Hi guys,
I have a spare 2.5" HDD which I took out of a laptop and I am looking at using it as an external drive.
It is a Toshiba MK1665GSX, 160GB, 5200RPM, SATA 2 HDD.
Full Specs: http://www.cnet.com/products/toshiba-mk1665gsx-hard-drive-160-gb-sata-300-series/specs/
What I wanted to know was, would it be worth me buying a USB 3.0 enclosure over a standard 2.0 enclosure and would I get a noticeable increase in transfer rates?
I have found 3 enclosures on Ebay.
USB 2.0 is for £3.75: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JUSTOP-2-5-SATA-To-USB-2-0-Hard-Drive-HDD-Enclosure-Caddy-Aluminum-Slim-Casing-/191186286124?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item2c8397362c
USB 3.0 one is for £5.49: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/External-2-5-SATA-to-USB-3-0-Hard-Drive-Caddy-HDD-Enclosure-Laptop-Drive-Black-/191097628497?pt=UK_Collectables_HardDriveEnclosures_RL&hash=item2c7e4e6751
And another USB 3.0 for £6.29 but with a different connector for the HDD which I'm not sure if it will make a difference?: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-5-inch-External-HDD-Hard-Disk-Drive-Enclosure-Case-Caddy-SATA-USB-3-0-XP-Win7-/301004512578?pt=UK_Collectables_HardDriveEnclosures_RL&hash=item4615445d42
Which would be best out of those 3? I'm leaning towards the third enclosure but the different USB header is throwing me off a little bit.
Should I get that or would the HDD itself be holding back the transfer speeds regardless of the USB connection I use?
Thanks in advance for your help!
I have a spare 2.5" HDD which I took out of a laptop and I am looking at using it as an external drive.
It is a Toshiba MK1665GSX, 160GB, 5200RPM, SATA 2 HDD.
Full Specs: http://www.cnet.com/products/toshiba-mk1665gsx-hard-drive-160-gb-sata-300-series/specs/
What I wanted to know was, would it be worth me buying a USB 3.0 enclosure over a standard 2.0 enclosure and would I get a noticeable increase in transfer rates?
I have found 3 enclosures on Ebay.
USB 2.0 is for £3.75: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JUSTOP-2-5-SATA-To-USB-2-0-Hard-Drive-HDD-Enclosure-Caddy-Aluminum-Slim-Casing-/191186286124?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item2c8397362c
USB 3.0 one is for £5.49: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/External-2-5-SATA-to-USB-3-0-Hard-Drive-Caddy-HDD-Enclosure-Laptop-Drive-Black-/191097628497?pt=UK_Collectables_HardDriveEnclosures_RL&hash=item2c7e4e6751
And another USB 3.0 for £6.29 but with a different connector for the HDD which I'm not sure if it will make a difference?: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-5-inch-External-HDD-Hard-Disk-Drive-Enclosure-Case-Caddy-SATA-USB-3-0-XP-Win7-/301004512578?pt=UK_Collectables_HardDriveEnclosures_RL&hash=item4615445d42
Which would be best out of those 3? I'm leaning towards the third enclosure but the different USB header is throwing me off a little bit.
Should I get that or would the HDD itself be holding back the transfer speeds regardless of the USB connection I use?
Thanks in advance for your help!