hm.. after reading through the right way to get that good speed, i think i will just sit this one out, and wait for usb 3.1.

i just remembered that some one in this forum have told me about the complete compatibility of usb 3.0 enclosures with uasp support. actually you need a compatible host also. uasp was implemented in older mobo's before (z77, z87 mobos. need to check out the actual implementations), but i guess for cost reasons and the limited availability of uasp-capable enclosures, that part was absent in new mobos (most z97 in the market, except for some that are from asus).

without the whole set, you will never get close to full speed, which is pointless imo.
first, back your data up while you can.

i am not sure if there is any place to fix the damaged part. maybe someone else have something to share.

that's nice to hear man it's good to know that someone official still care about us consumers.

off topic:after reading through threads about bad rma things, like this pinned topic, https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/861703 (looking at how sellers responded to it), and asus complaint topics, i am really not happy to let local shops and distributors to earn my money.

i especially feel annoyed about local distributors that handle rma process for their own goods. (money they take, service they don't deliver properly. wtf?) the rma processes are so bad that at some point of time i thought that it was pointless to get stuff locally (lengthy, takes months for them to get their asses up to fulfill; no guarantee that the replaced unit will work; on top of that we need to pay to get things moving. another wtf?). there is no difference between being eligible for rma but getting abused by them, and getting stuff elsewhere and get disqualified for warranty. (for the latter you don't feel anything bad because it's one of the calculated risks)

sorry for whining about something unrelated. it's in my head for some years, and i never complained about local sellers here about being slow, late, unresponsive, sometimes kind of arrogant, with missing parts in goods they sent, etc. yeah for the livelihood of local markets, i still choose to spend here. i believe i have done my part. all i ask is just deliver what you have promised.

if it's worth to try why not? good luck.

all in all, just maintain regular multiple system and data backups at all times. multiple backups are critical for important data. if you have at least 2 copies of them, you should be safe from almost any failure. (just don't put them in the same machine) i had several cases of hardware failure due to improper handling. that simple backup plan saved me a lot of time and efforts.

if possible, encrypt the drives. if the storage is faulty, you don't need to worry about its contents and you can do rma straightaway. (ok if you had the chance, wipe it clean before rma. but if you don't get that chance, it can help prevent certain levels of malicious data rediscovery by someone else) there are always pro's and con's in encrypted drives, but again multiple backup copies will save you from terrible experience, i.e. unable to recover data properly because of encryption.

ok yeah it's up to you to trust a third party or not regarding data handling. i just do my part to make myself feel better lol!

as for repair costs, if it's fair, i guess it's good to go. after all, all we need is a functional unit.

updates: for those who are affected, you might wanna keep an iso version of samsung 840 evo that is compatible with samsung magician 4.6 new advanced performance feature. http://www.samsung.com/global/business/sem.../downloads.html