Silverstone SST-TS07B Enclosure & EC03B Internal USB3.0 PCIe Card Review

Allan 'Zardon' Campbell October 27, 2011 Accessories, Featured Tech Reviews, Hard Drives, SSD Drives

Rating: 8.0.

SilverStone have a great reputation for their chassis design, but they also make a wide range of peripherals for the enthusiast audience.

Today we are looking at two of their latest range, the SST-TS07B USB 3.0 enclosure and the EC03B Internal USB 3.0 PCIe Card.

The Silverstone SST-TS07B is a screwless external drive bay for 3.5 inch devices and is reasonably priced at £30 inc vat in the UK.

Features:

5Gbits USB 3.0 Super Speed transfer rate.
Support 3.5” SATA III SSD or hard drive.
An entirely tool-less design.
Maximum compatibility with USB2.0 (480Mbits)

The Silverstone EC03 is an expansion card that connects to the motherboard via a single lane PCI-E gen 2.0 slot. Its single USB 3.0 internal connector offers output for dual front port USB 3.0 super speed devices enabling data transfer with maximum compatibility and stability.

Features:

USB 3.0 front I/O bay included
Supports standard USB 3.0 internal connector
PCI Express gen 2.0 with single lane(x1) throughput 5Gbit/s
Supports simultaneous operation of multiple USB 3.0/2.0/1.1 devices
Offers up to two external USB 3.0 super speed ports
Support 5V bus power from computer's power supply
Build in power connector to receiving extra power from system

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5 comments

Eran
October 27, 2011 at 8:23 am

The USB 3.0 performance is great. I need to upgrade my laptop with a USB 3 port, as I copy a lot of files between work machines and home. its painful sometimes.
Dedied
October 27, 2011 at 9:22 am

I would think most people have USB 3.0 ports by now? on kitguru anyway. The exclosure is good.
Tom
October 27, 2011 at 12:36 pm

The 3,5 enclosure is very nice. good price too. I dont think the 2.5 inch adapter is important. you wouldnt buy this for a 2.5 inch drive. But yeah a plate adapter would be handy.