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StarTech.com USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Enclosure - Portable mSATA SSD Enclosure - Aluminum mSATA Drive Enclosure with UASP (SMS1BMU313),Black & silver

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 88 ratings
USB-A
mSATA
Hardware Interface USB
Brand StarTech.com
Color Black & silver
Hardware Platform PC
Material Aluminum

About this item

  • PORTABLE DESIGN: With its compact design and metal housing, this USB 3.2 (10Gbps) mSATA drive enclosure is compatible with all standard mSATA drives, including mSATA Mini (Half-Size) and is the ideal accessory for laptop or desktop computers
  • STURDY CONSTRUCTION: The portable mSATA/mSATA mini enclosure provides dependable protection with its solid aluminum housing. It features ventilation holes to help protect your drive from overheating
  • IMPROVED PERFORMANCE: With support for USB 3.2 Gen 2 and SATA III (6Gbps) host connections, the aluminum mSATA hard drive enclosure lets you maximize the performance of your mSATA solid-state drives; Confirm drive operation with power and activity LED
  • QUICK SETUP: This USB 3.2 Gen 2 mSATA enclosure is OS independent and does not require a driver or additional software; Includes a USB-A host cable and screwdriver
  • THE IT PRO’S CHOICE: Designed and built for IT Professionals, this TAA compliant USB 3.2 Gen 2 mSATA enclosure is backed for 2 years, including free lifetime 24/5 multi-lingual technical assistance

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Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.3 x 5.12 x 1.18 inches; 2.05 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ SMS1BMU313
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 29, 2016
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Startech.com
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01B7MNU4M
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 88 ratings

Product Description

Add high-speed data storage to your laptop or desktop computer, with this portable mSATA drive enclosure with UASP. It gives you fast data transfer speeds with USB 3.1 (10Gbps) in a solid aluminum enclosure. With its compact design and metal housing, the portable mSATA SSD enclosure gives you a highly portable, high-speed storage solution. Slim and stylish, the mSATA hard drive enclosure makes the ideal accessory for laptop or desktop computers.The aluminum mSATA enclosure provides dependable drive protection with its durable, solid aluminum housing. The USB 3.1 (10Gbps) enclosure also features ventilation holes to help protect your drive from overheating by allowing heat to dissipate and help maintain an optimum operating temperature. With support for USB 3.1 (also known as USB 3.1 Gen 2) and SATA III (6Gbps) host connections, the mSATA drive enclosure with UASP lets you maximize the performance of your mSATA solid-state drives to achieve greater data transfer speeds. The portable mSATA SSD enclosure also supports UASP for enhanced performance.This mSATA hard drive enclosure is compatible with all standard mSATA drives, including the mSATA Mini (Half-Size) form factor.The aluminum mSATA enclosure is backed by a StarTech..

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Turn your mSATA or mSATA Mini drive into a portable, high performance storage solution over USB 3.1 Gen 2

mSATA Drive Enclosure

mSATA Drive Enclosure

mSATA Drive Enclosure

Durable and portable

With its compact design and metal housing, the mSATA drive enclosure gives you a highly portable, high-speed storage solution. Slim and stylish, the enclosure makes the ideal accessory for laptop or desktop computers.

The mSATA enclosure provides dependable drive protection with its durable, solid aluminum housing. It also features ventilation holes to help protect your drive from overheating by allowing heat to dissipate and help maintain an optimum operating temperature.

Ultra-fast data transfer speeds

With support for USB 3.1 (also known as USB 3.1 Gen 2) and SATA III (6Gbps) host connections, the drive enclosure lets you maximize the performance of your mSATA solid-state drives to achieve greater data transfer speeds.

The mSATA drive enclosure also supports UASP for enhanced performance.

Compatible with all mSATA drives

This portable drive enclosure is compatible with all standard mSATA drives, including the mSATA Mini (Half-Size) form factor.

mSATA drive enclosure

What's in the box

  • 1-USB 3.1 mSATA SSD enclosure - aluminum^1-USB A to Micro B cable^4-assembly screws^2-sets of mSATA mount hardware (preinstalled)^1-screwdriver^1-quick start guide

    • Product guides and documents

    User Manual (PDF)

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    Customer reviews

    4.3 out of 5 stars
    4.3 out of 5
    88 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the performance, speed and ease of use of the hard drive enclosure. They mention that it works well, has nice speeds and the USB 3 interface is fast. They also appreciate the solid aluminum case and mention that the case is built to last.

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    6 customers mention6 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the performance of the hard drive enclosure. They mention that it works well.

    "Works great. I had some SSD and wanted to combine two mSATA SSD drives so that it looked like a single drive from my USB port...." Read more

    "Works great with my SSD 850 EVO mSATA 1TB.The ventilation really helps...." Read more

    "Works well. I had some older SSD's(128GB)each lying around. I did not want to use them in a single enclosure...." Read more

    "Works. No issues with housing a 1TB SSD. The aluminum case radiates heat which is a good thing." Read more

    4 customers mention4 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the speed of the hard drive enclosure. They mention that it has nice speeds, the USB 3 interface is fast, and it delivers the SATA III 6Gbps performance.

    "...Speed was fast and consistent when reading the drive. The USB C interface was faster when writing to the drive compared to the USB 3 type A connector..." Read more

    "...Speeds are ok, but not great for me since I use pretty slow ssds and only have usb 3.0 in my computer." Read more

    "...Pros:• Delivers the SATA III 6Gbps performance (Read: 553.4MB/s, Write: 512.8MB/s with [[ASIN:B00TGIVTP2 Samsung 850 EVO 250GB mSATA SSD..." Read more

    "...This was a great solution for my media backup. It has nice speeds as well." Read more

    3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

    Customers find the hard drive enclosure easy to use. They say it's built to last, stable, and does the job. However, some customers report issues with the LED power/access indicator.

    "...drives and reconfiguring the raid, it passed all the tests and appears to be stable...." Read more

    "...Solid aluminum caseCons:• Expensive• LED power/access indicator is not very visible•..." Read more

    "Great little drive case. Built to last." Read more

    Delivers SATA III 6Gbps performance (Read: 553.4MB/s, Write: 512.8MB/s)
    5 Stars
    Delivers SATA III 6Gbps performance (Read: 553.4MB/s, Write: 512.8MB/s)
    StarTech.com USB 3.1 Gen 2 mSATA Drive Enclosure delivers the SATA III 6Gbps performance.Pros:• Delivers the SATA III 6Gbps performance (Read: 553.4MB/s, Write: 512.8MB/s with Samsung 850 EVO 250GB mSATA SSD (MZ-M5E250BW))• Solid aluminum caseCons:• Expensive• LED power/access indicator is not very visible• I was hoping that this mSATA enclosure is smaller than the M.2 enclosure but these are actually identical.
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    JustMe1
    5.0 out of 5 stars Works great and fast.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2020
    Verified Purchase
    Works great. I had some SSD and wanted to combine two mSATA SSD drives so that it looked like a single drive from my USB port. It was nice to have options on the way the two drives were RAID. The USB 3 interface is fast. I used RAID 0 which typically is used to speed up the access of data on the drive. This was unnecessary since I was using SSD drives. They are very fast in and of themselves. Speed was fast and consistent when reading the drive. The USB C interface was faster when writing to the drive compared to the USB 3 type A connector. So this product always Worked and ran at the maximum speed possible.
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    Otto
    5.0 out of 5 stars No overheating issues with this case.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2017
    Style: USB-ASize: mSATAVerified Purchase
    Works great with my SSD 850 EVO mSATA 1TB.
    The ventilation really helps.
    I did instilled the same drive in another brand case lacking ventilation and the same drive overheated and disconnected periodically under heavy use.

    Not a problem with the StarTech case.

    Note that I did installed the latest firmware before testing it.
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    Michael L
    4.0 out of 5 stars Works well, but mounting could be improved
    Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2020
    Verified Purchase
    OK, so after some fiddling it appears to be stable and doing the job.
    At first after initial setup with two liteon old ssds in raid0, and running crystalmark benchmark the device froze and subsequently the raid broke down.
    After having reset both drives and reconfiguring the raid, it passed all the tests and appears to be stable.
    My main gripe, is really mediocre mounting of the pcb inside the case.
    It literally rattles if you move it around.
    I used some putty like glue I had lying around to fix the pcb inside the case and it fixed the problem for me, but the manufacturer should have taken care of it.
    Speeds are ok, but not great for me since I use pretty slow ssds and only have usb 3.0 in my computer.
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    Kat
    5.0 out of 5 stars Delivers SATA III 6Gbps performance (Read: 553.4MB/s, Write: 512.8MB/s)
    Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2016
    Style: USB-ASize: mSATAVerified Purchase
    StarTech.com USB 3.1 Gen 2 mSATA Drive Enclosure delivers the SATA III 6Gbps performance.

    Pros:
    • Delivers the SATA III 6Gbps performance (Read: 553.4MB/s, Write: 512.8MB/s with      Samsung 850 EVO 250GB mSATA SSD (MZ-M5E250BW) )
    • Solid aluminum case

    Cons:
    • Expensive
    • LED power/access indicator is not very visible
    • I was hoping that this mSATA enclosure is smaller than the M.2 enclosure but these are actually identical.
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    Kat
    5.0 out of 5 stars Delivers SATA III 6Gbps performance (Read: 553.4MB/s, Write: 512.8MB/s)
    Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2016
    StarTech.com USB 3.1 Gen 2 mSATA Drive Enclosure delivers the SATA III 6Gbps performance.

    Pros:
    • Delivers the SATA III 6Gbps performance (Read: 553.4MB/s, Write: 512.8MB/s with [[ASIN:B00TGIVTP2 Samsung 850 EVO 250GB mSATA SSD (MZ-M5E250BW)]])
    • Solid aluminum case

    Cons:
    • Expensive
    • LED power/access indicator is not very visible
    • I was hoping that this mSATA enclosure is smaller than the M.2 enclosure but these are actually identical.
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    Gammin Junkie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Dual SSD
    Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2018
    Verified Purchase
    Works well. I had some older SSD's(128GB)each lying around. I did not want to use them in a single enclosure. This was a great solution for my media backup. It has nice speeds as well.
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    Howard R.
    1.0 out of 5 stars Crashed in Two Months
    Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2019
    Verified Purchase
    This product worked for two months and then crashed.
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    AZAndy
    5.0 out of 5 stars No issues
    Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2017
    Style: USB-ASize: mSATAVerified Purchase
    Works. No issues with housing a 1TB SSD. The aluminum case radiates heat which is a good thing.
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    Megan Bostic
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good enclosure, bad cable.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2017
    Style: USB-ASize: mSATAVine Customer Review of Free Product( What's this? )
    The cable that comes with this is pretty much worthless. Once you replace that with another, this does the job it's supposed to do and is a decent enclosure with solid protection. The transfer speed is good. It has ventilation holes to prevent overheating which seems to work out fine. It would be nice if they would send a quality cable with it so the consumer doesn't have to spend extra money to replace it.
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    Armando
    5.0 out of 5 stars StarTech.com Box Esterno mSATA in alluminio USB 3.1
    Reviewed in Italy on May 1, 2023
    Style: USB-ASize: mSATAVerified Purchase
    Pienamente soddisfatto del Box Esterno StarTech oserei dire che è perfetto.
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    Ahmet
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gutes Gehäuse mit UASP und TRIM Support
    Reviewed in Germany on March 10, 2023
    Style: USB-ASize: mSATAVerified Purchase
    Habe mir das Gehäuse nach langer Suche gekauft und mich gefreut, ein Gehäuse mit TRIM und UASP Support für meine SSD 860EVO zu finden um diese weiterhin nutzen zu können. (extern anstatt intern).
    Die SSD funktioniert einwandfrei, auch kann ich mit PartedMagic per USB ohne Probleme einen Secure Erase ausführen, was mit einem USB 3.1 Gen1 Gehäuse nicht ging.
    Die Temperatur der SSD ist aufgrund der Schlitze an der Seite absolut im Rahmen.
    Ich kann das Gehäuse uneingeschränkt empfehlen.
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    Van De'Gart
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfekt
    Reviewed in Germany on June 18, 2022
    Verified Purchase
    Angeschaft um 2 mSATA SSD 256GB Festplatten aus einem alten "MSI GS70 2QE Stealth Pro" weiter an einem Desktop PC zu nutzen.
    Gehäuse auf - mSATA SSD rein - wieder zu - angeschlkossen - RAID 1 eingerichtet - fertig.
    Funktioniert super.

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    PaulR
    4.0 out of 5 stars excellent
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2020
    Verified Purchase
    works really well with the two msata cards I put in, even get speed improvement over usb 3.1 with the thunderbolt 3 port on my pc.
    only issue is that I had problems with the usb b cable, the usb-c was fine but the other cable kept disconnecting. I tried another and it seemed fine overall very happy.
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    MMS
    4.0 out of 5 stars Looks good but yet to try.
    Reviewed in Singapore on December 17, 2020
    Style: USB-ASize: mSATAVerified Purchase
    Product looks well built except for the holes for the cover which dont exactlly align properly. Cant test it as my msata is still in my laptop and will use it as externl drive when replacing my laptop.
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