Eagle Tech ET-CSNPSU2-BK 3.5-Inch SATA to USB HDD Enclosure (Mesh)

by Eagle Tech

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 1.2 x 8.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001U6I6M2
• Item model number: ET-CSNPSU2-BK
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 27, 2009

Product Description

Don’t let your hard drive overheat! This distinctively designed enclosure keeps your drive running cooler than ever with its mesh structure optimized for airflow. High quality chipset and rigorous thermal testing ensures peak performance and rock solid stability. It is the ideal solution for data backups.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly good for the price, December 28, 2009

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J. Bussjaeger (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eagle Tech ET-CSNPSU2-BK 3.5-Inch SATA to USB HDD Enclosure (Mesh) (Personal Computers)

Good deal. Defective models are common; figures-- they keep price down because they don't check them properly before they ship out. Didn't cost me a thing to swap it for a working model (using amazon's returns dept.)

If you don't mind the risk of return time then get this--- oh, and try copying a 100gigs to it and wear it in a bit so you can see if there is something wrong with it.

I've bought higher end stuff and had it be defective-- you can't avoid the gamble, its just that odds are a bit higher on this one.

Other than this, the thing works really nicely and looks really nice.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great with my 1TB SATA drive, November 2, 2009

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Amazonian - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Eagle Tech ET-CSNPSU2-BK 3.5-Inch SATA to USB HDD Enclosure (Mesh) (Personal Computers)

I bought this along with a terabyte internal drive. It works great, looks good, and runs cool. What more could you ask for.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cheap and works but needs refinement, April 25, 2010

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Francis J. Colaricci "sonnuvah" (Baton Rouge, LA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eagle Tech ET-CSNPSU2-BK 3.5-Inch SATA to USB HDD Enclosure (Mesh) (Personal Computers)

This external enclosure was a good price. Also it is low profile and looks good with the black mesh enclosure. However, there are a couple things preventing this from being a great product:

1. Installation is difficult. It requires two different screwdrivers to remove the panels and secure the HDD to the internal chassis. It also requires removal of both sides to access the internals. Panel screws were pretty weak and not philips-head; I almost stripped one on them because of the slotted head. However, they were thoughtful enough to add one of each kind in case they were lost or damaged.

2. The LED indication light is in the back of the enclosure. I would prefer it be in the front as it sits with the cords and such in the back. They could have remedied this but putting the led more toward the top; with the mesh panels it would have easily shown even if it was kept in the back.

3. The stand for putting it on its side was too wide for my tastes; it looked a bit shaky on its side. I just kept it flat on my desk.

However,the most important thing was that it actually worked and let me provide back up space for my computer's data, so I am willing to overlook these shortcomings. I hate to nitpick especially with the price but they almost have a great product on their hands.