Can this be used for a solid state drive. I am looking for an enclosure to transfer data from an HDD to an SSD.
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Yes. Just about any 2.5" HDD Sata should work. SATA is backward compatible. Try to use the eSata connection when doing any kind of data transfer. It is by far the most efficient transfer method for this container. The real value of USB 3 is for USB sticks. For HDD it really lags behind sata 2 or sata 3. This container was truly built for the 1 TB SSD's. For SSD's this thing is the fastest thing on the market, of course using the eStata connection.
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I have returned the enclosure because it does not even work with my regular hdd.
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This card is a Sata 2 expansion card. From what I know, Solid state drives..(SSD) use Sata 3 tech. I don't think this is what you are looking for, and if it was, the speeds are far slower and limited should you find a way to get an adapter and make it somehow work. etherdose@gmail.com
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No. It is a 72200 RPM external drive. To my knowledge it is still prohibitively expensive to buy a 1TB solid state and I don't even know if 3TB SSDs are available in the consumer market.
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Yes, this product will support SSD Drives that conform to using the SATA Interface. As stated directly from Thermaltake's web site "Supports all 2.5" & 3.5" SATA I/II/III hard drives in ALL Capacities"
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Actually the SSD in 32 Gig SSD stands for Solid State Drive which is a type of a hard disk without moving mechanical part and has much faster data transfer capabilities. And I would think that you can allocate that 32 GBs using a software (that is, if it hasn't been allocated as your C:\ drive before). I would hardly doubt it that it is used for anything other than the C: drive, since the most data transfer is in that area.
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The enclosure uses USB 3.0 which is backward compatible with USB 2.0. Your transfer speeds will suffer but it will work.
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I do not see why it would not. It is a strait SSDD, so only more reliable and faster hard drive.
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Sure, you can use an external enclosure and use it as a backup drive. Just remember that it's a 2.5 inch drive (like in laptops), not a regular 3.5 inch (like in a pc).Cheers
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This device is for use as an internal housing, not external. It doesn't provide power or USB/Firewire/etc connectors. It just allows you to use a SSD inside your computer the same way you would a regular spinning disk internal HDD.
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Hello Tom....I'm not sure... I'm using it on a 500GB sata II.... But since it is USB 3.0 I don't think why it wont handle it. Anyway.... Read my post... The enclosure itself is very nice but for some reason the deive keeps disconnecting and reconecting..... I think it is a connector design issue.
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Yes, the enclosure will work with any SATA drive and is backwards compatible with USB 2
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You can get an empty casing without a hard drive. It's a standard SATA 2.5" 7mm drive that fits. So if an SSD has SATA, it should work. I put in a 1 TB drive in mine. With the size of the RAW files I get, an SSD drive is not cost effective compared to a hard disc drive, especially when the SD cards I use are 128 gig and 256 gig. Some SATA 2.5" drives are tougher than others for drops and abuse. That could be a viable option, too.
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First of all this is not an SSD. This is what you would put the SSD in if you don't want it in your SATA port. So you would still need to buy an SSD separately if you buy this. Second: if you are not plugging the SSD into the internal SATA port, you do need cables. This enclosure works for that, but it will limit your speed, so you will see /a lot/ less performance from the SSD. I reccomend for desktops buying another SATA cable and for laptops replacing your internal HDD with the SSD and then putting the HDD in this enclosure because there will be no speed decrease this way.
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I am not sure what you are specifically asking but if you use a Solid State Drive for your primary C drive you can use conventional drives for storage. The C drive holds the os and programs so those are what count as far as speed. I am sold on the principle of solid state drives from a standpoint of speed gain alone. If you have a limited budget and want to see a speed increase replacing a conventional drive with one of these should please...
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Yes, you can use your SATA drive in the enclosure. Please note, if it is a high capacity drive it will require special formatting. You can find that information and instructions on how to do that on the Web.
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It should work fine once your desktop uses SATA for its hard drives (only old ones don't). Note however that this particular package does not include free software to migrate your operating system and data from your current hard drive to the SSD. You'll have to install and use your own software to do this. I recommend Partition Wizard, available from www.partitionwizard.com
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I would say yes. I am using only SSDs in it now but, I did put Hard Drives in it to test it before I got my SSD adapters for it and all worked very well.