Turn your internal 2.5" SATA hard drive into an external USB 3.0 drive with the S2510SM12U33 2.5" Aluminum USB 3.0 SATA III SSD Hard Drive Enclosure from StarTech. This bus-powered hard drive enclosure features one SATA III (6 Gb/s) drive connector along with one USB 3.0 host connector allowing you to plug the external drive into nearly any USB 3.0 compatible Windows, Apple, Linux, or Google Chrome OS based machine. The enclosure has also been tested with SATA III drives in capacities of up to 1TB to ensure compatibility with nearly any drive you place into it.
Connect a larger capacity SATA SSD up to 12.5mm in height to your computer as an external USB 3.0 hard drive
Create a fast, portable external storage solution for desktops, laptops or netbooks
Add extra storage to almost any USB enabled computer system
Back up important data to an external storage device
Share large files between computers quickly and securely without a network
Retrieve data from old SATA drive, or turn the unused drive into additional external storage space
Use as a portable hard drive that can travel with your laptop