Review - Chinese "WD" USB 3.0 external enclosure
Product Details
| Chipset | Asmedia ASM1051 |
| Cost | 11.25 USD (includes shipping) |
| Link | Aliexpress |
Build Quality & Assembly
The top/bottom part are made of a metal (aluminum?) coated with a plastic layer. There are a total of 8 tiny screws (4 on each side) to fix the top/bottom plate to the plastic middle part. Assembly is quite cumbersome due to the number and size of the screws. Half the screws did turn loose the first time they were tightened. The enclosure fits a normal size 2.5" 7.5mm hard disk. It is fixed to the PCB with two "normal size" screws.Benchmarks
Samsung HM641JI on USB 3.0 (ASRock H77 Pro4-M)
Remarks
- Unexplained downward spikes in the transfer rate graph (blue)
- High drive temperature compared to the internally connected drive
Samsung HM641JI (same model, different drive) on SATAII (internal)
Conclusion
+ Price+ Performance
+ Small size
- Assembly
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