UGREEN 70499 Aluminium 2.5-Inch SATA Enclosure, USB-C, 6 Gbps

Overview

The UGREEN 70499 is an aluminium case that turns a 2.5-inch SATA hard drive or solid state drive (SSD) into a portable USB-C drive. It takes drives up to 9.5 mm high and connects with the 50 cm USB-C to USB-C cable that comes with it. It suits anyone with a drive from an old laptop who wants to use it for backups or moving files on a USB-C computer.

Is it right for you?

• Suits 2.5-inch SATA I, II or III hard drives and SSDs, 7 mm or 9.5 mm high.
• Suits USB-C laptops and tablets most directly. A TV, router or console needs a compatible USB-C storage port, or your own cable or adapter, and a supported drive format.
• Not for 3.5-inch, IDE/PATA, M.2 SATA, M.2 NVMe or mSATA drives.
• A USB-A host cable is not included, so a USB-A computer needs your own cable.

Key features

• SATA III drive path up to 6 Gbps through a USB 3.1 Gen 2-capable bridge, so the drive, not the enclosure, sets the pace.
• USB-C port on the enclosure with a 50 cm USB-C to USB-C cable.
• Silver aluminium alloy shell that spreads drive heat.
• UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol), TRIM and an LED status light; drive health reporting (S.M.A.R.T.) depends on the host software.
• About 13.31 × 8.2 × 1.5 cm and 103 g.

What else you need

A 2.5-inch SATA hard drive or SSD and a device with a USB-C port. It works with Windows, macOS, Linux and ChromeOS.

Installation

Slide the drive into the case onto the SATA connector and close it. A new drive needs to be initialised and formatted before use.

Before you buy

• The hard drive or SSD is not included.
• 6 Gbps is the SATA bus ceiling, not a file transfer speed. A SATA drive does not become NVMe-fast in an enclosure.
• It does not bypass passwords, BitLocker or FileVault encryption, or unsupported file systems, and it does not repair a failing drive or replace a backup.