Review on 💻 StarTech.com S2510BU33PW - USB 3.0 HDD Enclosure with SATA III Encryption and Password Protection by Michael Burdette

Windows encryption only. I thought it was hardware, meaning I only had to set it up on Windows, but it's the autorun that decrypts the drive. Also, I found it very difficult to use my fingerprint to unlock, and usually I had to enter the full password to decrypt it. Needless to say, this causes a lot of trouble if you use a long or random password. The software isn't without bugs either, requiring me to reset the drive (and data) more than a few times. Oddly enough, the included cable also seems to have played its part. It could be a bad cable, but I got different results when USB-C is connected one way than the other. But I've also had intermittent problems with USB 3.0, so it's probably a placebo. The encryption level really slows down the drive. Compared to a regular USB adapter, my speed was about 75% of base. Similar performance compared to USB-C and USB 3.0. Unless you're a pure Windows user and have a moderate tolerance for data loss, I wouldn't recommend this drive. However, once I set it up properly, I didn't have to reformat it, but I still had intermittent connection issues. Look for something with proper hardware encryption and decryption that doesn't require a software component.