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YINGHUA

YINGHUA 2.5" SATA Enclosure Red 10TB 6Gbps

SKU CH-V6A6-TP016

Tool-free 2.5-inch SATA enclosure supports up to 10 TB drives with USB 3.0 speeds up to 6 Gbps

  • Tool-free installation lets you swap drives in seconds
  • JMS578 chip delivers up to 6 Gbps transfer speeds
  • Aluminium alloy body keeps 2.5-inch drives cool
  • USB 3.0 Type-C OTG adapter enables phone file transfers
  • Works with 7 mm and 9.5 mm SATA HDDs or SSDs up to 10 TB

Tool-free 2.5" SATA enclosure

The YINGHUA enclosure converts a 2.5 inch SATA hard drive or solid-state drive into a portable USB 3.0 storage device. Its aluminium alloy shell measures 125 by 75 by 12 millimetres and weighs 79 grams. A tool-free tray accepts 7 millimetre or 9.5 millimetre drives up to 10 terabytes. The JMS578 chip provides a theoretical 6 gigabits per second transfer rate.

Suits notebook upgrades and phone transfers.

Users expanding laptop capacity, moving media files between computers or backing up data to a phone via the included USB Type-C OTG adapter will find it convenient. Hot-swap support and driver-free operation on Windows 98 through Windows 10 and Mac OS 8.6 onward simplify daily use. Builders needing 3.5 inch desktop drives or an internal PCIe connection should look elsewhere.

Deciding spec: 10 terabyte drive limit

The enclosure only supports drives up to 10 terabytes, so any larger SATA drive will not be recognised. If your storage requirement stays at or below that ceiling the device works; otherwise a different enclosure is required.

Highlights

  • Tool-free installation lets you swap drives in seconds
  • JMS578 chip delivers up to 6 Gbps transfer speeds
  • Aluminium alloy body keeps 2.5-inch drives cool
  • USB 3.0 Type-C OTG adapter enables phone file transfers
  • Works with 7 mm and 9.5 mm SATA HDDs or SSDs up to 10 TB

Specifications

No published specifications for this item yet.

Questions about this item

How do I install a 2.5-inch SATA drive in this tool-free enclosure, and which step do people often get wrong?

Slide the drive into the 7+15Pin SATA connector until it clicks, then close the aluminum alloy shell; the step users miss is seating the drive fully so the connector engages on both the 7-pin data and 15-pin power rows.

What maintenance or replacement will this JMS578-based enclosure need over time?

The USB 3.0 cable and the Type-C OTG adapter are the only wear items; the JMS578 bridge chip and SATA interface are solid-state and require no scheduled service.

What limit appears first during sustained transfers with a 10 TB drive?

The USB 3.0 interface caps sustained throughput at 6 Gbps theoretical, so the bus saturates before the drive or the JMS578 chip reaches its own limits.

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