Positioned as the leader of the DIY external storage solution, the Welland ME-700E IDE/SATA III (6G) to USB 3.0 external hard disk enclosure comes with blazing performance. 10 times faster than USB2.0, it is capable of reading and writing at the rate of up to 5Gbps. With USB HotSwap and Plug & Play function, this new USB3.0 enclosure is backward compatible with USB2.0 or USB1.1 host of your computer if it has not been upgraded with USB3.0 host. Form, functionality and style converge in Turbo Leopard ME-700E USB3.0 Enclosure, it is constructed with aluminum case. With the fan-less design, it is ideal for quiet environments such as a home office or library. The enclosure ME-700E allows the computer user to simply create a desktop external storage space. Honestly, the high performance of ME-700E exceeds expectations in quality and value.