ICY DOCK MB559US-1S External 3.5" eSATA/USB 2.0 Hard Drive Enclosure

by Icy Dock

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.6 x 1.7 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000KMD1JA
• Item model number: MB559US-1S
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Pearl White - 5.25" SATA I/II Aluminum External Mobile Rack -

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY COOL! (Literally), January 11, 2008

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D. Simon (Motown, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ICY DOCK MB559US-1S External 3.5" eSATA/USB 2.0 Hard Drive Enclosure (Personal Computers)

I was very surprised at how cool my drive stays. It never gets warmer than what a normal person's skin feels to the touch while resting. My biggest concern was heat dissipation since I would be keeping this unit on 24/7.

What makes it even better is the free extra tray that I received via the rebate!

For the price it is a very good value. Easily one of the best looking and best made (materials are top notch) enclosures I've ever seen. Most enclosures are cheap looking and have poor tactile feel, but not this unit.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple to set up and use, November 29, 2007

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Welles (Santa Cruz, US, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ICY DOCK MB559US-1S External 3.5" eSATA/USB 2.0 Hard Drive Enclosure (Personal Computers)

I purchased this item to use with a Mac Pro after adding the Newer eSATA extender cable which gave me two SATA ports out the back. As a result I have my fastest backup capacity ever...faster than FireWire 800. The ICY DOCK was simple to install, just 6 screws on the tray and slip tie drive in place. A restart is required for the eSATA connector to mount the drive and it operates exactly as an internal drive. On the Mac if you wanted to turn the drive off without shutting down the computer I just use the Disk Utility.app to unmount the drive and turn it off. The USB is hot swappable plug and play. There were no problems or issues encountered in using this drive enclosure. A handy strategy would be to purchase extra drive trays (sleds) and be able to mount different drives. I'd say this is a very good product, cleverly designed and reasonably priced.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome HDD Enclosure!, May 17, 2007

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D. Chin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ICY DOCK MB559US-1S External 3.5" eSATA/USB 2.0 Hard Drive Enclosure (Personal Computers)

I bought this to put my 500gb sata2 seagate 7200rpm hard drive and it rocks. Assembly was a nobrainer without even needing the instructions! Testing the heat i left it on for like 2 days straight and all and the enclosure was barely warm. This is a passive enclosure, no fans and the white light is neat. You can buy replacement cartridges as the enclosure is hotswappable via usb, esata or firewire.