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Input: These are a great set of derive enclosures. Please be careful when reading the reviews since the product page allows you to choose from 5 different models. And those models may change over time. Yet all the same reviews show for all the models with the same value for the &#34;This review is from&#34; line above the review. Also, I've noticed that some of the specifications people are stating in their reviews completely contradict the information in the product description and from the manufacturers website. This is likely due to newer models coming out since they did their review. For example, at the time I am wiring this, the most useful review states as a con that it &#34;doesn't fit drives with &#62; 9.5mm height&#34;. Well... that's only true for the models that specific say &#34;fits drive up 9.5mm&#34; or &#34;fits drive up to 7mm&#34;. It's certainly not true for the model that &#34;fits drives up to 12.5mm&#34;. So that review is for a very specific review. The same review also lists a lack of SATA-III (6GB) as a con. Yet when I went to the manufacture's site, all the drives list SATA I, II, and III support. That review is a year old at this time, so SATA III support may have been added (and the model number may or may not have changed) since that person wrote the review.<br /><br />I strongly recommend that potential buyers rely on the product specifications from the description and from the manufacturers website rather than those in the reviews to ensure accurate and up to date information. After you chose the size and interface options, scroll down to the Product Details and take a look at the Item model number and then visit the manufacture's website (the address is in their name) to get up to date product specifications. At the time of this review (Sept 2014) the following options are available:<br />USB 3.0 With UASP<br />up to 7mm S2510BPU337 Amazon ASIN: B00JQJURMM<br />up to 9.5mm S2510BMU33 Amazon ASIN: B00E1JAB3M<br />up to 12.5mm S2510SM12U33 Amazon ASIN: B00GYR75GK<br />USB 3.0<br />up to 9.5mm SAT2510BU32 Amazon ASIN: B007019HJW<br />up to 12.5mm SAT2510B12U3 Amazon ASIN: B005G2JFFI<br /><br />I personally purchased the model S2510SM12U33 - 12.5mm USB 3.0 With UASP. My review will focus on that enclosure, but I will also talk about all the enclosures in general. I'll be sure to highlight when talking about a feature specific to the model I purchased.<br /><br />When choosing one of these enclosures, the first choice is whether to get one of the USB 3.0 or the USB3.0 with UASP enclosures. In general, I'd recommend people purchase one of the the UASP (USB Attached SCSI (UAS) Protocol). Even if your control USB 3.0 does not have UASP support or your OS does not support it, the enclosure will still work as a standard USB 3.0 enclosure (which is backwards compatible with USB 2 but at a reduced speed.) But you will have a more future proof enclosure for when you do get a UASP compatible system (or use if you use the portable drive with one &#34;out on the road&#34;). UASP can provide a significant improvement in read/write speeds while reducing CPU utilization. And it does not add much to the cost of the enclosure.<br /><br />The next choice is maximum height of the drive. However, I personally recommend you look at the other features between the differnt enclosures since the difference is not merely in the maximum drive height. For example, the 12.5mm w/UASP (S2510SM12U33) that I bought is an all aluminum enclosure that uses the ASMedia 1053E chipset where as the 9.5mm w/UASP (S2510BMU33) is an Aluminum & Plastic enclosure that uses the ASMedia 1053 (rather than the 1053E) chipset. And the smallest of the three, the 7mm w/UASP (S2510BPU337) is an all plastic case (also with the ASMedia 1053 chipset).<br /><br />The smaller 7m (S2510BPU337) is also a tool-less installation design. While some might consider that a plus, I see it as a negative. The reason being is the tool-less design relies on afoam pad to be attached to the end of the drive with sticky tape for installation. This limits the ability to swap drives out in the future. Also I just like the security that my hard drive is security attached in the case. I do not consider having to tighten 6 to 8 small screws a major hassle. It literally took me 3 minutes to install my drive and assembly the case. Thus, I do not think it is worth sacrificing security, durability, and (long term) re-usability in order to save a minute or two in installation.<br /><br />Another factor to look at is the placement of the led power and activity light. For example, on the 9.5mm w/UASP (S2510BMU33) drive, the LED is on the same end that the cable attaches. This assumes you are using a USB port on the front of your PC and thus both the cable port and the LED will point towards you when you place the enclosure on the top of your PC. However, if like me, you use a cable attached to the rear of your PC, this would make seeing the LED difficult. Granted you do not need to look at it often. But when you do, it's nice to be able to just glance at it. For the 12.5mm w/UASP (S2510SM12U33) model that I purchased, it is on the top of the case.<br /><br />Here's how I selected the model I ended up getting: I knew I wanted UASP support, so that left me with 3 of the 5 options. I ruled out the 7mm since it was tool-less installation for the reasons I described above. Plus, why limit to such a small drive. An extra 9mm in overall enclosure height is not a big deal. I liked that the 12.5mm was all aluminum, that it had the LED on top, that it used the slightly better 1053E chipset, it gave me the space to hold a 12.5 mm drive if I ever needed to, and as a bonus, it has an external DC power connector. All of these enclosures will get enough power via the USB 3 channel. But having the power connector is a nice &#34;just in case&#34; bonus. (Sometimes you get a system that either does not deliver the power is should over the USB bus, orits over taxed with a million things plugged into it.)<br /><br />I've used a number of different drive enclosures over the years. (I carry a portable drive between home and work.) This is my first StarTech enclosure. But I've used a number of StarTech add-on cards (and cables) over the years and have always been happy with their products. When looking for a USB 3.0 enclosure, I decided I wanted to get one with UASP. Many of the other USB 3.0 enclosures out there by other manufacturers do not have the UASP support. And I also wanted one of decent quality. There are a lot of portable drive enclosures out there. You'll see many are aimed at the magic ten, fifteen or twenty dollar price points. But to hit that, something has to give. I've always found the good 2.5&#34; portable enclosures are in the twenty-five to thirty-five dollar range. These enclosures hit that tier and are of nice quality. I am very happy with the build quality and performance of the enclosure I got.<br /><br />I used mine to hold a brand new 1TB Samsung 850 Pro SSD drive. It fit in to the case without any hassles. (As I said, total install was under 3 minutes). Everything worked fine the first time I connected it, and has every time since. Overall, you can't go wrong with one of these StarTech enclosures, especially the 12.5 mm w/UASP (S2510SM12U33) model.
Output:
A great set of enclosures. Read reviews with some caution (for reasons I explain).