This drive case came with a faux leather sleeve to protect it from my dirty fingers.
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Insert the cable and let the fun begin.
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Blue USB 3.0 Cables
The new USB 3.0 cables are thicker and do not coil up easily like the old USB 2.0 cables. This drive enclosure is small but the cable is kind of a pain. A small price to pay for better performance.
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USB 3.0 Performance – ATTO Benchmark Test
Using a quick benchmark tool I can see that I am getting decent read/write speeds over USB 3.0. The results are not quite as high I as expected but still pretty good for a 8MB 5400 RPM drive. The write speeds were very fast compared to other drives!
Your existing USB 2.0 drives are probably in the high teens as far as Read speeds.
Why not check your drive speed before you start this project! You can download the ATTO Benchmark tool for here.
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USB 3.0 Drive with used Toshiba Drive
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8GB Corsair Voyager USB 2.0 Thumb Drive (For Comparison)
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Conclusion
Be the first on your block to use a USB 3.0 Drive. Building your own only takes a few minutes and is cheaper than most current USB 3.0 Drive releases. Newegg has many different cases and hard drive options.
See you next Friday night,
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Timothy Daleo
