Akitio Launches $150 Aluminum USB 3.0 HDD Enclosure

Akitio just announced their SK-3501 Super-S3 desktop hard drive enclosure, which wraps a 3.5-inch drive in an aluminum shell.

For those who couldn't care less about the industrial design of the enclosure, but simply want the USB 3.0, there are options from about $30 on the street.

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Douglas Perry was a freelance writer for Tom's Hardware covering semiconductors, storage technology, quantum computing, and processor power delivery. He has authored several books and is currently an editor for The Oregonian/OregonLive.

12 Comments Comment from the forums

abdussamad

Rip off!
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jamie_1318

The variety of plugs is kind of nice, but that doesn't seem like it's worth the premium over normal ones.
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jsheridan

agreed, seems over priced to me
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nforce4max

If it is very well built and with a speedy controller for me it may very well be worth the price and am sick of the cheap plastic crap that is sold for hardware these days.
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lordstormdragon

I've had titanium enclosures, steel ones, aluminum ones, and plastic ones. So far the only one that's withstood multiple drops and kept running was the plastic Mybook from Western Digital. Industrial-looking design or not, I'd love to see this thing crash after one drop.
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Marco925

The case costs more than most hard drives....
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drumsrule786

My $30 USB 3 rosewill enclosure is fast, cheap, and it looks pretty nice too. Why would anyone buy this? Then again people seem to like paying for overpriced aluminum bodied things these days (cough cough)
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halcyon

This is way overpriced. Maybe $70-$80...but $130. LOL.
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eddieroolz

Personally, for something like an external drive I'd much rather prefer utility over anything else.
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halcyon

Now, if they'd added ThunderBolt $130 would have still been a lot but at least understandable.
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