CONCLUSION

   RAIDON has released quite a few enclosures both external and internal tailored for 2.5" HDDs and SSDs lately mostly aimed at professional and enterprise users and not so much for enthusiasts and gamers. The bad thing with that is that they place performance second something which i can't say i really like since for good or bad my job makes me want to have the fastest hardware available at any given time. However at the same time they place data integrity/safety above all else and that's actually what matters most for professionals and enterprise users so prior to "judging" a product we need to know its target audience. It goes without saying that RAIDON is well aware that there's room for improvement regarding the R2420-B3 and so they plan to release a SATA III variant which should have no problem maxing out the bandwidth of USB 3.0 by reaching speeds up to 450-500MB/s, the when however is not exactly known. Still even in SATA II the results are not bad and let's not forget that this enclosure makes it extremely easy to swap HDDs/SSDs and at the same time offers RAID0 mode which is more than enough for regular 2.5" HDDs and RAID1 mode which offers extreme data protection.

   With a current price tag set at around USD95 inside the USA and 90Euros inside the EU the RAIDON Runner R2420-B3 Easy Ejection 2.5" SSD/HDD RAID Enclosure could be the perfect choice for people who work with 2.5" drives and cherish ease of use and data safety far more than raw performance. True it's not a perfect device especially since even the almost 2 year old G-RAID Mini by G-Technology managed to come really close and sometimes even surpass it (the SATA III version however should correct that) but the Runner R2420-B3 is a lot easier to use thanks to its trayless design and easy ejection system, supports USB 3.0 which let’s face it is more standard now than eSATA and ontop of that you can use whatever HDDs or SSDs you want with it. Still performance is an issue and that's why although the entire concept is very good the Runner R2420-B3 Easy Ejection 2.5" SSD/HDD RAID Enclosure walks away just with our Golden award, at least until the SATA III version finds its way to our test bench.

PROS

- Build Quality
- JBOD/RAID0/RAID1 Modes
- Trayless Design
- Easy Ejection System
- USB 3.0
- Energy Saving Mode
- Price (For Some) 

CONS

- SATA II Compatible (Performance)