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I have salvaged a Sata 3GBs 500gb hard drive from a non working computer, I currently have it in a USB2 enclosure. Would it be worth my while upgrading to a USB3 would transfer data faster? Might seem a silly question, may even be silly, but is the Sata drive already at max transfer with usb2. I hope that makes sense

Steve
 
A USB3 enclosure will be a lot faster than a USB 2 one with a SATA drive
 
Chappers said:
A USB3 enclosure will be a lot faster than a USB 2 one with a SATA drive
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Thanks John will have look on Amazon for a new one.

Steve
 
Is your drive Sata3 (which is 6Gbs) or a 3Gbs drive (which is Sata2)? If the former then I think a Sata3 enclosure would be the best option. If the drive is Sata2 then I'm not sure a Sata3 enclosure will make the transfer quicker.

Dave
 
jakeblu said:
Thanks John will have look on Amazon for a new one.

Steve
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I have bought several of these enclosures from Amazon both USB2 and USB3 and find them very reliable:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sumvision-E...617&sr=8-12&keywords=sumvision+HDD+ENCLOSURES

Some cheaper ones I tried simply kept disconnecting.

The only mod I made to them was to affix the PSU to them semi-permanently using 4 large double-sided foam sticky tape in order not to have cables snaking everywhere.

In action they have so far proved very reliable.
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petersmart said:
I have bought several of these enclosures from Amazon both USB2 and USB3 and find them very reliable:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sumvision-External-Drive-Caddy-Enclosure/dp/B00I45F4MC/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1394442617&sr=8-12&keywords=sumvision HDD ENCLOSURES

Some cheaper ones I tried simply kept disconnecting.

The only mod I made to them was to affix the PSU to them semi-permanently using 4 large double-sided foam sticky tape in order not to have cables snaking everywhere.

In action they have so far proved very reliable.
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Thanks Pete

Steve
 
I take it that your laptop/computer has a spare USB3 port to connect the external drive to?
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Tringa said:
Is your drive Sata3 (which is 6Gbs) or a 3Gbs drive (which is Sata2)? If the former then I think a Sata3 enclosure would be the best option. If the drive is Sata2 then I'm not sure a Sata3 enclosure will make the transfer quicker.

Dave
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Sorry Dave, didnt spot your post until today.
Its a Sata2 Drive, well its 3gbs so assuming Sata2, and its from a laptop. So are you saying I may as well just stick with the USB enclosure?

Steve
 
Might as well go USB3, about the same price these days.
 
Mikesphotaes said:
Might as well go USB3, about the same price these days.
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Thanks Mike, thing is I have already got a USB2 enclosure so is it worth upgrading to a USB3 with a sata2 drive

Steve
 
pwhysall said:
It was me, hence the mod edit to my post.

Apparently offering something for nothing, in a thread specifically about that something, is wrong.
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Ahh I see. I'm not sure what rule you broke but it does seem a little pedantic but then I'm not a mod :)

Steve
 
jakeblu said:
Thanks Mike, thing is I have already got a USB2 enclosure so is it worth upgrading to a USB3 with a sata2 drive

Steve
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In that case, I would save my pennies:p
 
jakeblu said:
Ahh I see. I'm not sure what rule you broke but it does seem a little pedantic but then I'm not a mod :)

Steve
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Whoops dig my way out of a hole quickly here.....I didn't mean to imply Mods are pedantic :)

Steve
 
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