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compatible with SATA I, SATA II & SATA III solid-state drives & hard disk drives
The Noir 2SX is a brushed aluminium enclosure that converts a 7mm or 9.5mm high solid-state drive (SSD) or hard disk drive (HDD) with SATA data connectors to Type C connector using the USB 3.1 standard.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntLWTMzIpuR9YlG2hiKwrYZTqLSOLMfA4rRAj-dab-zDislVSg0yp3H61dCpw9bEwlAs1sF9Zj32tUsG-h1CgALDcbkIV0KiW1xDzG59NvEF6ekHywbAQ_8Ge6NSdd1jDS0TVO3odo9M/s640/Akasa+Noir+2SX+SATA+Type+C+enclosure.jpg)
backward compatible with USB 3.0 & 2.0
Akasa's Noir 2SX SATA enclosure is bus powered, which means your SATA SSD or HDD drive will be powered when connected to your computer or laptop to transfer data.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHN9dhrGdehl4o6aZs0pl9SmFo0N5K8LD6s6ampRTgS4isB5NkohUzo2I_9UWYBZ24yKSXMH_EH2-UejZoPkqcQJH7arD-Cs8yjSkBbFmfbR8WJTCJWrF-svx4oFecL6_Rxs2d4nkRU8/s640/IMG_20161214_130531.jpg)
transfer activity LED indicator
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132 x 85 x 14mm
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Akasa USB 3.1 type-c to type-c cable is not included
The transfer rate you get with the Noir 2SX enclosure depends on the USB standard and type of connector cable that you use.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5sgMypAC6vHywnPTyW9tFHQdLH6OsJEdNHYO-yRcnAyKL7y4olreq41Oquh-u7DTMgQI4AcjQ_WTmYyfkKaDZJpjW0ZOsL-d_j-jTPol0637qq5FH7hnVfxmkAI04GveO_mH9xQNXHA/s640/IMG_20161214_130413.jpg)
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compatible with Windows 7/8.X/10 & Mac OS X 10.3 and higher
To access the enclosure, you simply remove two small screws freeing the electronic board which has built-in an ASMedia single chip (ASM1351) solution that bridges the USB3.1 to Serial ATA host interface.
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back of SATA drive connected to the electronic board.
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Benchmark test:
via USB 2.0 via USB 3.0
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