better performance. don't need encrypt. it is still U2. have you tried an SSD in the UDMA?
