Need Recommendation: External SSD Enclosure (USB 3.0?)

[ryuxdragonx]

So a little more than a year ago when I did a mini overhaul on my rig, I swapped out 2 of my Kingston v300 128gb SSD for Intel 730 Series SSD.

Fast forward a year, I'm currently heading to university to do study design full-time, and I'll be getting a Macbook Pro.

Those Kingston SSDs will not have much value right now (to be honest I bought those on a sale as well), so I'm thinking of repurposing those instead. I was thinking of getting an external SSD enclosure so that I can use it as a scratch disk for the Adobe suite when I need, or even temporary space to store some projects.

Anyone here can recommend a suitable USB 3.0 external enclosure? Or if this idea is even feasible in the first place.

 

[Entry Level PC]

Go grab Orico USB 3 enclosure for 2.5 hdd lor.

 

[MrMundy]

So a little more than a year ago when I did a mini overhaul on my rig, I swapped out 2 of my Kingston v300 128gb SSD for Intel 730 Series SSD.

Fast forward a year, I'm currently heading to university to do study design full-time, and I'll be getting a Macbook Pro.

Those Kingston SSDs will not have much value right now (to be honest I bought those on a sale as well), so I'm thinking of repurposing those instead. I was thinking of getting an external SSD enclosure so that I can use it as a scratch disk for the Adobe suite when I need, or even temporary space to store some projects.

Anyone here can recommend a suitable USB 3.0 external enclosure? Or if this idea is even feasible in the first place.

http://www.lazada.sg/catalog/?q=usb+3+caddy

i cant rmb which 1 i got, but i paid like $10+++ for a black color 1

 

[ryuxdragonx]

http://www.lazada.sg/catalog/?q=usb+3+caddy

i cant rmb which 1 i got, but i paid like $10+++ for a black color 1

Do you know how much USB 3.0 would bottleneck SSD's performance?

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

Do you know how much USB 3.0 would bottleneck SSD's performance?

beside that i would prefer if u can look into the type of controller they using will u a better idea of the speed of write and read.

 

[ryuxdragonx]

beside that i would prefer if u can look into the type of controller they using will u a better idea of the speed of write and read.

It's a custom LSI Controller, read and write both up to 450MB/s, taken from the Kingston website.

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

It's a custom LSI Controller, read and write both up to 450MB/s, taken from the Kingston website.

sorry i didnt make it clearly, i mean the usb 3.0 enclose.

 

[ryuxdragonx]

sorry i didnt make it clearly, i mean the usb 3.0 enclose.

Oh oops, silly me. Yah lor that's why I asking around for recommendation. Lazada don't exactly show these specs.

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

Oh oops, silly me. Yah lor that's why I asking around for recommendation. Lazada don't exactly show these specs.

all i can say is that u try googling those brands on lazada to source for it, since those people reco u. but for me i saw a few (its amazon deals ), not sure if u want or not.

 

[ryuxdragonx]

all i can say is that u try googling those brands on lazada to source for it, since those people reco u. but for me i saw a few (its amazon deals ), not sure if u want or not.

Thanks bro anyway. I'll look around myself as well.

 

[watzup_ken]

I bought a Transcend USB 3.0 casing for my SSD as well. You can get it at a reasonable price during IT show. Normally its quite expensive.

 

[ryuxdragonx]

I bought a Transcend USB 3.0 casing for my SSD as well. You can get it at a reasonable price during IT show. Normally its quite expensive.

I see. How much did you pay for it and how's the performance?

 

[azeris10]

Bought a Startech usb3 enclosure that supports UASP for around 20 usd from Amazon to house my Crucial M500. No complaints about performance (similar when it was connected to SATA3)

 

[ryuxdragonx]

Bought a Startech usb3 enclosure that supports UASP for around 20 usd from Amazon to house my Crucial M500. No complaints about performance (similar when it was connected to SATA3)

Awesome! That's good to hear!

 

[Entry Level PC]

SATA3 = 6Gbps
USB3 = 5Gbps

Therefore should be slightly slower.

 

[Entry Level PC]

http://list.qoo10.sg/item/ORICO-2599-ACASIS-USB-3-0-2-5-3-5-INCH-HDD-HARDDISK-HARD-DISK/421504704
$10 Acasis.
This one is prolly the cheapest and best value for $$$.
Moi going to hoot 2x and try.

 

[ryuxdragonx]

http://list.qoo10.sg/item/ORICO-2599-ACASIS-USB-3-0-2-5-3-5-INCH-HDD-HARDDISK-HARD-DISK/421504704
$10 Acasis.
This one is prolly the cheapest and best value for $$$.
Moi going to hoot 2x and try.

You try then tell me

 

[MrMundy]

Do you know how much USB 3.0 would bottleneck SSD's performance?

Dunno, don't care, I only use it to reuse my old ssd and HDD to transfer stuff

 

[Entry Level PC]

You try then tell me

you tan gu gu until next weekend for my review lor.

 

[Entry Level PC]

you tan gu gu until next weekend for my review lor.

I order liao choosing $1 normal mail delivery.
I think around Wednesday should receive maybe.

You tan gu gu for my review on my Kingston v300 128GB SSD.