Coolmax 15436 480Mbps USB 2.0 SATA IDE Enclosure

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000AQESFC
• Item model number: 15436
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 13, 2005

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for a single backup drive..., January 4, 2007

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M. Fields - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coolmax 15436 480Mbps USB 2.0 SATA IDE Enclosure (Personal Computers)

If you plan on just putting one hard drive in it, screwing it shut, and leaving it alone this is a great drive enclosure. Me being a computer tech, I was planning on using it as an enclosure to backup clients data or for emergency data recovery. After about the third time of unscrewing those tiny screws they started to strip out, and after about the tenth time I ended up destroying the unit trying to get it open.

The enclosures electronics have always worked good for me but have never tested the external sata connector.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars cheap, January 7, 2007

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Gtok "mac geek" (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coolmax 15436 480Mbps USB 2.0 SATA IDE Enclosure (Personal Computers)

I too was attracted to the flexibility of this enclosure: ATA and SATA inside, USB2, FW400, SATA outside. Turns out its pretty cheap, the case itself is not designed to be taken apart and reassembled, the connectors are pretty weak and you can not use more than one at a time via Firewire. That was the show stopper for me. USB mode was also pretty slow and it has no fan so it gets HOT, which is bad for your drives. Pass this one over and get a enclosure for your specific needs or expect to spend more money for good quality.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Enclosure - Well Worth The Price, March 21, 2008

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Untouchable (Greenville, SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coolmax 15436 480Mbps USB 2.0 SATA IDE Enclosure (Personal Computers)

Not sure where these negative reviews are coming from, but this enclosure deserves a far better rating than what is shown.

I just ordered my third CoolMax CD-311 hd case. My other two enclose stacked WD Raptor drives which travel with me everywhere I go. I have run this enclosure in every possible configuration, with the e-sata port being the faster transfer rate by far. I have never had so much as single glitch out of this durable, well built enclosure. Yes the screws are small, but they are long, and if you can strip them out of the extruded aluminum case, you are waaayy over-tightening. The case actually dove tails together, so the screws do little more than button the unit up. As a product engineer I say kudo's to the designer of this case.

Even with WD Raptor drives, which at full load run at nearly 60C (140F), this enclosure handles the heat and dissipates it well. I even like the stack-ability and the rubber feet isolate vibration.

The bottom line is that out of the many hd cases I have tested, used and owned, this is the BEST. Even without a grounded plug. But then, I don't run my computer outside in the rain.

But I suppose a review can't be all good, so if I were going to nit-pick, I think the silver sticker on the backside of the unit, near the input ports, could have better adhesion, the unit does not completely seal out dust, and as a whole, the unit looks somewhat dated. But then I will take functionality over looks any day.