Akitio Launches $150 Aluminum USB 3.0 HDD Enclosure
There is a new way to dress up external hard drives.
Akitio just announced their SK-3501 Super-S3 desktop hard drive enclosure, which wraps a 3.5-inch drive in an aluminum shell.
The stackable enclosure comes with a combination interface for eSATA, Firewire 800 (x2) and USB 3.0. Akitio uses a heat sink for passive cooling and integrated a perforated front panel to dissipate hot air. The design and support for USB 3.0 does not come cheap: Akitio charges $150 for the pretty aluminum case that may even look nice sitting next to an iMac.
For those who couldn't care less about the industrial design of the enclosure, but simply want the USB 3.0, there are options from about $30 on the street.
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I don't get it... Won't the bottle neck be the Sata port anyway?
May as well stick with eSata?
i have an old school gskill, very similar concept and the thing is awesome. i replace the HDD with a beter one, and the speeds acros the ports are all max. if this is similar i would realy reccomend one.