Adaptec 2.5 inch USB 2.0 Hard Drive Enclosure Kit converts 2.5 inch internal ATA hard d ( 2188700 )

by Adaptec

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009ZHF54
• Item model number: 2188700
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,249 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 24, 2005

Product Description

ADAPTEC (2188700) 2.5 inch USB 2.0 Hard Drive Enclosure Kit, converts 2.5 inch internal ATA hard d

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works Great - I've got two!, September 17, 2007

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David A. Dunlap "David A. Dunlap" (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adaptec 2.5 inch USB 2.0 Hard Drive Enclosure Kit converts 2.5 inch internal ATA hard d ( 2188700 ) (Personal Computers)

I've bought two of these to get some use out of the older, smaller hard drives from my laptop, and now my wife's MacBook. It works well either way, and was up and running in a matter of minutes. For less than the cost of a "fancy" external drive, you can buy this, and a new internal drive, and accomplish the same thing.

Keep in mind that this model is IDE only, so if you have a newer laptop that you are thinking of upgrading, I'd search out "SATA Enclosure" to find one that will work with the drive that is probably in there. If you are unsure as to whether you have IDE or SATA, you can either check your specs, or run a free application called SIW (System Information for Windows), and look under the hardware section. Good luck.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Customer Service really came through when needed, October 11, 2007

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John P. Kuehne - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adaptec 2.5 inch USB 2.0 Hard Drive Enclosure Kit converts 2.5 inch internal ATA hard d ( 2188700 ) (Personal Computers)

Delivery was prompt but when I received the enclosure, I found my old Dell laptop hard drive was not compatible with it. Baffled, I began a series of emails with the distributor who was always very eager and quick to help. As a person with mild computer aptitude, they explained that Dell often put adapters on their hard drives in order to work with their systems. They told me how to remove it and the hard drive in the new enclosure works great! I would have been sunk without Genioworx's immediate help.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice way to rescue data from defective notebook, February 7, 2007

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Caidrac (Purgatory, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adaptec 2.5 inch USB 2.0 Hard Drive Enclosure Kit converts 2.5 inch internal ATA hard d ( 2188700 ) (Personal Computers)

I didn't know a gadget such as this even existed until I ran into it by accident at a retail store. I had been trying to figure out how I was going to get data out of my old Dell notebook that had a fried motherboard. This gizmo saved me headaches and possibly more money. It makes a fine backup drive now, but only a net 11 gigs. I picked up a Simpletech 40 gig USB external. I used it twice in the last six months to back up my Toshiba notebook, and it's dead. After hearing similar reviews about similar devices made by all sorts of manufacturers, I decided to pick up a 2.5" internal drive and buy a second Adaptec enclosure.