Super Talent Launches DIY USB 3.0 Enclosure for 2.5-inch Hard Drives
Super Talent just announced a very cool device that the company calls the USB 3.0 Storage POD enclosure. It is basically your run of the mill external hard drive enclosure that houses 2.5″ notebook hard drive and connects to your PC with the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface. If you happen to have a notebook drive sitting around or wanted to purchase one you can buy this $29 enclosure and make your own portable USB 3.0 drive. If you had to buy a hard drive, this doesn’t make much sense though. For example if you paid $29 for the Super Talent USB 3.0 Storage POD and bought a WD Scorpio Blue 500GB drive for $62.00, you are looking at $91 for a portable USB 3.0 storage drive. You’d be better off getting the WD My Passport Essential 500GB USB 3.0 portable drive for $69.99 and being done with it. It comes with all the backup software and you don’t have to mess with putting it together. You can read out review on the WD My Passport Essential 500GB USB 3.0 portable drive right here.
Chances are you already have an external USB drive and its USB 2.0 connector is holding it back. The USB 2.0 bus keeps most drives from performing at their true potential and relegates their usage to simple storage backup. Now you can do something about it. By simply changing the enclosure, you can liberate your existing HDD and see double and even triple the speed – without reformatting. The installation is simple, requires only two screws and takes less than 5 minutes to complete. Simply insert any 2.5″ (9.5mm standard) SATA HDD into the USB 3.0 Storage POD enclosure. A specially designed rubber grommet surrounds your drive, holds it firm and provides peace of mind from shock and vibration concerns. Close the cover, apply two screws and this little project is finished.
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