StarTech 5 Bay USB 3.0/eSATA 2.5/3.5" SATA III Removable Hard Drive Enclosure

The S355BU33ERM 5-bay Removable Hard Drive Enclosure lets you access five individual 2.5" or 3.5" hard drives simultaneously, through a single eSATA or USB port connection to your laptop or desktop computer. For fast performance and efficient data transfers, you can connect the removable drive enclosure to your computer through either eSATA or USB 3.0. The enclosure supports full SATA III data transfer rates up to 6 Gbps, when connected through eSATA.• Supports 2.5in Solid State Drives (SSD) and Hard Drives (HDD) using a 2.5in to 3.5in drive adapter such as 25SAT35HDD and 25SATSAS35• Supports SATA III (6 Gbps) and UASP for optimal performance • Supports both 2.5" and 3.5" form factor hard drives (HDD) and solid state drives (SSD) • eSATA or USB host connection • Five individual drive bays with solid aluminum drive trays • Built-in cooling fan • Compatible with USB 3.0 / 2.0 / 1.1 (5 Gbps / 480 Mbps / 1.5 Mbps) • Compatible with SATA revision I/II/III (1.5/3.0/6.0 Gbps) drives When connected through USB 3.0, the enclosure supports transfer speeds up 5 Gbps plus support for UASP, which performs up to 70% faster than conventional USB 3.0 when paired with a UASP-enabled host controller. With support for the fastest drive technologies available including SATA III (6 Gbps), hybrid drives and solid state drives (SSD), the enclosure helps you save time through optimized performance from your external storage. For optimal drive performance and longevity, the HDD/SSD enclosure features both a built-in fan as well as solid aluminum drive trays, which help cool your drives while ensuring maximum heat dissipation. To ensure compatibility with your computer system, the S355BU33ERM 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 S355BU33ERM is backed by a StarTech 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. Testing results were obtained using an Intel Ivy Bridge system, a UASP-enabled StarTech Enclosure and a SATA III solid state drive. Applications • Add a 5-bay hot-swap enclosure to a server or workstation computer, for a removable backup solution • Expand the storage capabilities of a small form factor/embedded system or laptop, with external drives • Adding external storage capacity for video editing or photo editing stations, making it easier to work with very large file sizes • Creating additional backup/archive storage • Turn unused SATA hard drives into additional external data storage Advantage • Versatile connectivity options, through either USB or eSATA • Maximize performance, with SATA III file transfer speeds up to 6Gbps using eSATA • Save time, with file transfers up to 70% faster than traditional USB 3.0 when used with a UASP-supported host