Kingwin F-35 3.5″ SATA HD Enclosure

Kingwin’s F-35 3.5″ SATA HD Enclosure looks great and is a nice solution for external storage.

When I first opened it, I thought it was a hair dryer! There are two 50 mm cooling fans on each side that are quiet and do a nice cooling job.

Key Features

• SATA to USB 2.0 Interface
• Front LED for Power / HD Activity
• Two 50 mm  fans
• External PS and USB cable included
• Plug & Play, Hot-Swap capability
• Suitable for all 3.5” SATA HD up to 2 TB
• Size: 2 1/2” x 9” x 5 1/4”
• RoHS Compliant

The back shows the power port, power switch and USB port:

Removing one screw at the bottom from opens the case for drive insertion:

An inside view that shows the PCB and SATA connectors:

Insert the drive into the sleeve to clip into the SATA connectors; lifting the large lever pops the drive out:

The enclosure ships with an external PS and  USB cable:

Performance Test

I used HD Tach 3.0.4.0 to test out HD transfer; the results are typical for USB external drive enclosures – nothing to get excited about but certainly OK for backing up data. The front lights up blue to indicate power and HD status – you can’t miss it.

Overall an attractive external storage enclosure with very distinctive packaging.