Features:

  • Supports: Most 3.5 inch SATA I, II, III HDD or SSD up to 8TB (Max); Compatible with Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Unix Desktops or Laptops;Support UASP;
  • Featuring: Tool free installation; Plug and Play; No Reboot and Driver needed; USB 3.0 connection offers data transfer rates of up To 5 Gbps
  • Technical: Material: ABS plastic + Metal; Data transfer port: USB 3.0+SATA III; Support capacity: 8TB; Power adapter: 12V2A
  • Stable: A shock-proof sponge is installed on the bottom cap of the hard drive enclosure making the hard drive more stable and safer
  • In the Box: 1x USB 3.0 3.5 Inch HDD External Enclosure; 1x 12V/2A US Power Adapter; 1x USB 3.0 Data Cable; 1x User Manual; 1x Warranty Card
Works with Xbox One

I purchased this enclosure to test a SSD, but I think I will ultimately be using it to clone disks and/or a backup drive enclosure. I love how it will easily fit different sizes of SATA drives with plug-n'play ease for both Windows or MAC, and the USB 3.0 interface is really speedy! The USB 3.0 cable it shipped with is a little thin, but I replaced it with a longer one: Cable Matters 2 Pack, SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Type A Male to Female Extension Cable in Black 6 Feet anyway. Overall, I'm very pleased. I was going to go with a cheaper one, but I'm glad I spent the extra five bucks or so for this one. I'd recommend it to others who want to clone drives with Macrum Reflect (free) or Acronis software, or to anyone who likes to easily swap out drives or needs to test them. ----------------------------- A SIDE NOTE: I've been having issues with a Dell XPS desktop running a SanDisk Extreme PRO-Series Solid State Drive SDSSDXPS-480G-G25 (2.5", SATA Revision 3.0, 6Gb/s 480GB Storage) powered by a quad core i7 with 16GB of memory. It was moving along nicely with Windows 7 and then started crashing. Some indicators seemed to point to a faulty power supply, but that tested fine. The computer shop guy gave it back to me and shrugged. I went home thinking it was just me, but in short order started crashing again. I did more troubleshooting (changing cables, etc...) and then decided to put in the old 7200rpm HDD it replaced. I updated to Windows 10 to see if it would help. It did - no errors. Finally, I used this enclosure (after trying to access the SSD with another one), and the drive was yet again, not showing up using this enclosure or another one I own, on multiple computers in Disk Management. After all this I think I've determined the SSD is kaput, but the nice part is that this enclosure made it easy to check it and should work great with multiple SSD drives of various sizes which is very useful to me. -------------------------- UPDATE: 7/20/18 - I'm now using this enclosure with a WD Blue 7200 rpm 3.5 drive for storage on my Xbox One. Connected via the Xbox's USB port, I simply went into Settings and enabled the drive to be my main storage. Simple to use and works as expected. Great product! ---------------- -------------------

Works well and easy to use

This drive enclosure was priced affordably, is super-easy to use, and works perfectly. Here's what you do: 1) Pop the cover off. 2) insert the hard drive. 3) Slide the cover back on. That's it! Just plug it into a USB port on your PC, turn it on, and in a few seconds you'll be able to access everything on the drive. One very nice feature is the power button- I like to turn the drive off when not in use (the drive is used purely for archival storage, not something I use daily). Being able to turn it on and off is a very handy feature. I used this to get access to the contents of my old hard drive after I inherited a newer PC and switched to Linux Mint. All of my stuff was on the old drive and occasionally I find that I need a file or two off of it. This thing makes it a breeze. No complaints or issues at all and at $20 it's very affordable. No need to pay more, this drive adapter works perfectly. I'd mark this one as "Highly Recommended" in my book. I don't give many 5-star ratings, but this external drive case earned it.

Better than expected performance

I had a drive that would not be recognized in another application; I decided to change enclosures and went with this brand for the first time and tried again to recover files. Using this particular enclosure, the drive actually was recognized by the recovery software and my files were eventually recovered from that drive using this enclosure! I cannot recommend this enclosure enough - so simple to use and it works as advertised. I shall be purchasing more of these in the future. The good thing about this enclosure is that you could easily take the drive out and put it on the self for an archive application without having to take out screws like another enclosure that I had. And then you could repurpose this enclosure for another drive.

About 4-1/2 stars.

Like a lot of folks, I wanted to clone my Win 7 Pro drive before "upgrading" to Win 10. I already had a standard 3.5" 1 TB drive handy so I bought the ORICO Toolfree USB 3.0 enclosure. Pros: 1. USB 3.0--really serious transfer speeds. 2. Inexpensive. 3. Powered (or using USB power depending on your drive). 4. Nice illuminated power LED with on/off switch; some enclosures do not include a light and/or switch. 5. It is indeed tool-free. Slide it open, slide in the hard drive, shut it and you are good to go. Total no-brainer. 6. Comes with a little chunk of foam to secure a smaller drive that might flop around inside. I didn't need it, but I appreciate the thought. Cons: 1. The plastic enclosure is kinda thick and clunky; less elegant than an aluminum or steel enclosure. 2. No fan or vents, so the plastic case allows heat build up. My major complaint; I'm tempted to drill some holes or leave the cover off. 3. No stand, though the rectangular box sits upright without one. 4. Worthless microscopic instruction manual, though you don't really need it. So, an inexpensive, speedy, simple external HD enclosure. Good, but probably not the very best. 4-1/2 stars.

Easy to Use, Low Price, and Works Perfectly.

My hard drive was in the process of crashing, and I didn't want to wait the 3 to 4 days it takes for a complete restore from Carbonite. I took a chance that the files might still be accessible. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to use this product. 1) Slide the cover open 2) Place your 3-1/2 in drive into the case and push it back until it fully engages the connectors. 3) Slide the cover on until it snaps closed 4) Plug in the power adapter to the case and the wall 5) Plug in the USB adapter to the case and then the computer. 6) Turn on the unit with the push button. 7) The drive appears in "This PC" with a name and the next open drive letter, in my case it was "OS (F:)" That took maybe 2 minutes at most. I just double clicked it and "File Explorer" opened. The first time i opened the drive, it took a few minutes for the files to be indexed, but once the files were indexed, the drive opened almost immediately with no delays. If you are wondering, I was in luck, I had full access to all areas of my drive and was able transfer all my files and even run several installation programs directly from the external drive. My only complaint is that most of the instruction book is written various Oriental languages, and you don't get to English until about 2/3 of the way back.

Great 3.5" Enclosure

I purchased this product in hopes of being able to access files off of my five-year-old desktop that died nearly two years ago. Initially, I was hesitant to try this because I thought that the hard drive in the PC had failed and I’d just be wasting money. I was pleasantly surprised by the Orico 3.5” Hard Drive Enclosure. The package comes with a few items inside. You get the enclosure, a power cable, a USB 3.0 cable, an instruction manual in both Chinese and English, and two foam strips. I believe these require external power because of the 3.5” drive. A 2.5” drive in an enclosure does not need external power. The instruction manual is accurate and helpful, but it is for new drives. You do not have to follow this manual if you’re using an old drive from a PC as I was. The build quality of this enclosure is good. The material is a very sturdy plastic and the top of the case is metal, or at least feels like it’s metal. The bottom slides off and clicks into place with ease, but not easy enough that you should fear it sliding off unexpectedly. There is an LED power indicator on the front beside the power button. I took off the side of my old PC and blew out the immense amount of dust it had gathered. I pulled out the 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM drive, blew off the dust that was remaining on it, and slid it into the enclosure. There is extra space on the bottom and left side of the enclosure once the 3.5 drive is in. This worried me because it may become loose; however, Orico provides two foam or foam-like strips with adhesive on the back. I just used one of the two on the bottom and the hard drive did not move inside when I tried to move it. Using the provided cables, I plugged the drive into a socket and one of my USB 3.1 (my PC doesn’t have any 3.0) type A ports. I pressed the power button and the LED indicator came on. I pulled up Windows Explorer and I was shocked. All of my files from my five-year-old desktop were there. I’ve only had this running for 6 hours as of my typing of this review so I cannot speak for long-term use, but if anything changes I will update this. Performance wise I’ve not done any true testing, but I do have some figures to look at. Please keep in mind I am using a five-year-old hard drive that has been sitting for two years. I was transferring all the documents, pictures, music, etc. from the Seagate in the enclosure to the Toshiba HDD in my desktop. During 5-10 GB transfers, I saw transfer speeds of up to 220 MB/s. There was some fluctuation, but I never saw the speed go below 130 MB/s. (Attached is an image of the result from CrystalDiskMark after format completed). Here’s a bit of advice for anyone who may not be too tech savvy and is hoping to do what I did. My drive had both a system partition and data partition since it was the only drive in an old PC. This annoyed me. Also, many folders and files could not be accessed whatsoever because of the security used by Windows. For me, this was fine. I didn’t lose anything that I didn’t already have backed up elsewhere. I could still access my documents, pictures, music, downloads, and could even see what programs I had installed and all their files. I’m currently formatting the drive because of the partitions and the inaccessible/unable to delete files. It isn’t hard and anyone can do it. Lifewire has great guides on how to remove the partitions and format the drive if you don’t already know how to on Windows machines. Make sure you back up all of the files you can/want to keep before you begin the process. Deleting the partitions and formatting the drive permanently deletes all the files on the drive. It takes a while (I’m currently at hour 3 and it’s at 95%), but it is worth it. It deletes the system files you may not be able to delete and frees up that space. I would recommend this product. It was one of the cheaper choices that I saw here on Amazon and it does its job well. I'm happy with it and hope to be happy with it for at least a year.

Only 10 minutes...Drive installed, formatted and seen by Windows!

Pros: Sees 6TB drive on Win7 and Win8 systems Zero tools needed to install Excellent USB 3.0 connection and transfer rate Thin USB 3.0 cable (42" from tip of connector to the other tip of the connector) 20 page instruction booklet, very detailed illustrations (half English, half Chinese) Cons: 20 page instruction booklet is small (approx.. 3" x 4"), might be hard to view (small font) for some users. Within 10 minutes, this unit recognized my drive (TOSHIBA X300 HDWE160XZSTA 6TB 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5) without any issues. I have tried to have this "internal" drive work in other "external" enclosures but had issues of the drive being "seen" by the system (Win7 or Win8). Some enclosures only allowed 2TB of the drive to be "seen" and would not see the "rest" of the drive! Formatting the drive didn't when using the other systems. I have four other external drive (USB 3.0) that are a mix between units that were "off the shelf" and others that I have put into enclosures myself (like this one). So, you might say that I know what to expect from a drive enclosure. I got this drive enclosure to replace a temporary setup that I had done for this external drive. I have the drive enclosure (with the drive inside) mounted on it's side or edge (and it works fine). I know the drive enclosure is "designed" to have it lay flat, but it works great on it's edge too. It might be great if the manufacture designed a way of having this enclosure lay flat or be placed on it's edge (as I am using it today). I would recommend this enclosure, for a quick install of your external SATA hard drive.

Used With Dish-TV Receiver

My DISH-TV satellite receiver will record programs on a self-powered hard drive attached to its USB port after I have paid DISH a one-time activation fee. I bought a Western Digital WD Blue 1TB PC Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD10EZEX from Amazon, installed it in this enclosure, partitioned and formatted it with my Windows computer. This resulted in a TV recording package that cost me about $30-$40 less than DISH would have charged for a pre-assembled external hard drive. The tool-free cover of this enclosure easily slides off. Installing the hard drive is as easy as closing a drawer. A couple of included self-adhesive foam pads secures my hard drive and keeps it from rattling around inside the enclosure once I slide on the cover. The external power supply provides 12-volts DC to the hard drive, satisfying the self-powered requirement for working with DISH-TV receivers.

Great little SATA drive case

For the price, this is an excellent product. It doesn't have any bells and whistles, but who needs those on a drive case. It only accepts 3.5" drives, but that is a plus if that is all you plan to use, as that helps keep the design simple. Nothing could be simpler, open the case, lay the drive in the open bay, then push the drive forward so that it makes contact with the internal connections. Some reviewers have stated that this design tends to allow the drive to overheat. There is a very simple solution to avoid that: Just rest the case on its edge. True, that position is more unstable that laying the case flat, and you should attempt it only if there is no risk of bumping the case and knocking it over. A very nice addition would be a set of "feet" that could optionally be mounted on the edge of case to permit it to stand in a stable upright position.

Works as stated no issues so far.

I used this to add additional storage to my Xbox one. So far I have not had an issue with drive disconnects or anything like that. (Knock on wood) now hopefully this wont happen after this review.. :-) It works as advertised and depending on the drive installed it is very silent. This unit is left on 24/7 with a WD 4T drive and has been very silent for the most part. I can not say anything negative yet. My experience with this item has beem quick and easy to set up (installing a regular spinal style drive and connecting it to my Xbox then following the prompts. I feared of random disconnects like I had with a differnt unit (but it was also a older dated unit) but that so far has not been the case with this enclosure. I know there are allot more underlying details that one can go on about reasons for disconnects and such but I will not bore any one with those details and explantions.

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