The pieces for USB 3.0 are clearly falling into place. A company called Active Media launched the Aviator-2 series of portable SSD drives based on USB 3.0 connection in 64Gb and 120Gb capacities. The company also offers the standalone SuperSpeed enclosure (USD $35) for 2.5” SATA SSD disks - for do it yourselfers wanting to cobble up thier own external laptop USB3 backup drive.


Check out these 2.5" and 3.5" USB 3 SuperSpeed Drive Cases at Amazon. Also, over at NewEgg.com there's already a good selection of enclosures like this BYTECC USB 3.0 drive case available for early adopters on the Windows side - or for Mac users who want to get SuperSpeed ready when Apple gets around to delivering USB 3.0 kernel drivers in Snow Leopard...

Tags: USB3 SATA SSD, USB 3.0 Drive Case