SABRENT SSD Enclosure, Hard Drive Enclosure, Super Fast Data Transfer 2.5 SSD Enclosure, Support UASP, External Tool-free SATA Enclosure, USB cable included (EC-UASP)

My Toshiba Satellite L-550 Pro laptop was ready for the e-waste shelf. I had the hard drive replaced back in 2015, so I wanted to take that out, as well as the RAM, before I dropped it at Curry's. Anyhow, the hard drive is the ol' Western Digital Black 500GB (WD5000LPLX). It has a 2.5-inch (Slim 7mm profile) form factor. The interface is SATA III. It is a little fiddly to get the drive in and slide it down, but once it clicks, you are confident it is inserted correctly. There is nothing to it. Remove the case top by sliding up and then lifting. Very easy to open. Plug in the included USB-A, turn it on, and it is plug and play. The Chromebox recognised the drive immediately. It was formatted into exFAT in less than a second. I did some file transfers and they were quick enough for me. I have no idea what speeds. I did transfer a couple gigs though. Now, I have a good external drive. The box says it is Windows and Mac compatible, but it works fine on a Chomebox, Chromebook whatever Chrome device you may have. Good, inexpensive purchase. Saves you from having to destroy a hard drive. The average person isn't capable of wiping it.

I bought this to be able to connect an SSD to my Nintendo Wii, but I will likely be buying another one of these to use with another HDD or SSD to create a portable hard drive in the future. I've used Sabrent products before, and I've always been impressed with how intuitive their products are and how easy they are to use. In the box there are some instructions along with the enclosure and a USB 3.0 A male-to-male cable. The enclosure is designed for 2.5" inch drives, and it's quite straightforward to fit the drive inside the enclosure. While the enclosure is mostly plastic, it feels very well-made and would offer some protection to the drive inside. The speed of the enclosure is going to vary greatly depending on the drive you have inside it, along with the system you are connecting it to, but I got the levels of performance I expected during my usage with the enclosure having virtually no negative impact on speeds. Overall, this is a great, affordable enclosure that can be used for various tasks. I look forward to using the one I currently have more going forward, but I feel like I will be purchasing an additional one shortly. Update - July 2024: I ended up ordering another one for my PS5, as I had a 1TB SATA SSD lying around that I wanted to use with the console, as I was running out of storage. Similarly to last time, the enclosure is working exactly as expected and works well enough to store more modern games on it without any noticeable performance loss. As a general rule of thumb, these enclosures are only as good as what you put in them, as well as other limitations such as the device it’s connected to. Once again, I'm more than happy with the result.

The SABRENT SSD Enclosure is a great solution for accessing and transferring data quickly. It is easy to install, built with solid quality, and delivers fast and stable performance. Perfect for upgrading storage, backing up files, or reusing old SSDs. Highly recommended.

Admittedly these days it is hard to figure out which brands are "real" and which are just white label products without sufficient QA. Some of the reliable brands that used to sell HDD enclosures are gone. However this is the second time I have bought a Sabrent adapter and I think last time was several years ago and I couldn't remember where I put it. It's pretty handy if you have various old disks lying around given the price of storage these days backing up files is getting pricey. Fitting the hard drive requires some caution there isn't much give or wiggle room. You may want to pad the bottom of drive if you intend to use the enclosure permanently as it is press fit/tool-less. It does seem like the cable might be proprietary, I couldn't use a different cable from another hard drive. My guess would be this is due to power requirements or the fact it was a hard drive and not an SDD. For a mechanical hard drives this seems fine I have not tested it with the increasingly rare SATA SSDs it is plastic and has no heatsink. This should probably be fine but something to be aware of. Use it on hard surface like a desk and I don't think it would be a problem. Sure it isn't a showstopper in terms of appearance or aesthetics but it is functional and not overly designed. Some of the other enclosures in a bit to look like they didn't cost pennies to make look worse than this one.

Works great, very quick in transferring data, long usb cable and nice looking

Very happy with this. I work in IT have found this a good reliable case for an SSD. Fit it secure and tight and does not rattle around. No screws required. Nice blue light on top to show active. On rear is an on / off slider which allows you to leave it plugged in but off. Performance is excellent. Case seems robust. Would recommend and buy again.

Brilliant piece of kit, so easy to set up, plug and play.

Best value for money, prompt delivery, perfect, fast and as described. Great way to render hard drive locked in your useless laptop as brand new external storage with this robust enclosure. Works without any difficulty and clear and easy steps to assemble.

同じ様な商品の中では最廉価の部類だったが何の問題もなく、SSDの装着も簡単、５分とかからなかった。作動状況も問題無く無事使用中。

Bon boitier, avec interrupteur ! Pratique.

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Item received and worked as per description

Acquistato anni fa, e fa esattamente quello che deve. Funziona bene, nessun difetto da notare. Materiali di qualita decente, e facile installazione per quel che posso ricordare. Soddisfatto del mio acquisto.