SAMSUNG SV843 2.5" enterprise 960GB SATA III V1 MLC VNAND $169.99

[jtr1962]

Is this some kind of memory card reader that also has a USB port on it, and plugs into a SATA header? Are you getting expected speeds out of this device otherwise?

Yes, that's exactly what it is except it plugs into the USB 3 header on the M/B. And I was getting up to 250 MB/sec when I plugged my SATA to USB adapter into the USB port on this device. My USB 3 flash drives all achieve advertised speeds as well when connected to the USB 3 port.

 

[CougTek]

I see a manufacturer-refurbished Samsung SM843T 480GB on eBay, from NewEgg, at only ~82U$. Tempted, very tempted...