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Macally PHR-250CC - Hard Drive Enclosure - 2.5" - IDE - Firewire / Hi-Speed USB

3.9 out of 5 stars 75 customer reviews
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  • Small, slim, and portable hard drive enclosure features fast USB 2.0 and Firewire 400 connectivity
  • Solid aluminum body offers excellent protection and heat dissipation
  • Accepts 2.5-inch IDE hard drive
  • Offers fast USB 2.0 and Firewire 400 transfer rates
  • One year warranty
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  • Brand Name: Unknown
  • Model Number: PHR-250CC
  • Hard Disk Description: External hard drive
  • Form Factor: 2.5"
  • Hard Disk Interface: USB 2.0
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Product Dimensions 10.8 x 6 x 1.5 inches
Item Weight 1 pounds
Shipping Weight 1 pounds
ASIN B0000B3ALD
Item model number PHR-250CC
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3.9 out of 5 stars 75 customer reviews

3.9 out of 5 stars
Best Sellers Rank #1,524 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Computer Accessories > Hard Drive Accessories > Hard Drive Enclosures
Date first available at Amazon.com March 3, 2004

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2.0 out of 5 starsUnique ID isn't unique
By Macs R We on August 21, 2007
This is an OK enclosure to invest in if you are positive that you will never need more than one, but if you ever plan to add another, beware. MacAlly ships every unit with the exact same internal GUID, in violation of the FireWire standard. The GUID is supposed to be unique for every device, so your computer can tell them apart, but these aren't -- so as soon as you add the second one, your machine goes bonkers. If you spend enough time on the phone with MacAlly support (a task in itself) they will deign to send you a low-level tool to rewrite the GUID in one of the enclosures -- however, it runs only on Windows, and even then, not on all versions of Windows. By the time you have reached this point, there are other enclosures on the market at roughly the same price point that are a whole lot less grief to set up.
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5.0 out of 5 starsEnclosure is Firewire Bootable to OSX
By Terry J. Crebs on October 25, 2005
I bought a new 60GB hard-drive for my Pismo Powerbook, and was looking for a bootable enclosure to clone my old 20GB internal drive. The Macally PHR-250CC enclosure turned out to be perfect.

Installed the new 60GB into the enclosure within about 6 minutes. Cloned the 20GB to the 60GB in the enclosure in about 30 minutes (using the free version of SuperDuper to make a bootable clone); rebooted (e.g., restart OSX with the option key held down) from the enclosure and all applications worked perfectly.

Swapped the two drives and now have the 60GB as my Powerbook's internal with the 20GB in the enclosure. Total time to clone and replace my hard-drive was about one hour.

I heartily recommend this Macally enclosure. Nice fit, finish, and it runs cool in the Firewire mode--but being able to boot is a great advantage since many other Firewwire drives are not bootable.
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5.0 out of 5 starsVery easy to install
By Kimberly Carroll on March 15, 2006
Use: Turn PowerBook G4 60GB Hard Drive into a portable hard drive.

Overall Opinion:

-Installation instructions were very simple and accurate.

-Came with all of the cables you'd expect and then some.

-Well made, sturdy and all of the fittings are snug.

This enclosure cost a bit more than the others, but it was metal instead of plastic, came from a brand I trust and it included all of the cables, which was not the case for many others I looked at.

What they could improve:

Update the instructions to explain that it takes a long time for the drive to show up the first time you hook it up - there seems to be some sort of indexing going on. (I'm on a Mac)

Also, when you connect the hard drive to the pins inside the enclosure, a few pins hang over. Seems like they should either provide a little protective piece for that or tell you that it might happen. Made me nervous to plug it in for the first time.
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5.0 out of 5 starsBuspower in BOTH USB2.0 & Firewire400
By Patwin on March 9, 2006
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A review by A. Franz in Oct. of 2005 says that this drive is not bus-powered by the USB 2.0 port; however, after contacting Maccally I found this to be incorrect. It is in fact bus-powered by both Firewire AND USB -- it's sitting on my desk as I type, powered through the USB port. Thankfully, I didn't go upon reviewers' advice only -- do your research.

Great product. Highly recommend.
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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat little HD case
By Tovarizer on August 29, 2013
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***This External Hard Drive Case Holds only (ATA) Hard Drives (Older HD's) Not (SATA) (Modern)
Solid built and design, cables supplied work well with Mac but not so well for PC. The cable supplied has to heads (USB's) one of them don't work at all with PC but the second one does. Mac no problems. Over All thi product works for me and is still working after 12 months.
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5.0 out of 5 starsworks as expected.
By max012 on June 27, 2005
I use this enclosure with my (previously internal) 40GB Toshiba drive. Works just fine with Mac OS 10.3. Mounts the drive automatically (mounts all partitions, if multiples). I used Carbon Copy Cloner to backup my main harddrive and it takes about 30 mins for roughly 20 GB (includes a repair permission).

Installation of the drive was easy. It comes with one (1) Firewire cable and two (2) USB cables. The second one is to be used as a power supply, in case the primary USB connection doesn't supply enough power.

Very pleased so far.
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4.0 out of 5 starsJust what the technician ordered :-)
By Steve Williams on April 7, 2007
I had to replace a Hitachi Travelstar 80Gb hard drive in my PowerBook G4. (used a Seagate Momentus which worked fine). I needed an interface for the Hitachi to connect it to the Powerbook to retrieve my old files (80 Gb is a lot of typing). The Macally device worked with the Hitachi drive (using Firewire AND USB -- I tried both -- Firewire wasn't as big an improvement as I had hoped). Bottom line: I got my data back with minimal expense, minimal hassle, and a simple direct connection. -a happy customer..
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4.0 out of 5 starsNice little enclosure
By joyous on April 3, 2012
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Decently fast. It's nice to have the firewire option (faster, and to avoid hogging USB ports).

Does heat up a bit when in heavy use. Cables could be longer, but if you're using it with a laptop/on-the-go, it's probably not a problem.

The LED light on the front is very bright--nice, if you need to be able to see it, annoying, if you're trying to go to sleep and it's in the same room. However, it does come with a little black leather case which will cover the LED if you need it not to shine in your eyes.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

excellent

Published 23 days ago by Pita
5.0 out of 5 starsBig surprise inside!

Although I will have to return it, as I ordered IDE in error, I was surprised to see that it came with a hard drive inside. Is this the norm? Read more

Published 16 months ago by Doc
5.0 out of 5 starsUnlike most enclosures, these have an on/off switch

If you have an old laptop and you need to get to the data stored on it, then take it out of the laptop and put it into one of these. The Macally PHR-250CC is for IDE hard drives. Read more

Published 18 months ago by Tim Z.
1.0 out of 5 starsi got the wrong one. The connectors didn't match ...

i got the wrong one. The connectors didn't match which is why I'm giving it this review. Had to return it for a loss! :-(

Published 23 months ago by Aquabugie
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

still working after many years

Published on October 11, 2014 by arturf
5.0 out of 5 starsBest in class

This is my second of this enclosure. The first one still works despite years of usage. Those things are built like tanks. Read more

Published on April 28, 2014 by S S A
5.0 out of 5 starsPerfect enclosure

I used this on my PowerBook G4 that I was installing a new HD in. This allowed me to easily (and quickly) copy my data to the new one via FireWire 800. Great buy.

Published on March 19, 2014 by Christopher Cruz
5.0 out of 5 starsAlways ready for me

I have two of these and use them any time I need to hit the road with a portable hard drive. Firewire allows them to be bus-powered so I don't have to worry about an external power... Read more

Published on February 6, 2014 by C. Sebes
4.0 out of 5 starsWorks Well

This item works very well, just not for me. I got this hard drive enclosure for my early 2011 Macbook Pro. Read more

Published on September 6, 2013 by Skilled Musician
4.0 out of 5 starsmake sure you read the specs

After attempting to fit in HD I finally realize it fit only SATA drives and this is designed for older HD. only!
It seems to be well buid but not upward compatible. Read more

Published on February 14, 2013 by joseph dragovich

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