2.5" SATA HDD Enclosure, Black
High-speed external storage system for 2.5 inch hard disk drive Coverts your 2.5 inch Hard Drive Disc into an External hard drive for more flexibility and convenience. Fits all the 2.5 inch SATA hard drive disk Easy Portability and installation Supports Plug & play and Hot-swapping The transmission interface conforms to the standard specifications of USB 2.0 / SATA, and is compatible with the USB 1.1 interface. Special shock absorber device which enhances the protective effects. Plug and Play Made strong with Aluminum Magnesium alloy Material Case Size: 122 x 74 x 14 mm LED indicator monitors the reading movements of the hard disk drive Connectors: External Power and Data - High speed USB 2.0 mini-5pin Internal Power and Data - SATA (Serial ATA) Package Includes 2.5-inch USB 2.0 External Aluminum HDD Enclosure USB Cable Dust free carrying case Mini screwdriver User manual Supports Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / Vista , Mac OS 8.6 or up. Color: Black
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2.5" SATA HDD Enclosure, Black Reviews
Overall, it looks nice, compact, simple, plug-n-play. Just popped my WD 2.5" SATA 320GB and plugged it in (WinXP); there I went with all my stuff in the drive. It can be better if they had assembling instruction (they did have operation manual, some screws and an useless screw-driver); you have to use some common sense to figure it out. I didn't even need both the double-head USB plugs; one was enough though it's kinda slow a bit (could be underpowered, or the big size of my harddrive, or both). I bought this enclosure last week directly from Eforcity for $6.99 (just missed their special deal of $3.99 couple hours). I give it 4.7 score actually. Hint: to open the case, you need to press and hold the only small button while open the two halves. Highly recommended.
I purchased this 2.5 inch SATA Hard Drive Enclosure and what I really like about is it's light and comes with a carrying case. The USB cable includes a Y-connector for extra power if your PC's USB port can't support the drive's power requirements so you'll need two USB ports on your PC to use it if you need extra power to run your drive this mostly applies to 7200 rpm drives, not 5400 rpm drives. The HDD mount is made of a light silver-colored plastic material but it seems strong enough to safely mount the HDD with four screws and screw driver included. I don't know who makes it because there's no manufacturer's name on the box, but it comes from China, there are no assembly instructions and it came with instructions on how to use disk management to create a signature and format an OEM disk but they're written in really bad English grammar. I purchase a silver colored aluminum enclosure, but the black one also looks nice.
I got it for only $7 and it was worth every penny. This is an inexpensive HDD enclosure so you aren't getting the highest quality available, but it works perfectly and is easy to assemble. If you are going to rough up your hard drive you might look for something with a rubberized coating or a single-body design with a screw-in lid. This is a 2-piece top and bottom design that snaps together.
I purchased it for $7 shipped, and for the price, it was a very good deal. I certainly recommend this drive for the price. It included no CD for driver support, but thats not necessarily a problem.
I love the fact that it is powered only from the USB port and requires no additional power cords, unlike larger drives which require an external power source. I have found this drive very portable, and slightly more durable than expected (it has survived being dropped from about 4 ft several times, but thats not recommended). Both Windows and Mac have built in driver support that mounts the drive and sees the data.
I purchased the hdd enclosure for an old laptop hard drive and have been very pleased with it. However, being an external hdd enclosure, it's pretty self explanatory on how to insert drive and plug into computer. It is constructed of relatively cheap plastic and came with no instructions on how to use it.
I have not tried this on Linux, but it is only mounted a "generic usb drive", so one would assume Linux would have no issues with it as well.
When I was trying to open it, I broke off an unnecessary peice, (cheap plastic) and the USB cable wiggles up and down easily, but does not come out. Overall: (out of 5). I think this problem arises because it is powered by USB and there is no on/off switch. Top and bottom pieces seem strong, but I'm not quite sure I'd drop this 5 feet and expect my harddrive to still work. The case for the case is nice, keeps extra dirt out of the casing, I would hope, otherwise it is useless.
I have not had any loss of information from "drive write failure" yet, but it may worry some. . =).
Functionality: 4. Quality:. Functionality:. Plugged it into my computer (XP), formatted and now use it for school work, and portable applications. Quality: 2.
Aesthetics:3. (Quality for price is right on the mark though).
Overall functionally is great. Aesthetics:.
Other thoughts:. Comes down to an overall 3.
All the computers I plug it in to are unable to "eject" it, or tell it to shut off. My 2.5" SATA harddrive had a hard time getting into the case, lack of precision making equipment I assume, but after getting some leverage it went in.
The black casing with the silver middle makes it a very attractive casing, with minor smudging. Came with useless (to me) CD.
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