Specification
Product Details
- Color: Silver / black
- Brand: ARCTIC
- Model: 2.5" HDD Enclosure
- Dimensions: .39" h x
2.91" w x
4.92" l,
.26 pounds
- Hard Disk: 0GB
Features
- Ultra-Slim design at only 0.4-Inch thick
- Stainless Steel casing that is 4-times stronger than Aluminum
- Supports Super speed USB 3.0 transfer rate of upto 5Gbps
- Included 7-Inch USB 3.0 cable
- Shock-absorbing yet lightweight plastic frame
- 2-year limited warranty
- Compatible with SATA HDD upto 9.5mm thick
- Supports Windows 7/Vista/XP & Mac OS X
Product Description
ARCTIC 2.5-Inch Ultra-Slim HDD Enclosure not only transforms your slim 2.5-Inch SATA HDD into a portable external storage for your tablet, netbook, laptops or desktop, but it also makes a fashion statement along the way! Heavy-duty Stainless Steel surface is 4 TIMES more durable than aluminum commonly used in comparable enclosures. Together with shock-absorbing hardened yet lightweight plastic frame, ARCTIC 2.5-Inch Ultra-Slim HDD Enclosure is not afraid of the harsh travel and can go wherever you go while safeguarding your valuable data. Support for Super speed USB 3.0 means you may enjoy lightning fast data transfer rate of up to 5Gbps when available. Not forgetting the details, a high-quality 7-inch USB 3.0 cable is included in the package for your convenience. At less than 0.4-Inch in thickness, far slimmer than even a famed MacBook Air, bystanders will only be amazed and envied at the modern design and industrial aesthetic appearance whenever you use the ARCTIC 2.5-Inch Ultra-Slim HDD Enclosure. Not to be outdone, a 2-year limited warranty will keep your investment and your data well protected.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
By MediaGuru
Like the initial reviewer, I have been searching for a good external hard drive enclosure that supports USB 3.0. I stumbled upon this product and was a bit leery, not because I didn't trust the first reviewer, but because there was only one review. Usually, most of the products I purchase have been reviewed many times on Amazon or at other online retailers.After viewing the product photos, I visited the manufacturers' website (www.arctic.ac) to find out more about the company. I was surprised to learn that this company has been making computer cooling products since 2001. I've never heard of them and their website is a little cheesy, but I decided to take a chance because this product really seemed to be what I wanted and for the price I wasn't taking much of a risk. The best thing of all was that this enclosure did NOT require the use of two USB ports - what an inconvenience that would be!I ordered from Amazon (not a third party seller) and the product arrived in a padded envelope. The enclosure was placed in a clear plastic box with USB 3.0 cable, manual and protective film. For some reason I expected the enclosure to be much larger than it actually is. It's probably the smallest and slimmest enclosure I've ever seen. The dimensions are 4-15/16" x 2-15/16" x 3/8" (LxWxH) or nearly identical to my Nokia Lumia 920 Smartphone (the 920 is 3/16" longer).Anyway, I popped the cover off the enclosure and selected a 250GB Western Digital HDD out of my inventory. This HDD is model WD2500BEVS which is a SATA I (1.5Gb/s) drive with 5400rpm and an 8MB buffer.The following are read/write results with the WD2500BEVS on a Dell XPS L502x. These results were attained through CrystalDiskMark software. Each test was performed 5 times and averages were calculated to keep this review short. Ha!USB 2.0 READ/WRITE SPEEDMy XPS does not have a USB 2.0 port. I will test with a Dell Inspiron 1525 near the end of the review.eSATA READ/WRITE SPEED50MB Sequential Read 31.794Mb/s50MB Sequential Write 24.662Mb/s100MB Sequential Read 32.242Mb/s100MB Sequential Write 25.342Mb/s500MB Sequential Read 33.282Mb/s500MB Sequential Write 26.114Mb/s1000MB Sequential Read 33.648Mb/s1000MB Sequential Write 26.484Mb/sUSB 3.0 READ/WRITE SPEED50MB Sequential Read 45.74Mb/s50MB Sequential Write 44.708Mb/s100MB Sequential Read 43.448Mb/s100MB Sequential Write 44.4Mb/s500MB Sequential Read 43.926Mb/s500MB Sequential Write 43.95Mb/s1000MB Sequential Read 43.98Mb/s1000MB Sequential Write 43.908Mb/sOnce testing completed with the 5400rpm drive, I didn't have much to do, so I decided to test a 7200rpm drive. The following are read/write results with the WD7500BPKT which is a SATA II (3.0Gb/s) drive with 7200rpm and a 16MB buffer. The same computer, software and tests were used/performed.USB 2.0 READ/WRITE SPEEDAgain, no USB 2.0 port on my XPS. See below for test info on a Dell Inspiron 1525.eSATA READ/WRITE SPEED50MB Sequential Read 33.36Mb/s50MB Sequential Write 25.892Mb/s100MB Sequential Read 33.358Mb/s100MB Sequential Write 26.068Mb/s500MB Sequential Read 33.758Mb/s500MB Sequential Write 26.326Mb/s1000MB Sequential Read 33.79Mb/s1000MB Sequential Write 26.372Mb/sUSB 3.0 READ/WRITE SPEED50MB Sequential Read 119.7Mb/s50MB Sequential Write 99.438Mb/s100MB Sequential Read 117.54Mb/s100MB Sequential Write 100.586Mb/s500MB Sequential Read 124.86Mb/s500MB Sequential Write 112.86Mb/s1000MB Sequential Read 124.58Mb/s1000MB Sequential Write 113.52Mb/sHere are the results of this drive when connected via USB 2.0 port on my Dell Inspiron 1525.USB 2.0 READ/WRITE SPEED (5400rpm drive)50MB Sequential Read 29.79Mb/s50MB Sequential Write 23.525Mb/s100MB Sequential Read 30.45Mb/s100MB Sequential Write 24.21Mb/s500MB Sequential Read 30.91Mb/s500MB Sequential Write 25.04Mb/s1000MB Sequential Read 30.934Mb/s1000MB Sequential Write 25.16Mb/sUSB 2.0 READ/WRITE SPEED (7200rpm drive)50MB Sequential Read 34.774Mb/s50MB Sequential Write 35.224Mb/s100MB Sequential Read 36.81Mb/s100MB Sequential Write 36.906Mb/s500MB Sequential Read 35.593Mb/s500MB Sequential Write 34.916Mb/s1000MB Sequential Read 36.19Mb/s1000MB Sequential Write 35.565Mb/sThe build quality of this enclosure is above average than most and I don't expect the top piece to come off unexpectedly. I assume that if the enclosure were dropped, pieces would fly everywhere - no, I will not be testing this purposely. All the corners make a snapping noise after reassembly so you know the top cover is closed.Drive temperature varied between 95-98 degrees on my 5400rpm drive. I moved the drive behind my XPS where the cooling pad exhausts and the drive dipped down to 91 degrees. My 7200rpm drive stayed around 91 degrees with or without help from the cooling pad.The appearance of this enclosure is nice. I really like the brushed stainless look and the color closely matches my XPS and ASUS notebooks. The thin black plastic band that holds the enclosure together is soft to the touch and adds elegance to the overall appearance. Be aware that this enclosure will pick up fingerprints and will require constant cleaning after handling if you're OCD. I've already had to wipe mine a few times while writing this review.The only thing I really don't like is the type of connector used on the enclosure. It's a micro-B USB 3.0 type...I prefer a standard-B connector, but there's no way they could have used one due to the slim design of this enclosure. When the connector is plugged into the enclosure, there is quite a bit of play. I compared this to a WD Portable HDD with the same type of connector and that one had absolutely no play. I switched the cables thinking that might be the problem, but the amount of play really didn't change. I hope this micro-B connector will last. I will be taking extra precautions to ensure no additional stress is placed on this connector.Overall, I am very happy with this enclosure and would recommend it to anyone who has a spare 2.5" drive. I plan on purchasing more of these enclosures as needed.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
By Jason J Chapman
I ran (2) simultaneous large data cluster transfers; (1) @15.30GB and the other @35.01GB, both started at the same time. These tests included transferring of files of varying sizes copied from a single directory within separate root devices (entirely different physical drives). The 15.3GB transfer will hereafter be referred to as TEST 1A, while the 35.0GB transfer will be referred to as TEST 1B. Again, both tests 1A and 1B were initiated at the same time and ran simultaneously, but did not complete simultaneously for obvious reasons. The origin files (source) of tests 1A and 1B were entirely disparate, I will explain further in the results section.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SETUP & SYSTEM SPECS:The Arctic external encolsure was plugged into a USB3.0 external port on my CM Storm Trooper's front I/O panel, which plugs directly into the 19-pin USB3.0 header on my ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE motherboard; running the Intel Z77 chipset. An Intel i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor, overclocked to 4.5GHz, was used for testing and 16GB of Corsair Vengeance Memory, running @ 1600MHz, was installed during the tests.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NOTE: USB3.0 (SuperSpeed) is a bus technology which supports transfer rates of up to 5.0GB/sAT NO POINT WERE THESE SIMULTANEOUS TESTS PUSHING THIS LIMIT AND, THUS, BANDWIDTH OF THE USB3.0 CHANNEL WAS NOT REDUCED BY ANY MARGIN-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------THE DESTINATION DRIVE FOR THESE TESTS (the device installed within the enclosure) WAS A 640GB Samsung SpinPoint 2.5" Hard Drive with a spindle speed of 7200RPM and 16MB of cache-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RESULTS:**TEST 1A**NOTE: The drive from which these files originated (source) was a 32GB Transcend JetFlash 700 USB3.0 Flash Drive plugged into a USB3.0 external port on my CM Storm Trooper's front I/O panelTime Completed: 19m, 31.572sMax. Transfer Rate: 146MB/sAvg. Transfer Rate: 13MB/sMin. Trasnfer Rate: 76KB/sNo. Errors: NONENotes: This test, generally, comprised of larger files (.ISO disc image files, .zip/.7z compressed folders, .patch game patch files, very lager .exe executable files) which typically will reflect slower transfer rates on avg.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------**TEST 1B**NOTE: The drive from which these files originated (source) was a 120GB Kingston HyperX 3K Solid State Drive driven off an SATA3 (6.0GB/s) channel directly from the mainboard.Time Completed: 43m, 13.690sMax. Transfer Rate: 142MB/sAvg. Transfer Rate: 14MB/sMin. Trasnfer Rate: 382KB/sNo. Errors: NONENotes: This test, generally, comprised of smaller files (3-5MB MPEG-3/mp3 music files, .jpg and .png image files, and select .txt text files) which typically will reflect faster transfer rates on avg.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CONCLUSION:This enclosure performs excellently, and fully on par with any other USB3.0 device I have tested. Just so it is made clear to consumers, rated transfer rates are almost always a WILD OVERESTIMATION of anything the device can achieve in real-world scenarios. Don't take what the "specs" say with a grain of salt, ESPECIALLY NOT FROM THE MANUFACTURER! A great site to compare different models of HDDs and SSDs is 'tomshardware'. There, they have hierarchy charts of all sorts of system components - ranging from GPUs on AMD vs nVidia, to HDDs and SDDs, to LED and LCD displays. If you're in the market for anything PC-related, that would be my first recommended stop.Hope this helps!JChap1590**See my ListMania! list to see what else I have running on my system :)http://www.amazon.com/lm/R231Y84VR9R0ZD/ref=cm_pdp_lm_title_2
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
By Philip Temiyasathit
The product was good... putting SSD in it is wonderful with the USB3 speed.The bad... the case is a "snap-in" lock. and the snap-in doesn't fit very well. Sometimes picking up the drive, I'd have to press the case together just to make sure it's still snapped in place.
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