I installed a Intel SSD via USB 3.0, R/W speeds very low, if I use a different SATA/USB 3.0 adapter R/W speeds are super fast, something wrong?
1938150
What are your read/write speeds? Just because usb 3.0 is rated for 5gb/s transfer speed does not mean that is the read/write speed of either your hdd on the computer doing the transferring or the Intel SSD.
1938151
Some USB 3.0 adapters are finicky, or dont work. YMMV. If you find something that works, stick with it.
1135107
Is your mac's Sata 6Gb/s compatible? Because, if it is older, it may be only 3Gb/s, and that would be why it is slower.
606387
After reading the packaging & documentation the adapter comes with, it'll max out @ 3 gb/s speeds on HDD's and SSD's. No 6 gb/s speeds on this adapter.That being said, I still think it's a great product.
1294251
Yes, SATA 3 is designed to work with SATA II, although at SATA II speeds. Either way it will still be faster than a normal magnetic drive. I'm using this specific SSD on a evga x58 motherboard with SATA II and it works fine. I also tried a Corsair Neuron GTX on the same motherboard and it runs perfectly with Windows 7. Just be sure to check with your motherboard vendor regarding SATA mode (AHCI, IDE or mixed) as you may have to update your BIOS to get it to work. Good luck!
1817639
Most likely, it will be limited. USB 3.0 requires both drivers and motherboard ports that earlier models might simply not have. There is some forward compatibility between USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 but I would not bet on it. You will still be getting USB 2.0 speeds.
1082855
There are two USB connectors on the cable. One is blue and the other black. So there is a difference in connection when you plug it in. As for actual speed - you are connecting a SATA interface to a USB interface and some speed will be lost in the translation process. You also have to take into account the speed of the drive and the buffer/cache on the drive you elect to attach. All of this will impact the connection throughput .
1052613
Speeds vary with different PC's and hardware I get around the 120mbs. Also what kind of ssd you use, that is a real picture. They do get really hot fast, not good for you're Msata. I hope that helps.
1957609
Hmm... I personally don't know this either (I too would like to know -- in case anyone has tested it out). However, the product picture show the "SERIAL ATA" logo with "1.5Gb/s" below it -- making me believe it is not SATA 3Gb/s or SATA 6Gb/s. I am looking for one that supports 3Gb/s.
1262638
SATA III is backwards-compatible with SATA II and SATA I. So this enclosure should work, it will just run at SATA II speed instead of SATA III, which won't make a difference anyway because USB 3.0 is only 1 GBps and SATA II is 3.0 GBps...
1394565
Dear Edward, The Intel SSDSA1NW080G3 has a regular SATA interface. you are looking for any SATA to USB 3.0 adapter cable or enclosure. You will find so many different styles on Amazon but this Enclosure here is for SSDs with mSATA interface. Thank you
1393694
ya i expected as much too, but it is a USB 2.0 speed for the enclosure, how ever the SSD is super fast when it's hoked by a SATA cable as an internal HDD.
1534466
Yes I swapped in a Crucial 512GB M4 SATA. Thunderbolt works fine but believe it or not the USB3 interface had faster read times!
306706
That compatibility is based on the interface. I believe this MB has a SATA3 3Gb/s ports. Why a 10k rpm drive versus an SSD?
1190421
It's slower being it's usb 2.0. I don't know what the benchmark numbers for usb 3.0 but I would assume it's quite a bit faster. I had need of the older legacy 2.0 and the price was right for me.
253368
Not sure what you want to know. I have used it to clone my new SSD from my old hard drive. The important thing is that you have a computer hard drive that has a SATA connection. The adapter doesn't care if it is SATA or SATA II connection. The reason I bought this adapter was because it was USB III, which is much faster than USB II. Your computer must have a USB III port on your computer to take advantage of the extra speed, however should be backwards compatible with USB II. Hope this helps.
1906584
I was not able to achieve full SATA 3 speeds with mine. I'm not sure what the reason is, but it is possible that other expansion cards on the system are using all available PCI-e lanes. YMMV
1166469
I think this indicates the type of SATA interface speed. There's SATA I (1.5GB/s), SATA II (3.0GB/s), and SATA III (6.0GB/s). The higher the SATA interface, the greater the potential bandwidth throughput it can support.