Rocketfish RF-HD25 2.5in USB 2.0 Hard Drive Enclosure

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 3.3 x 0.7 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000V8BSA2
• Item model number: RF-HD25
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,757 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 18, 2007

Product Description

Product Description
Item NEW, box has been opened inspected and resealed

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Design & Great Quality, February 17, 2008

By	Malcolm Broderick "www.ZekConsulting.com" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've used a lot of different brands of external drive enclosures and this one is by far the best. Most enclosures for 2.5" notebook-sized drives use tiny screws for the ends that are a pain to work with. With the Rocketfish design, you have larger Allen key (hex) bolts in the corners. These are stronger and much easier to use. The bottoms of the bolts have little rubber feet that help the drive run as silently as possible. The drives also stack really well if you have more than one.

The drive kit comes with an honest-to-goodness user's manual. The 4 foot USB cable is plently long. The drive operates entirely from the power coming from the USB port on your computer. For those older computers that may have underpowered USB ports, the cable has two USB plugs at the end. One is for the data transfer and power, and the other is for additional power only, if needed.

For anyone with Windows XP or Vista, the drives are plug & play. A cool blue light shows when the drive is in use. I have several of these Rocketfish drive enclosures (including the larger 3.5" size), and they have worked flawlessly for me.

If you're upgrading the drive in your notebook computer, put the old drive to use as an external drive for extra storage using this enclosure.

REMEMBER this drive enclosure is for older PATA drives (lots of pins) rather than the newer SATA drives (small connector). Most notebook computers sold now are using SATA drives inside.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rocketfish Saved My Neck, October 9, 2007

By	S. Mooar "www.bizplanhelp.com" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I ran into this product when my laptop died while on the road at a client. I pulled the hard drive from my laptop and put it in the Rocketfish and used the USB cable to plug it into a PC and was able to get my work done. Windows XP and Vista both detect the drive without using the included software, so one can be using the drive in minutes.

The Rocketfish is USB 2.0 compatible and draws power from USB, so no AC adapter is necessary. This makes for less wires to carry around and it comes with a padded carrying case that holds the drive and USB cable, so it has now goes in my brief case for every business trip. The kit also includes backup software

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Looks nicely made but didn't last, March 5, 2009

By	R. Neve (North Carolina) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a very nice looking enclosure with a long cable.

Pros: A very well constructed case

Cons: Unfortunately the internal electronics didn't last, mine slowly died after about a year. The drive and cable were still good so I didn't lose any data, but it was a disappointment and an inconvenience.