Features
- Best build quality available
- Best chipset - Oxford 944SE
- Firewire 800 & USB 3.0 & eSATA
- Advanced silent cooling
- PC & Mac compatible
- Can be used as Mac boot disk
- Full 2 Year Warranty
Description
This TOP QUALITY ALUMINIUM external hard disk drive enclosure is aimed at professional audio / video editors, or those serious about performance and reliability of their data.
If you are using serious applications like Pro Tools, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, then look no further! The Oxford 944SE firewire chipset is the latest in the family of Oxford chips considered essential by serious editors, due to its performance and stability. For example, see how Pro Tools maker DigiDesign specify using Oxford chipset firewire disks.
You can fit any size SATA disk, including the latest 3TB models (and larger sizes when they come to market in future).
This is a very high quality product. All aspects of the product are the best quality on the market.
Contents
- SK-3500 USB 3.0 + eSATA + Firewire 800 Disk Enclosure
- No Disk Installed. You provide your own disk
- Solid Aluminium, with integrated heatsink
- Oxford 944SE chipset
- USB 3.0 Data Cable
- eSATA to eSATA Cable
- Firewire 800 Data Cable 9-pin to 9-pin
- External Power Adaptor (100-240V)
- Power lead with UK plug {Euro plug for EU Orders}
Performance
These are example performance figures, shown when fitted with a Seagate 1TB disk drive
Windows 7 eSATA Performance
QuickBench v4.0 (click to enlarge)...

Test Windows PC: Windows 7, P4 3GHz, 2GB RAM
Apple Mac Firewire 800 Performance
QuickBench v4.0 (click to enlarge)...

Test Apple PC: Apple Mac Mini 2009 Edition, 2GHz.
Windows 7 USB 3.0 Performance
Quickbench v4.0 (click to enlarge)...
Test Windows PC: Windows 7, MiniITX AMD 250, 2GB RAM
Specifications
|
Enclosure Specifications
|
|
| Model No. |
SK3-SBU3OS |
| Certifications |
|
| Case material |
- High quality aluminum for optimized heat dissipation
|
| Application |
- 3.5" SATA-I or SATA-II hard drive (1.5Gb/s or 3.0Gb/s)
- Capacity 80GB - 3TB
|
| Interface/Ports |
- 1x eSATA port
- 2x 9-pin FireWire 800 ports
- 1x USB 3.0 SuperSpeed port
|
| Data transfer |
- eSATA up to 3Gbps (300MB/s)
- FireWire 800 (1394b) up to 800Mbps (100MB/s)
- FireWire 400 (1394a) up to 400Mbps (50MB/s)
- USB 3.0 up to 5Gbps (625MB/s)
- USB 2.0 up to 480Mbps (60MB/s)
|
| System requirements (PC) |
- eSATA: Windows XP/Vista/7
- FireWire: Windows XP/Vista/7
- USB: Windows XP/Vista/7
- Your hardware device must have the correct corresponding port (e.g. USB 3.0, FireWire 800 or PCI card)
- eSATA Plug and Play support required for eSATA host controller
|
| System requirements (Mac) |
- eSATA: Mac OS 10.2 or above
- FireWire: Mac OS 10.2 or above
- USB 2.0: Mac OS 10.2 or above
- Your hardware device must have the correct corresponding port (e.g. USB 2.0, FireWire 800 or PCI card)
- eSATA Plug and Play support required for eSATA host controller
|
| System environment |
- Operating Temperature: 5°C ~ 40°C
- Operating Humidity: 20%RH ~ 80%RH
- Storage Temperature: -20°C ~ 70°C
- Storage Humidity: 10%RH ~ 90%RH
|
| Power supply |
- External power supply (UL, cUL, CE, TUV, PSE, BSMI, C-Tick)
- Input: AC 100-240V, 1.2A, 50-60Hz
- Output: DC +12V/1.5A
|
| Dimensions (LxWxH) |
|
| Packing accessories |
- SK-3500 enclosure (HDD not included)
- eSATA cable
- USB 3.0 cable
- FireWire 800 cable
- Power adapter
- User manual
|
|