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Akasa noir S 2.5" USB 3.0 Review
(3 Comments) »Value and Conclusion
- The Akasa noir S 2.5" USB 3.0 enclosure will set you back around 25 Euros
- Reasonable price
- Good USB 2.0 performance
- Good USB 3.0 performance
- Sturdy brushed aluminum
- Additional USB power cable included
- Pouch included
- Compact
- Screw driver included
- Some SSDs are faster than what the JMS539 can deliver
- Small screws - easy to loose
- Some driver issues, unrelated to Akasa, but attributed to JMicron and/or NEC
With no-frills USB 3.0 enclosures out there, price is king. For the price tag, the Akasa noir S sits right in the middle of other, brushed Aluminum cases of the type. There are certainly much cheaper ones out there for a 2.5 inch drive, but then you have to settle with a plastic box instead. The only real issue I have had, is something Akasa cannot really control: the IC used does not want to play nice with the NEC USB 3.0 controller under certain conditions. But when everything works, the noir S is a solid enclosure and worth the price premium over USB 2.0 counterparts.
Aug 28th, 2024 14:07 EDT
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