Eagle Tech ET-CSMDSU2-BK 3.5-Inch Tool-less Dual Bay SATA to USB Enclosure w/OTB & Dual Channel Controller (up to 4TB)

by Eagle Tech

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 2.5 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001S4CVSG
• Item model number: ET-CSMDSU2-BK
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 5, 2009

Product Description

This unique dual channel hdd enclosure provides simultaneous access to two different hard drives so you can easily multitask between them. Patented F.I.T. lets you hot swap drives at a press of a button. Experienced DIY users can setup software RAID 0/1 such as Windows dynamic disks, up to a total capacity of 4 TB (2 x 2TB). Minimizes desktop clutter with 2-in-1 housing and adapter design. Includes OTB software.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good Case, June 2, 2010

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Ray Vondohren "vicdelta" (Monterey, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eagle Tech ET-CSMDSU2-BK 3.5-Inch Tool-less Dual Bay SATA to USB Enclosure w/OTB & Dual Channel Controller (up to 4TB) (Personal Computers)

This double case does what it is advertised to do. Both drives will access off of one usb connection and the connection speed is acceptable. I have two 500GB drives connected to my computer via the case. The fan is a tad noisy, but nothing unacceptable. My only real minor gripe has to do with the drive fit. They seem less than snug making the connection to the case less than ideal. It seems that if the case is tilted forward the drives will come loose. It feels like they are moving when this happens. I haven't actually tried this when the case is attached to the computer for fear that a quick disconnect will damage drive or computer or just make me irritable, but when non-powered the drives seem a little loose in the case.

Someone with a little more daring; give it a try with the power on and report back to the rest of us.

1.0 out of 5 stars Absolute CRAP!, February 11, 2011

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F. Becht (Addison, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eagle Tech ET-CSMDSU2-BK 3.5-Inch Tool-less Dual Bay SATA to USB Enclosure w/OTB & Dual Channel Controller (up to 4TB) (Personal Computers)

Bought one of these - worked fine for a few months. Yesterday turned on my system and BOTH hard drives were TRASHED! (System is fine, it is the Eagle Unit that is bad). Now it's a couple hundred bucks to restore, or Bye-Bye treasured items.
NEVER BUY THEIR PRODUCTS - support is useless too.
(Gee, too bad I couldn't give it ZERO stars!!)

2.0 out of 5 stars Noisy and Failed after less than two years, February 5, 2011

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Christopher Wagner "C. Wagner" (Springfield, VA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eagle Tech ET-CSMDSU2-BK 3.5-Inch Tool-less Dual Bay SATA to USB Enclosure w/OTB & Dual Channel Controller (up to 4TB) (Personal Computers)

I purchased this almost two years ago. Occasionally the fan would screech loudly and I would have to tap it to get it to quiet down. When they quieted down it was still louder than it should be. Should have returned it when this occurred after 3 weeks. I kept it and it just failed entirely as the enclosure electronics have failed and the drives are no longer recognized.