DriveBox 10 pack

by WiebeTech

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.5 x 6.5 inches ; 2.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000YNVSMW
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

DriveBox 10 pack

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good concept but not adequate protection, October 30, 2009

By 

TechGuy (Southern California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: DriveBox 10 pack (Electronics)

I agree with the 1st reviewer with the pros as well as the cons and add my own comments.

As of this writing, I've seen two other products on the net that are designed for this purpose. One product looks very similar to this one. The other, is a flip-top style like, like a canister where you slide the drive from the top.

While this product does house the drive snugly, the overall protection is just not there but I knew that from looking at its images. The box opens like a book, the top cover is slightly larger than the rest of case so if you were to stand it on its bottom, just like a book, it will not stand straight. It will be tilted slightly to the left. This means, unless you had something like the bookends on either side, the drivebox will fall easily.

The top lid, at the edges where it gets opened, I can see it breaking quickly. Its your typical plastic case.

Unfortunately, I bought the QTY 10 case so I'll use them but for the long term solution, I'm going to look for another, larger box where I can put some foam around the drive for better protection. This case does not offer any cushion type protection what so ever. What you get is a case that will house the drive, protect it from dust and getting the electronics of the drive getting poked at from being bare.

In a nutshell, the case look virtually identical to those seen at the video rentals for a VHS videotape.

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I'm giving a three star for being an average product as it offers the bare essential - which is a plastic surrounding around the hard drive.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A "Disney" VHS case works great., August 19, 2010

By 

Daniel A. Koblosh (Redondo Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DriveBox 10 pack (Electronics)

We have found that a 5 Empty Standard White Vinyl Replacement Disney VHS Boxes #VHBV30DW (Cases, Tapes, Clamshell, Clam Shell) works just right to hold 3.5" drives, although the interior space is taller than the drive.

But this extra area allows you to include a foam shock absorber above and below the drive. I recommend white polyethylene foam, not the gray polyurethane. The softer gray foam will last only ten years before breaking down and reverting to its natural sticky glue-like liquid form. Very messy and destructive. Polyethylene foam lasts forever. You can also put the drive in its anti-static bag. That alone stops the drive from moving about inside the case.

Also, the "Disney" VHS case has extended edges around its exterior perimeter that add further cushioning should the box be dropped.

The only thing lacking is a sturdy locking mechanism to hold the box shut.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fits a need, February 26, 2009

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The Captain (Wyoming, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: DriveBox 10 pack (Electronics)

I could find no other manufacturer producing a case explicitly for 3.5" hard drives. I bought the single-pack version: Case comes with label sticker and 1" foam sticker pad. No product documentation available. There's a shiny spot on the top cover and on the spine for a label.

Pros: It's a case. Works as advertised. Somewhat more protection than an anti-static electronics bag.

Cons: Cover extends farther than the shell sides, so case does not stand up on edge in a bookshelf. Will not securely hold a 2.5" hard drive. Still requires additional padding to ship a case-with-drive in the mail.

Notes: Case closes with a slight bulge when housing a full height ST31000340AS drive (Included foam sticker pad is probably for use with slim 1" high drives).