OCZ Solid State Drive 3.5-Inch Adaptor Bracket 2 OCZACSSDBRKT2

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 0.4 x 4 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B002I8MUU0
• Item model number: OCZACSSDBRKT2
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #33 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Components > Internal Solid State Drives
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 21, 2009

Product Description

OCZ makes desktop upgrades easier than ever for cutting edge SSD users! The OCZ SSD Adaptor Brackets for 3.5-Inch dock bays are the ideal solution to flawlessly integrate Solid State Drives into your desktop system. Brackets are optimized for OCZ's complete line of SSDs for maximum compatibility.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Non-standard hole spacing, December 17, 2009

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S. Lionel (NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: OCZ Solid State Drive 3.5-Inch Adaptor Bracket 2 OCZACSSDBRKT2 (Personal Computers)

I bought this OCZ bracket to hold the Intel X25-M 160GB SSD I ordered separately, not realizing that Intel includes a bracket in the package. The OCZ bracket is small and aluminum compared to the larger (longer, deeper and heavier) steel Intel bracket.

When I tried to use the OCZ bracket, though, I was puzzled to find that the mounting holes on the side of the bracket didn't match that of a 3.5" drive. My Antec P180 case doesn't use slide-in brackets for hard drives, so it didn't fit there. I wondered if it would fit cases where slide-in brackets were used, but when I compared the hole spacing to some spare brackets I had, it didn't match those either.

Checking other review sites, I see that some people had the same issue I did, while others said that the bracket fit their case perfectly. You should check your own case before ordering. The holes in the OCZ bracket are at 3/4" and 2-3/8" from the first hole, closest to one end of the bracket.

Needless to say, the Intel bracket had standard-spaced holes matching a 3.5" drive and worked for me. The OCZ bracket did not.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT bracket design!, August 16, 2011

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Drake Johnson (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: OCZ Solid State Drive 3.5-Inch Adaptor Bracket 2 OCZACSSDBRKT2 (Personal Computers)

I have six solid state drives now and space is an issue (I love speed, having multiple boot options, and hate spinning drives). I received my first Ocz SSD bracket when I purchased one of their 120 GB drives. I love the bracket. Other SSD brackets take more space then they need to (two to three times thicker then the drive). None of my SSD drives get hot so I don't need a lot of space between them (as long as your case has good cooling).

I would highly recommend these drive brackets to anyone that has 2.5" SSD drives that need to mount in a 3.5" drive bay.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor design, won't fit my rails, October 2, 2010

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Fabian Gonzales (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: OCZ Solid State Drive 3.5-Inch Adaptor Bracket 2 OCZACSSDBRKT2 (Personal Computers)

I think this is a very poor design, and might not work if you have a tool-less case. The drive is mounted very close to the edge (to make room for the OCZ logo?), which means the bolts of the rails that go into the screw holes hit up against the 2.5" drive on one side. Also, the hole spacing seems to be nonstandard - I couldn't get my rails to fit without bending them. Finally, the screw holes are a bit too tight, making it hard to place the rails. In the end I could not get this adaptor bracket to work for my case.