USB 2.0 External 2.5" IDE HDD Enclosure Case Blue For Laptop
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USB 2.0 External 2.5" IDE HDD Enclosure Case Blue For Laptop

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$19.99
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Product Info

  • Brand: Unknown
  • EAN: 0879889000001
  • Manufacturer: Generic

Features

  • New Ultra Slim Aluminum External Hard Drive Case
  • Support 2.5" IDE Hard Drives 40~500GB
  • Fast Data/File Access and Transfer Rate up to 480MB/s
  • USB 2.0 to IDE
  • Compatible only with IDE drives (see below)

Editorial Reviews:

  • Need a new house for your 2.5" hard drive? Use this aluminum case to turn your laptop drive into an external hard drive. This case is only for drives with IDE connectors. Supports MAC OS8.6 or above and MS Windows Vista/XP/2000. Fully Plug & Play and Hot Swappable. Software Driver Download needed for Windows ME/982nd. Powered by the computer's USB Port (No External Power Cable Required). LED Power Indicator. Dimension 4.5"x2.5"x0.43" Light Weight ~2.2 Oz Simple and Quick Assembly.
    To determine if your hard drive is an IDE drive or a SATA drive, please look for the connectors. An IDE connector is longer, and has two rows of pins that stick out. A SATA connector is smaller and has two plastic tabs with flat metal contacts.

Spotlight customer reviews:

  • Customer Rating: Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5
  • Summary: Enclosure IDE 2.5
  • Comment: Cuando compre este producto decia que la capacidad máxima era de 500Gb, pero
    ahora que vino, la capacidad máxima es de 120Gb, me enviaron un producto equivocado,
    si usted lo va a comprar exija que sea de la capacidad que anuncian.


    This product is not the right to buy, this is only 120Gb capacity, and said he had bought which was 500GB, do not buy it!


    Bad product.

  • Customer Rating: Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5
  • Summary: Not Bad For the Money
  • Comment: This probably wouldn't be my first choice for a permanent installation, but for a temporary solution it was perfect. I bought this to help a friend recover files from a computer that refused to boot. He needed to recover files before a Windows re-install. This did the job perfectly.

    Why not a permanent solution? First off, the case is really thin and cheap. (And plain aluminum, not blue.) Secondly, with my ham hands, I would never be able to put those tiny screws in to permanently secure it, and Mrs. Boilermate said she would have trouble with them, too. My enclosure didn't come with any instructions, but none were needed.

    So for less than six bucks it did the job it it was supposed to. However, I would look elsewhere for a more long term solution.
  • Customer Rating: Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5
  • Summary: Works well, but not blue
  • Comment: First things first, this enclosure is not blue, as listed. It is silver, and looks very similar to my other enclosure, which causes me some confusion, and is why I bought (or attempted to) a blue one.
    Otherwise, it works fairly well. Can get a little hot since it lacks fans, but keep it off of any insulating surface and it's fine.
  • Customer Rating: Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5
  • Summary: Enclosure Review
  • Comment: This enclosure is pretty good for the price. This enclosure may not offer the highest transfer rate or best connection and casing, but it does do the job. I bought this item to try to see if I could recover any data from a mechanically failed hard drive... did not work but I still have an enclosure in the event that I want to use it for a backup HD.
  • Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
  • Summary: GREAT little case at a GREAT price.
  • Comment: This is a great little case for the extra drives I had laying around. I bought 2. I should have bought more and may yet while they are on sale.

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