Tsunami Speed 3500S

The second Tsunami enclosure in this review has quite a lot in common with the previous model, but is made of black-painted aluminum. Moreover, it supports SATA as well as PATA drives. This connection universality isn’t very conveniently implemented, though. It is easy to install a PATA drive, but it was difficult to tuck away the IDE connector when you are trying to install a SATA drive. The power switch is located on the back panel of the case. The package also contains a power adapter with a cord, a USB cable, a device description and a stand. The dimensions of the enclosure are 120 x 34 x 204 millimeters.

The average retail price of the device is $38.

Vantec NexStar3 NST-360SU-BK

The memorable and elegant design distinguishes this enclosure from Vantec. The aluminum case is painted black. The enclosure is intended for SATA-interfaced hard drives and is itself equipped with USB 2.0 and eSATA interfaces. A LED indicator of the operation mode is on the case. The Power switch is on the back panel. The enclosure comes with a power adapter, USB and SATA cables, a device description, a bracket with an eSATA connector, a stand, screws, and a CD with drivers. The dimensions of the enclosure are 123 x 33 x 206 millimeters.

The average retail price of this device is $50.