The Aurico USB 3.0 to SATA 3 2.5 inch External Hard Drive Enclosure: A Flexible and Upgradeable Solution for Your Storage Needs

As I hold this device in my hands, it may look like an external hard drive, but trust me, it's not that simple. This is actually the Aurico USB 3.0 to SATA 3 2.5 inch External Hard Drive Enclosure, a tool-free way to simply take a 2.5 inch SATA SSD or HDD and hook it up through USB 3.0.

The issue with buying a dedicated external hard drive or SSD like this one is that you are locked into that device at a much higher price point. I think I ended up getting this one for around $95, so you're stuck with something without the flexibility and upgradeability that an external enclosure offers.

For example, let's say you're upgrading a computer or laptop that has a 2.5 inch hard drive to a brand new SSD drive that you got. You get everything swapped over, and your machine is running great. But then you realize, oh double crap! I need something off this whole drive, but it's already out of my machine, and I'm not exactly sure what to do.

Well, that's where an external enclosure like this comes in handy. You can just grab this enclosure, toss in your old drive, slide off the front, slide in the new drive, pop in the cover, and plug it in with the USB 3.0 port. Grab your files, and you're done. Two months later, you realize you need some other files off of another drive? Just pop it open, replace it in, and you're good to go.

Or, as another use case, let's say you want to boot your computer off an external drive. Maybe you put a copy of Windows on this one, maybe you put Mac OS on this one, Linux on this, or Steam OS on this one. You can just simply swap them out when you're ready to boot and have an exchangeable boot drive ready to go.

I even use this external hard drive to transfer files and video files from my iPhone 14 to my computer. I just plug it in to the lightning port, and I'm good to go. Boots it up on your phone like a normal hard drive if you're interested in a video on how I use this, leave a comment down below, and I'll get to it right away.

So, why would we go with the Aurico USB enclosure? Well, for one thing, it supports 2.5 inch SATA SSDs and HDDs. You can easily use it to transfer files from a PC, laptop, router, PS4, Xbox, or simply use it as a hot swappable USB external hard drive. You're not locked into any specific device like this or an external hard drive.

Also, the enclosure is made of high-quality ABS plastic and has a compact size that makes it very easy to carry. And, almost all devices I own have a USB port, which makes this enclosure super convenient.

The Eureka enclosure is also very fast. It supports Ultra-fast USB 3.0 and UASP, which can reach data transmission rates of 5 gigabytes per second, 20% faster than USB 2.0 if both your drive and output device support UASP. All that for around $10 - they even have a USBC version for around $16, but I prefer the USB 3.0 because it's just so convenient.

So, hopefully now you can see why an external USB enclosure like this can be a very flexible way to manage your external hard drives. If you found this video to be helpful, give me a thumbs up to show support and if you're interested in more videos like this, feel free to subscribe - it really does help me out more than you know.

But either way, I appreciate you watching, and for now, this is Carl from Technical Goodies, and I'm out.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwould you be surprised to hear that the best external hard drive is not actually an external hard drive the best external hard drive is actually this this little Beefcake of a device is an exchangeable USB 3.0 external SSD and hard drive enclosure which will make you rethink how you back up your data without locking yourself into a single external drive all for around 10 bucks hey everyone this is Carl from technical goodies and at first glance you might say but Carl that is an external hard drive and I say to you it may look like one but this is the aurico USB 3.0 to sata 3 2.5 inch external hard drive enclosure a tool-free way to Simply take a 2.5 inch SATA SSD like this one or an HDD hard drive like this one and hook it up through USB 3.0 now before we go too far into the specs of this particular device let's talk about why an enclosure is the better choice so the issue with buying a dedicated external hard drive or SSD like this one here is that you are locked into that device at a much higher price point I think this one I ended up getting maybe around 95 bucks so you are locked into something like this without the flexibility and upgradeability that an external enclosure offers for example let's say you are upgrading a computer or laptop that is a 2.5 inch hard drive like this to a brand new SSD drive that you got okay you get everything swapped over and your machine is running great and you realize oh double crap I need something off that whole Drive but it's already out of your machine and you're not exactly sure what you want to do I mean what do you do do you open up your computer try to find a spot to plug it back in transfer your files no you just grab this enclosure and toss in your old Drive it's as simple as sliding off the front sliding out the other Drive popping in the hard drive replacing the cover and plugging it in with the USB 3.0 grab your files and you're done two months later you realize you need some other files off of another Drive just pop it open replace it in and you're good to go or as another use case let's say you want to boot your computer off an external drive maybe you put a copy of another copy of Windows on this one maybe you put Mac OS on this one Linux on this or Steam OS on this one you can just simply swap them out when you're ready to boot and you have an exchangeable boot Drive ready to go I mean heck I even use this external hard drive to transfer files and video files from my iPhone 14 to my computer I just use a device like this plug it in to the lightning port and I'm good to go boots it up on your phone just like a normal hard drive if you're interested in a video on how I use this leave a comment down below and I'll get to it right away so why would we go with the aurico USB enclosure this one here I like it because it supports 2.5 inch seven millimeter and 9.5 millimeter SATA one two and three hard drives and ssds you can easily use it to transfer files from a PC laptop router PS4 Xbox or simply use it as a hot swappable USB external hard drive you're not locked into any specific device like this or an external hard drive that you might have purchased it supports Ultra fast USB 3.0 and uasp which can reach data transmission rates of 5 gigabytes per second 20 percent faster than USB 2.0 if both your drive and output device support uasp it will increase the transfer speed by 20 compared to ordinary USB 3.0 and all that for around ten dollars they even have a USBC version for around 16 but I prefer the USB 3.0 because almost all the devices I own have a USB port the Eureka enclosure is made of high quality ABS plastic and a compact size which makes it very easy to carry so hopefully now you can see why an external USB enclosure like this can be a very flexible way to manage your external hard drives and if you found this video to be helpful give me a thumbs up to show support and if you're interested in more videos like this feel free to subscribe it really does help me more than you know but either way I appreciate you watching I'm trying to make these videos quick and to the point so if I didn't cover everything feel free to drop any questions or comments or even just a thumbs up in the comments below you're the reason I make these videos so I appreciate you and for now this is Carl from technical goodies and I'm outwould you be surprised to hear that the best external hard drive is not actually an external hard drive the best external hard drive is actually this this little Beefcake of a device is an exchangeable USB 3.0 external SSD and hard drive enclosure which will make you rethink how you back up your data without locking yourself into a single external drive all for around 10 bucks hey everyone this is Carl from technical goodies and at first glance you might say but Carl that is an external hard drive and I say to you it may look like one but this is the aurico USB 3.0 to sata 3 2.5 inch external hard drive enclosure a tool-free way to Simply take a 2.5 inch SATA SSD like this one or an HDD hard drive like this one and hook it up through USB 3.0 now before we go too far into the specs of this particular device let's talk about why an enclosure is the better choice so the issue with buying a dedicated external hard drive or SSD like this one here is that you are locked into that device at a much higher price point I think this one I ended up getting maybe around 95 bucks so you are locked into something like this without the flexibility and upgradeability that an external enclosure offers for example let's say you are upgrading a computer or laptop that is a 2.5 inch hard drive like this to a brand new SSD drive that you got okay you get everything swapped over and your machine is running great and you realize oh double crap I need something off that whole Drive but it's already out of your machine and you're not exactly sure what you want to do I mean what do you do do you open up your computer try to find a spot to plug it back in transfer your files no you just grab this enclosure and toss in your old Drive it's as simple as sliding off the front sliding out the other Drive popping in the hard drive replacing the cover and plugging it in with the USB 3.0 grab your files and you're done two months later you realize you need some other files off of another Drive just pop it open replace it in and you're good to go or as another use case let's say you want to boot your computer off an external drive maybe you put a copy of another copy of Windows on this one maybe you put Mac OS on this one Linux on this or Steam OS on this one you can just simply swap them out when you're ready to boot and you have an exchangeable boot Drive ready to go I mean heck I even use this external hard drive to transfer files and video files from my iPhone 14 to my computer I just use a device like this plug it in to the lightning port and I'm good to go boots it up on your phone just like a normal hard drive if you're interested in a video on how I use this leave a comment down below and I'll get to it right away so why would we go with the aurico USB enclosure this one here I like it because it supports 2.5 inch seven millimeter and 9.5 millimeter SATA one two and three hard drives and ssds you can easily use it to transfer files from a PC laptop router PS4 Xbox or simply use it as a hot swappable USB external hard drive you're not locked into any specific device like this or an external hard drive that you might have purchased it supports Ultra fast USB 3.0 and uasp which can reach data transmission rates of 5 gigabytes per second 20 percent faster than USB 2.0 if both your drive and output device support uasp it will increase the transfer speed by 20 compared to ordinary USB 3.0 and all that for around ten dollars they even have a USBC version for around 16 but I prefer the USB 3.0 because almost all the devices I own have a USB port the Eureka enclosure is made of high quality ABS plastic and a compact size which makes it very easy to carry so hopefully now you can see why an external USB enclosure like this can be a very flexible way to manage your external hard drives and if you found this video to be helpful give me a thumbs up to show support and if you're interested in more videos like this feel free to subscribe it really does help me more than you know but either way I appreciate you watching I'm trying to make these videos quick and to the point so if I didn't cover everything feel free to drop any questions or comments or even just a thumbs up in the comments below you're the reason I make these videos so I appreciate you and for now this is Carl from technical goodies and I'm out