Sabrent EC-UST25 USB 2.0 Aluminum Hard Drive Enclosure for 2.5-Inch SATA (Serial ATA) Hard Drives (Black)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.1 x 1.4 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000UO8MZQ
• Item model number: EC-UST25
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #22,521 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2004

Product Description

Product Description
Transfer data quickly and easily with this great external hard drive case! The USB 2.0 interface allows for data transfer rates up to 480Mbps. This case is powered by a USB 2.0 connection. The easy to use design allows for quick installation of 2.5-inch SATA (Serial ATA) hard drives. This enclosure provides a fast and easy way to add more storage space to your Desktop or Notebook. The USB 2.0 interface allows users to read and write large files up to 480Mbps per second, and this device is also backward compatible to the USB 1.1 specification. Add and 2.5¿ SATA Hard Drives as perfect external storage on the go! Specifications : USB 2.0 and backward-compatible with USB 1.1 Support Standard 2.5¿ Hard Disk Drives Ultra Light Aluminum Case Easy access on PC or Notebook Equipped with LED indicator for Power and Action status USB Bus-power support Supports Wakeup ability Supports up to 480Mbps high-speed data transfers Supports 2.5-inch Serial ATA hard drives Supports 9.5mm drives only Hot-swappable Plug and Play Supports UDMA/100 (backwards compatible) Complies with Universal Serial Bus Specification Rev. 2.0. Complies with ATA/ATAPI-6 Specification Rev 1.0 (PIO mode 0~4, DMA mode 0~2, UDMA mode 0~5). Supports 8-bit/16-bit Standard PIO mode interface. Supports 16-bit multiword DMA mode and Ultra DMA mode interface (Ultra 33/ 66 / 100). Embedded USB 2.0 UTMI transceiver. Embedded 7.5 MIPS RISC CPU. Supports USB 2.0 TEST mode features. Easy to open design Requirements : 2.5-inch SATA (Serial ATA) hard drive Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 8.6 and above Retail Package Content : Hard Drive Enclosure Carrying case USB 2.0 cable Driver Disk User Manual

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Does its job with uncommon USB connector, December 13, 2008

By	muol - See all my reviews

This enclosure is not much more than an alloy sleeve for 2.5" hard drives but it works. A hard drive fits in very tight and is fixed with two screws. I used the enclosure with a 500 GB Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT without any problems. What's quite uncommon for a 2.5" enclosure is that it comes with a standard USB type A connector jack instead of mini USB. This means you have to use the included skinny 32" cable and can't take one of the common cables you may have collected from several other mobile USB devices like cameras and MP3 players.

What's in the box:
+ enclosure
+ mini screwdriver
+ 3 screws
+ USB A-A cable (32" long) with Y-plug on one side
+ protective sleeve
+ manual sheet
+ driver mini CD (not needed for XP, Vista, Linux)

All together its ok for the price but I wouldn't have bought it if I knew about the connector jack type in advance.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars it only lasted a month, January 11, 2008

By	Mr. Conde (Iraq, USA) - See all my reviews

Product only lasted a month, I knew I was not buying top shelf but I was not expecting this.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Impossible to remove the drive once installed, December 3, 2008

By	KF (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

If you are planning to install and then later remove your hard drive to/from this enclosure, don't buy it. It's impossible to remove the drive without damaging the enclosure. Otherwise no problem with it.