Addonics Ruby Drive Enclosure Internal/External - Black

The Ruby Drive Cartridge System (RDCS) is designed to enable any 2.5" SATA hard drive to be used like a tape cartridge via the standard 3 1/2" drive bay of any computer. You can swap hard drives in and out of your computer without restarting your system. Instead of a slow tape cartridge, you enjoy the fast performance of the SATA hard drive. Once the OS detects the presence of the RDCS enclosure (cartridge), it appears as an additional hard drive to the system. There is no driver to install or special software required to do data backup or restoration. Data is stored uncompressed in its own native file format and can be accessed readily by any application program. For more detail on drive cartridge system, please visit the following tutorial page.The Ruby cartridge, small enough to fit easily in the palm of your hand, is designed to handle shocks and perform reliably in mobile applications or rough environments with a patented shock proof rugged anodized aluminum housing. The Ruby drive enclosure comes with both an eSATA and SATA connector. The eSATA connector allows the Ruby drive enclosure to be used as an external eSATA hard drive using a standard eSATA cable and an optional power adapter. The SATA connector allows the Ruby drive enclosure to be used as a removable cartridge in the Ruby drive cradle installed inside the 3 1/2" drive bay on any computer. The Ruby drive enclosure can also be attached to the USB port of any computer with an optional USB 3.0 - eSATAp adapter.