Tips-How to Choose the Right 3.5 Hdd Enclosure for Your Computer?

Since the advent of SSDs, many users have preferred to replace HDDs with SSDs when upgrading their computers. After all, SSDs have read/write speeds that are several notches faster than HDDs. As a result, HDDs are left unused.

For the idle mechanical hard disk, it is a pity to throw it away, and it is reluctant to abandon it. After all, the advantages of a high data retention rate and easy data recovery of mechanical hard disks make many people forget. On the other hand, SSDs pose a greater security risk to data storage. And often the security of data is far greater than the value of the device, as the so-called, hard disk is valuable, data is priceless.

So, is it possible to choose any HDD SATA enclosure to use a bare disk? Hard disks are very expensive. What type of HDD hard drive enclosure has better shock and drop resistance? How do I get the most out of my hard drive at full speed? What are the key points before choosing a suitable external SATA HDD enclosure? Let’s explore this issue together.

Ⅰ. Confirm the Type, Interface, and Size of the Hard Drive

Hard drives come in different types, interfaces, and sizes, and if you don’t confirm it clearly, the purchased hard drive may not be suitable.

1. The types of hard disks are divided into solid-state (SSD) hard disks and mechanical hard disks in terms of carrier methods.

2. In terms of interface, SSDs are divided into PCI interface and SATA interface from the interface mode; There are five types of HDD interfaces: IDE, SCSI, Fibre Channel, SAS, and SATA. IDE interface hard disks are mostly used in household products but some are also suitable for servers, SCSI is mainly used in servers, while Fibre Channel is only used in high-end servers, and SATA serial interface is mainly used in household products, which is also the mainstream interface now.
3. The conventional mobile hard disk enclosure is divided into 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch, and 2.5-inch is only suitable for the hard disk of laptops. With the same interface, the 3.5-inch is suitable for both desktop and laptop hard drives, but the 2.5-inch cannot be fixed when inserted into the 3.5-inch hard drive enclosure.

Ⅱ. External Power Supply

The USB 3.0 port provides a power supply of 900 mAh, which is generally only enough for a 2.5-inch hard disk. If the hard drive is working below the rated current for a long time, it is easy to make mistakes or even damage for a long time. This manifests itself in the fact that the hard drive often loses data, that it cannot be completed when formatted it shows errors, and that it is unusable on some computers. The power consumption of the 3.5-inch hard disk exceeds the range that USB can provide, so an external power supply is used to prevent the current from insufficient to affect the usage, and it is safer to buy a hard disk enclosure with an independent power interface.

III. Protective

Hard drives can be regarded as the most delicate part of computer accessories, and static electricity and vibration are its two major killers. For mobile hard disks, which are “mobile databases”, shock resistance and anti-slip are also of its primary concerns. If there is no design buffer and other devices, once accidentally landed or subjected to other collisions, it will often lead to data loss, and in serious cases, it will cause physical bad sectors of the product, and even lead to complete damage to the hard disk. For example, there are screws in place.

Ⅳ. Sleep Function

The long-term operation of the hard disk will bring wear and tear to the hard disk itself, the sleep function can make the hard disk enter the hibernation state after a period of no read and write tasks, and too short sleep time is easy to make the hard disk start frequently, and a reasonable sleep time can avoid frequent startup.

Ⅴ. Sata Hdd Enclosure Design

A good USB HDD enclosure should have heat dissipation holes, indicator lights, and a split design for data cables. In the operation of electronic equipment, there will be heat release, especially in summer, the temperature is too high will affect the performance of the hard disk, the hard disk case should have a side full of heat dissipation holes or an aluminum alloy shell to help the hard disk heat dissipation. Indicator light: The indicator light flashes when the hard disk is reading or storing data to alert the user.

The brand RSHTECH is known for the overall stability of the system, and has a complete set of hard disk storage solutions in terms of hard disk storage, covering hard disk enclosures, hard disk bases, and M.2 mobile hard disk enclosure products, which can provide mass storage and fast backup file needs for the majority of users.

RSHTECH’s hard disk enclosure is a popular style at the moment, with a very fashionable gray appearance and a full sense of science and technology, which satisfies our desire to explore electronic technology.

It supports 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch hard disk mounting, extracts the slide cover (screws are recommended for long-term use), and comes with a 12V/2A power adapter to drive 3.5-inch large-capacity hard disks. USB 3.0 rate + UASP acceleration protocol, supports high-speed transmission. The auto-sleep function automatically sleeps when there is no read or write operation on the hard disk within 10 minutes. The aluminum alloy shell has good thermal conductivity, and the aluminum alloy surrounds the head of the fuselage to protect the built-in chip, making the hard disk case more stable and improving the performance and life of the hard disk. In addition to USB A-B cable, it is also available in three versions: USB C-B cable and 2 in 1 USB-C/A to C cable.

Summary

The function of the external HDD enclosure is to physically protect a hard disk, and at the same time use a convenient connection method to realize the role of a mobile hard disk. Different from buying a portable hard drive directly, it can put the idle hard drive at home, or the hard disk replaced by the old computer, into the hdd external enclosure and use it for reuse.

If you have an old computer or a broken computer, and you are worried that the precious data in it will be lost, use the 3.5 enclosure HDD to instantly upgrade the hard disk to a mobile hard disk and regain the residual heat. I hope these purchase points and recommendations can help you find a suitable hard drive and find a good “home” for hard drive data.