USB 2.0 External 2.5" IDE HDD Enclosure Case Blue For Laptop

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000FNBYKW
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (199 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #4 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Hard Drive Bags
  • #42 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > External Data Storage
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Need a new house for your 2.5" hard drive? Use this aluminum case to turn your laptop drive into an external hard drive. This case is only for drives with IDE connectors. Supports MAC OS8.6 or above and MS Windows Vista/XP/2000. Fully Plug & Play and Hot Swappable. Software Driver Download needed for Windows ME/982nd. Powered by the computer's USB Port (No External Power Cable Required). LED Power Indicator. Dimension 4.5"x2.5"x0.43" Light Weight ~2.2 Oz Simple and Quick Assembly.
To determine if your hard drive is an IDE drive or a SATA drive, please look for the connectors. An IDE connector is longer, and has two rows of pins that stick out. A SATA connector is smaller and has two plastic tabs with flat metal contacts.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

77 of 82 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a long term solution, June 23, 2008

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John Mike "John Mike" (Philly) - See all my reviews

This review is from: USB 2.0 External 2.5" IDE HDD Enclosure Case Blue For Laptop (Electronics)

This product is good if you are in a jam where you just need to save a hard drive. It is not a long term solution to keep the hard drive in the enclosure due to it being very cheaply made.

Pros:
Included is the aluminum enclosure, a USB cable with an extra end in case you still have USB 1.1, a mini screw driver to secure one end, and a little slip case for the enclosure.

Cons:
The USB adapter on the drive is mounted in crooked, so when you plug in the USB cable, it comes out crooked. If you are looking to buy this you have at least a mild understanding of computers so you won't need the manual, but read it for fun. There are spelling mistakes, it references two lights on the enclosure when there is just one, and it also references a CD-ROM with drivers on it that is not included, even though you don't need the disc.

I saw another review saying it doesn't have a fan. It does not need a fan because the drive is against the aluminum case, which acts as a passive heater which is completely adequate.

This enclosure is a quick fix to recover some data. I would not keep a valuable drive in this.

39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars life saver, March 8, 2007

By 

Joshua E. Ahlquist "The quist" (Portland, ME) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: USB 2.0 External 2.5" IDE HDD Enclosure Case Blue For Laptop (Electronics)

I recently bought this Hard Drive case after using one at work and I got one just in time. My laptop motherboard blew up and i had no way of getting the files from my hard drive back. So i removed the hard drive plugged it in the case and plugged the case into my desktop and almost instantly the hard rive popped up allowing me to copy over my files that I thought where gone forever. This truly is a life saver!

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product!, March 3, 2008

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Heidi Pemberton - See all my reviews
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This review is from: USB 2.0 External 2.5" IDE HDD Enclosure Case Blue For Laptop (Electronics)

This is a very good product it may seem cheap but it does what it needs to.
I had no issues getting it to work just plugged it in and it worked just fine. It comes with all you need to install hard drive.

Here are the pros
1. cheap
2. slim
3. made of aluminum to help get rid of heat
4. works with Macs and windows

I would have a con list but I can think of any