External 2.5" HDD/SSD Enclosure with USB 3.0 & eSATA 6Gbps support?

Sylver123 · 29 Jun 2015 at 14:55

Hello,

I am looking for recommendations on a External 2.5" HDD/SSD Enclosure with USB 3.0 & eSATA III 6Gbps support?

I will be primary attaching it to my computer via eSATA and so since I will be putting an SSD drive in it, I will need
the Enclosure to fully support eSATA III 6Gbps speeds to get the maximum speeds out of the SSD drive.

By the way, do those PCI eSATA BackPlates fully support eSATA speeds of 6Gbps?

I am using a PCI eSATA BackPlate to attach my External Enclosures to the computer but if any normal PCI
eSATA BackPlate don't support speeds of 6Gbps, then I will need to get one that does support that speed.

Thank you in advance for suggestions.

Sylver123 · 30 Jun 2015 at 18:25

Any suggestions please?

Thank you.

Sylver123 · 1 Jul 2015 at 17:24

I came across a StarTech USB 3.0 2.5 inch SATA III External Solid State Drive Enclosure that might do the trick.

I have also read the Syba 6GBps SATA to eSATA PCI Bracket kit with eSATA Flat Shielded Cable works in 6Gbps speeds.

Hopefully both of these will do what I wanted and they are decent quality products.

hominid · 1 Jul 2015 at 18:21

I have an external dock that I use, wither usb3 or eSATA, and I see no speed difference with either. So if you do have usb3 then why not stick to that?