External Hard Drive Enclosure w/ RAID, 6.35 cm (2.5 ") , eSATA USB Dual SATA, Black
This Dual 2.5in SATA Hard Drive Enclosure provides a complete, hardware-based external RAID storage solution for laptop or desktop computers.
Accomodating two 2.5in SATA (SATA, SATA II) hard drives, this compact HDD enclosure provides a complete, hardware-based external RAID solution with support for a broad range of RAID configurations including JBOD, Spanning (BIG/Concatenated), RAID 0 (Fast), RAID 1 (Safe) and more - providing the flexibility needed to create the storage solution that best fits your application.
This versatile HDD enclosure can be connected to a host computer using either USB or eSATA, with support for full hi-speed USB 2.0 data transfer rates of up to 480Mbps, and for eSATA transfer rates of up to 3Gbps - offering the speed needed for your external storage to function seamlessly with your desktop or laptop computer.
Built to provide a durable housing for installed Serial ATA hard drives, the Dual SATA hard drive enclosure features an aluminum casing, which helps to protect against damage while in transit. The aluminum casing also provides additional dissipation of the heat generated by normal drive operation - in turn providing a cooler working environment for installed hard drives.
The hard drive enclosure includes an optional power adapter that can be used as an alternate method of powering drive operation, in contrast to drawing power from a host computer USB connection (also supported).
As a further option, using our SATA to Compact Flash Adapter (SAT2CF), Compact Flash cards (up to two) can be installed into the enclosure in place of a SATA or SATA II hard drive, allowing the drive enclosure to be used as a portable, high performance, and shock resistant SSD (Solid State Drive).
The StarTech.com Advantage
- Capability to boot Notebook or Desktop system directly from external enclosure;
- DIP switch configuration;
- Free advanced backup software included.
