SABRENT [Upgraded Version Support UASP] Ultra Slim USB 3.0 to 2.5-Inch SATA E...

A couple years ago, I purchased brand new ASUS laptop, and not a cheap one at that. The only issue was the hard drive; it was SLOW. Angry at how a new laptop could feel so sluggish, I opted to purchase a 250GB Samsung EVO SSD, which had come down in price. The only downside was that I had a quarter of the storage (though I never use too much). I also now had a brand new 1 TB hard drive leftover. I saw this product by Sabrent on Amazon, and immediately purchased it after carefully reviewing other similar products. Now I have a fully functioning spare usb portable hard drive, at a fraction of the cost of one you would by directly. Here are my impressions: Build/Quality: 10/10, 5 stars, can't get better. The brushed aluminum feel is incredible in the hand, has held up well to scratches, and looks great. The hard drive is plugged into a SATA to female USB adapter, which is locked into the enclosure by 2 screws. The hard drive is a snug but appropriate fit, so I know my hard drive is safe and protected inside. You could never tell that this was an enclosure. Functionality: 10/10, again, this was so easy to install (and oddly satisfying). The speed of this drive is dependent on the actual hard drive (this is, again, just an enclosure), but from the case's end, you will NOT be limited. The connection is USB 3.0 and SATA III, so you will get the max speed of any drive you put in it. It works well even with the slow, cheap 5400 RPM drive I installed. Again, if you retire a laptop, or upgrade to a larger or faster HDD/SSD, please don't waste you old hard drive. Use this enclosure, and give it a new life as a portable hard drive! Depending on your hard drive, you will end up with a product just as good if not better than more expensive portable drives you buy off the shelf.

This is my 3rd Sabrent SATA External Aluminum Enclosure. I can't even remember how long I've had the first two, but I know that I can depend on them to work anytime, any place, and on any PC with an open USB port. Buying a Sabrent enclosure is a no-brainer. Want it to work? Buy this one! Now there are more options than ever so I'm sure you can find one to suit your needs. Think long - Think wrong when shopping for your next external enclosure. Regardless, I will remain a faithful customer.

Had previously ordered the plastic case version of this mode and returned it. This aluminum case model is slightly better built and I had no problems with the enclosure screws. It works fine and I recommend it as an inexpensive option for an external USB 3.0 enclosure.

Ok, for the price, it's a really good case. First of all it's like a black anodized aluminum case, just big enough to fit the 2.5" drive. There is like a small rubber pad on the inside that seems to isolate it and hold it in place, nothing else holds it in place on the inside. The electronics plugs right into the sata interface on the drive, and is the other end of the case cover as well. It ships with 2 small screws and a small phillips driver which didn't work well, i used a slightly larger one i had at home and was able to screw it in tighter. Comes with a short usb 3.0 cable, the standard size on both size (rectanguler), plugged it into my laptop and at first nothing. But i forgot, it was from a ps4 so i had to go into the computer management and repartition the drive, and format it, then it worked fine as an external. It comes with with a vinyl like case to carry the drive around. So overall, it's sort of made cheap, but for the price, it's a great little case in my opinion. I noticed the the usb port was a little wonky as i almost plugged it in backwards (thought i broke the connector) but it's still working (tiny blue led shows disk access). Going to buy a few more of these for my extra drives i have sitting around, and the drive is powered by the usb cable as well, so couldn't be easier then that to add some storage to stuff like your tv, blu ray player, to store all the smart tv apps and things, or to your network router as a network drive. So far working well, and formatted as my F: drive. Update: Ok, assembled 4 of these so far. I did read that one person had problems with the circuit board touching the aluminum case. When you attach the drive, and insert it into the case, try both ways, flip it around, i always found that it fit better one way rather then other for whatever reason, but they all assembled fine. None of mine touched the case, BUT, if the 2 screws get loose, i can see the small soldered ends possibly can touch. So what i did, was the cases come packed with like this black foam, i cut just a super thin layer of it, to cover the ends and just shoved it on top, i'll see if i can take a pic and post it, but it's just the foam, i just pushed it on there, super thin layer lol. So far though, i have one on my ps4 pro, i have one on my network router, i'm using one as a small backup for my laptop, these are great so far. using 3 2.5" drives, 2 standard, 1 ssd, 1 hybrid, they all work fine.

This review is for SABRENT [Upgraded Version Support UASP] Ultra Slim USB 3.0 to 2.5-Inch SATA External Aluminum Hard Drive Enclosure [Black] (EC-UK30). I got this aluminum enclosure for an old 1TB SATA drive that I yanked out of my Dell laptop about 7 years ago. I never thought that I’d be able to read it again but here we are! I actually got a clear plastic version also but I think this is the better enclosure, without the cool factor. The plastic version just felt a bit flimsy but it was much easier to insert the SATA drive, just pull back the top lid and insert the drive - no tools required. This version requires unscrewing the front or back of the enclosure (tools and extra screws were provided). I unscrewed from the back and stuck my old drive into it and it set very firmly. No gaps, wobbles, etc. It felt very solid and I think it can take more abuse than the plastic version. The transfer speed was good also when I plugged it into my Dell Evo laptop. No software needed to read the old drive. I was ecstatic. After holding on to the drive for so long, it is so nice to be able to make use of it again as a backup external storage device. I’m super thrilled so I’ll give this magic enclosure a 5.0/5.0 - 03/20/2026.

***Been using this for nearly 2 months now and not much has changed. Works ALMOST without issue. The only problem I've encountered thus far is occasionally the unit isnt recognized by my xbox one. I've worked out through process of elimination this only happens when my xbox loses power and the fix is simple enough and only requires unplugging and plugging it back into the console. Havent had any data loss or read issues with the enclosure, and as far as Im concerned its worth the money and a great deal at that. I would recommend this for sure to anyone in need of such a device. I can also confirm that this does work with my gaming console which was a concern when purchasing this because Id read some reviews saying they couldnt get it to work with their xbox or playstations. So far so good. Installed a 1tb hdd in this 2 days ago and have been installing games through my xbox one the entire two days. Dont think its the enclosures fault that its taking so long because installing to the internal hdd is just as slow. Seems to be working fine and haven't had any issues over the past two days with transfers stopping or encountering errors or anything along those lines. I will update this review if anything changes but for right now this seems like a solid product. While reading some reviews folks mentioned that the circuit board was touching the metal on the case and causing shorts and data loss, but the version I got seems to have addressed the problem by covering the back of the circuit board thats exposed, thus solving any potential issues that may have caused the issue in the past for other customers.

This Sabrent Ultra Slim USB 3.0 to 2.5-Inch SATA External Aluminum Hard Drive Enclosure, in sleek metallic black, is just what the doctor ordered for me, as I turned my old laptop HDD into an awesome external HDD for all my plug and play adventures. It uses the superior speedy USB 3.0 connection offering up file transfers at a lightning fast 5gbps (USB 3.0 cables and slots are colored blue FYI), and of course is backwards compatible with USB 2.0 connections but with the loss of the 3.0 speed. The enclosure case is compatible with any 2.5" SATA HDDs, and would be great for converting old laptop HDDs and turning them into a portable external HDD by using this enclosure with it. The case is made out of a seriously sexy black aluminum construction, which helps prevent your HDD from overheating by allowing the heat it generates to dissipate effeciently. Did I also mention I love it's sleek, brushed black metallic vibe? This is great for backing up personal files or having all your movies to bring with you wherever you go! It boasts a nifty 5gbps file transfer rate if connected to a USB 3.0 port (Blue!), and a much slower 480mbps if you have to connect it to a USB 2.0 port. It also has a LED light on the case indicating when there is power and HDD activity. The case comes with a USB 3.0 cable, so no worries there. Finally, you can own this super slim beauty for the low price of $8.99, and is also Prime eligible. Two thumbs up from me Sabrenet!

For the price it's excellent! Seems great so far! Very small, easy to use, fast 3.0 USB speed, good cooling, awesome! The construction does feel cheap and it's got sharpish edges but I can't complain for the price of $12.99. It also doesn't have any rubber feet or vibration dampening but surprisingly it's not loud. The speed blew me away! With a normal 1TB laptop hard drive installed in it, it's faster than this drive: http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E83X9P8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Browsing my files on it is almost as fast as browsing the files in my internal hard drive. I can watch Full HD videos directly off it with almost no loading time. It's literally just like using your internal hard drive! Transferring about 400GB worth of videos and pictures took a little under 2 hours. Which is not bad at all in my opinion. So basically the hard drive in my laptop was failing so I bought a 2TB hard drive and this external enclosure. I took the dying hard drive out and put it in the enclosure and installed the new drive in my computer. I then installed Windows using the installation disks. After I had installed all the drivers and stuff like that I used the old drive in the enclosure to put all my files on my new hard drive. It worked seamlessly. It's also nice that the drive uses a normal USB plug instead of some odd USB 3.0 micro-B. That way you could use an extension or use a different cord that's easy to find. I think you could technically plug it into a phone... not sure it could supply enough current though. I'll have to try that. All in all great product.

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Was looking for an inexpensive aluminium case (heat transfer) that was still well made. Quite pleased. Nicely finished case with good fit. My SSD slid in easily and connected to the front panel seamlessly, took maybe 30 seconds. USB cable seems sturdy and transfer speeds are acceptable. I would buy another.

works well. the one i received came with insulating foam over the diodes that were an issue for some reviewers. a few notes if i was being nitpicky: nothing holds my 7mm drive in place vertically save the sata ports. a 9mm spacer also did not fit snugly and would rattle around. horizontally there's thick foam that fits the drive snug. no rubber feet so the enclosure slides around too easily. the drive is inserted from the front/back and not the top/bottom. the latter would have allowed for thermal pads for better heat transfer.

Appears to be a good solid product. No problems with installing a ssd. Working well so far.

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