Get ultra-fast access to data by connecting a 2.5" SATA SSD/HDD to your laptop's USB-C port. Take advantage of the USB-C port on the latest MacBook, Chromebook Pixel or other laptop to get quick access to your external drive. This cable-style adapter lets you use the USB Type-C port to connect your laptop directly to a 2.5" solid-state drive or hard drive, and access it through ultra-fast USB 3.1 Gen. 2 (10Gbps). It's fast and easy to connect to your SATA drives, with no additional accessories required.
Ultra-portable with no external power required
You can quickly access your valuable data, wherever you go, using this cable-style adapter. It's USB powered, so there's no external adapter required, and features a compact, lightweight design that you can easily tuck into your laptop bag or carrying case.
Convenient drive access
The adapter cable lets you quickly swap HDDs or SSDs without having to install your drives into an enclosure. You can copy or retrieve data from a 2.5" SSD or HDD quickly. It gives you easy access to your drive for data migration, drive cloning and data backup applications, with the fast performance of USB 3.1 Gen 2.
Connect easily, with USB-C
The integrated, easy-to-use USB Type-C connector is small and reversible, which makes for easier insertions. You can connect the plug with either side facing up, which means less risk of damaging your ports, and less frustration.
Harness the speed of USB 3.1 Gen 2
USB 3.1 Gen 2 gives you greater bandwidth and speed with file transfer rates of up to 10 Gbps - twice the speed of USB 3.0 (USB 3.1 Gen 1) technology. It lets you leverage the high performance of the latest SSDs and hard drives, while alleviating bottlenecks in your data transfers.
The USB31CSAT3CB is backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.

• Quick and easy external drive access through the USB-C port on your laptop
• Connects directly to a 2.5" SATA SSD/HDD with no accessories required
• Ultra-portable, powered directly from the USB port

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Is this for 3.5" or for 2.5" drive?

A: this enclosure is Compatible with 2. 5-Inch SATA SSDs and hard drives (up to 15mm)

Q: 2. With two SSDs, can this external RAID easily handle UHD video editing?

A: Yes, with two SSDs, the Samsung 1TB 870 EVO SATA III 2.5" Internal SSD and USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C RAID Enclosure Kit can handle UHD video editing. This kit only comes with one SSD, so you'd need to add another Samsung 1TB 870 EVO SATA III 2.5" Internal SSD (B&H # SAMZ77E1T0B, https://bhpho.to/3L2Q7Ov) to have two SSDs in a RAID configuration.

Q: 3. Can this enclosure also handle 2x samsung 8tb ssd?

A: Yes, the Samsung 4TB 870 EVO SATA III 2.5" Internal SSD and USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C RAID Enclosure Kit can also be used with two 2.5" 8TB SSDs.

Q: 4. can you put a 2.5 solid state drive in this enclosure?

A: The Oyen Digital MiniPro 2.5 FireWire 800 USB 3.0 External Drive Enclosure will accept any standard 2.5 SATA drive, including Solid State Drives.

Q: 5. Is the Oyen Digital MiniPro 2.5" SATA to USB 3.1 Type-C External Drive Enclosure backwards compatible, USB 2.0?

A: Yes, the enclosure is backward compatible with USB 2.0, but using an older version of USB than intended will result in lower speeds.

Q: 6. Can you daisy chain with the USB through the FireWire connection?

A: No. single usb3 connection only

Q: 7. Description says USB 3.1, but the pictures shows 3.0 written on the drive. Which is it?

A: I got mine about two weeks ago and it has USB 3.1 printed on it. The pic must be old.

Q: 8. What are the actual read write speeds of this adapter?

A: The ANDYCINE USB Type-C Reader for LunchBox SATA SSD has a maximum data rate of 600 MB/s.

Q: 9. Does this enclosure put the drive to sleep after a few minutes of activity? I'm NOT referring to the MacOS system settings.

A: The OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini 2.5" SATA to USB Type-C Portable Storage Enclosure does not have any internal processing capability. It is a purely "passive" enclosure which does not have any ability to regulate itself without input from the operating system.

Q: 10. Can this be used to copy an mSATA with an OS installed to a new mSATA with a SATA to USB adapter and the new mSATA intalled in laptop where old one was? Any advice on doing this? uh, thanks *thumbs up + good karma*

A: Yes, the Sabrent mSATA to 2.5" SATA III Adapter BH #SAECMSSA would allow you to use it to clone an mSATA SSD to another one. I would recommend using the free version of Macrium reflect. That will allow you to clone the old SSD to the new one. Once that is done, you can install the new one and it should boot up from there.