With a Super Speed USB 3.0 connection you can now upgrade your notebook hard drive in just 10% of the usual time.EZ Upgrade makes upgrading your notebook hard drive as easy at 1-2-3.This innovative kit includes all the hardware and software needed to painlessly transfer all the data from an old hard drive to a new hard drive or SSD in three easy steps. To upgrade your notebook hard drive simply: The innovative EZ Upgrade enclosure connects to both Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives and solid state drives, making it the perfect tool to upgrade your notebook to a higher capacity hard drive or a fast SSD.Run the included cloning software to copy all of your data, email, settings and OS from your notebook to the new drive. Swap out your old notebook drive with your new one, and you’re done! Simply remove a couple of screws, slide out the drive in your notebook and replace it with your newly cloned drive from the EZ Upgrade enclosure. If that’s not enough, EZ Upgrade transforms the old hard drive from the notebook into a portable Super Speed USB 3.0 external backup and/or storage solution.Apricorn"s EZ Gig transfers all of your data, settings, OS and email from your computer"s internal drive to an external drive in just three simple steps. Once the clone is complete, simply swap out your notebook drive with the new one and your notebook is instantly upgraded. Upgrading your system to a high performance 7,200 RPM hard drive. The fastest available hard drive for notebook computers, Apricorn"s Xtreme Drives have a 70% faster spindle speed and a 400% larger cache over 4200 RPM drives. These drives can improve overall system performance by 30%, providing desktop performance in a notebook computer. Due to the higher spin rate of a high performance 7,200 RPM drive, you will need an upgrade kit with an AC Adapter (not included) or additional power.