StarTech.com S251BRU31C3 storage drive enclosure HDD/SSD enclosure Black 2.5"
StarTech.com S251BRU31C3 storage drive enclosure HDD/SSD enclosure Black 2.5"
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StarTech.com S251BRU31C3 storage drive enclosure HDD/SSD enclosure Black 2.5"

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  • MAXIMUM COMPATIBILITY: The 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD hard drive enclosure supports both solid-state drives (SSD) and hard drives (HDD). It also comes with a USB-C to USB-C cable and a USB-A to USB-C cable.
  • STURDY CONSTRUCTION: The USB 3.1 external hard drive enclosure comes with an IP65 rating, which means that it’s both dustproof and water resistant.
  • SMART DESIGN: The exterior casing provides shock resistance and the sleeve absorbs any impact. Inside the USB-C external hard drive enclosure is an extra layer of silicone provides drive stability.
  • FASTER SPEEDS: The USB Type-C hard drive enclosure delivers USB 3.1 performance with data transfer speeds of up to 10Gbps. It lets you leverage the high performance of the latest drives.
  • THE STARTECH.COM ADVANTAGE: StarTech.com offers a 2-year warranty & free lifetime technical support on this rugged hard drive enclosure and has been the choice of IT professionals for over 30 years
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Dec 25, 2020
JPdJ
5 out of 5 stars review

built like a tank & excellent throughput

I have two of these. One (A) holds my raw photos (46 megapixel raw 14-bits depth is big). The other (B) holds Lightroom database backups. With several levels of replication and off-site backup in my infrastructure there is no worry about data loss, by the way. Relative to a 2.5" SSD, these boxes are big, but I made this choice on purpose. Small things are easily lost or nicked. The Mil-spec and IP rating claimed in the brochure are very realistic in everyday life. During tethered shoots, (A) hangs off my notebook & tether table (A) has Samsung Pro that can sustain roughly 10 times the rewrites of the EVO SSD in (B) which will almost never be rewritten. The box could be a lot smaller, but as indicated, I prefer it in my use cases. Make sure to label well, as Windows sees the USB-SATA-UAS controller chip and not the drive behind that. (Disk properties can reveal the volumes or driver letters though. Just label for the cases you need to quickly dash off with the right one.)

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Jan 11, 2023
IceStationZeba
4 out of 5 stars review

Latch broke

I am using five of these enclosures in a mining environment and 2 or 3 have broken latches as well, but doesn't affect my needs. Preferred the tool-less design of the S251BRU33 but this isn't too difficult. The USB-C connection is robust. Recommend adding a threaded insert so screw-lock connectors can be utilized.

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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for our S251BRU31C3. We are sorry to hear that you experienced difficulty with S251BRU31C3 as this is not expected behavior for our enclosure. Our Technical Advisors will be reaching out to you shortly.

Aug 16, 2022
Alex79
1 out of 5 stars review

Latch lock is very fragile

Bought one from Amazon, tried to open the latch and small "teeth" that keep the latch locked broke straight away. Requested replacement and the same thing happened again. Did not use any tools - only my bare hand and fingers. The latch is the only piece that is supposed to be constantly opened and closed so this was definitely a design/manufacturers fault. Or may be I was extremely unlucky to get two units from the same "faulty" batch. Highly disappointed.

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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for our S251BRU31C3. We are sorry to hear that you experienced difficulty with S251BRU31C3. Our Technical Advisors will be reaching out to you shortly.