Product DescriptionNow available for SATA Hard Drives! Sabrent 2.5' USB 2.0 to SATA Aluminum Hard Drive Enclosure Transfer data quickly and easily, anywhere with this great external hard drive case! The USB 2.0 interface allows for data transfer rates up to 480Mbps. Its easy to use design allows you to quickly install 2.5-inch SATA hard drives. This enclosure provides a fast, easy way to add more storage space to your desktop or notebook PC. With its ultra slim compact design, Sabrent's Super Slim 2.5-in Aluminum Hard Drive Enclosure is ideal for creating personal back up storage of many GB, yet not much larger than a thumb drive, so it is very light and portable; It offers a highly efficient and a more economical storage vehicle than flash or tape drives.
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Rating: - Does its job with uncommon USB connector
This enclosure is not much more than an alloy sleeve for 2.5" hard drives but it works. A hard drive fits in very tight and is fixed with two screws. I used the enclosure with a 500 GB Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT without any problems. What's quite uncommon for a 2.5" enclosure is that it comes with a standard USB type A connector jack instead of mini USB. This means you have to use the included skinny 32" cable and can't take one of the common cables you may have collected from several ... Read More
Rating: - Impossible to remove the drive once installed
If you are planning to install and then later remove your hard drive to/from this enclosure, don't buy it. It's impossible to remove the drive without damaging the enclosure. Otherwise no problem with it.
Rating: - Fits My Needs!!!
Decided to pick this up and create an external HD out of the Playstation 3 hard drive, since I replaced it with a 120 GB hard drive. Works just fine, and pretty easy to install. Makes a fair bit of heat, but that is to be expected. Love the carrying sleeve though!!! Also, it arrived in god time!!!
Rating: - Simple Plug & Play, XP/VISTA
Very easy to install... just popped open, put in the drive, closed it up... Intialize, Format, etc... up and running! Highly recommended!
Rating: - it only lasted a month
Product only lasted a month, I knew I was not buying top shelf but I was not expecting this.
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Electronics : Sabrent EC-UST25 USB 2.0 Aluminum Hard Drive Enclosure for 2.5-Inch SATA (Serial ATA) Hard Drives (Black)
- Impossible to remove the drive once installed
- Fits My Needs!!!
- Simple Plug & Play, XP/VISTA
- it only lasted a month