Features:

  • Supports: Most 7mm/9.5mm 2.5 inch SATA I/II/III HDD and SSD up to 2TB (Max)
  • Ultra-Fast USB 3.0 Supports UASP Protocol: SuperSpeed USB 3.0 has a maximum data transfer rate of 5Gbps,20% faster than traditional USB 3.0, with UASP Transfer Protocol.
  • Full of Smart Features, Super Easy to Use: Tool-free installation; hot-swap plug and play; LED indicator; compatible with Windows, Linux and Mac
  • Brushed Design, High Quality Material: Metal-like brushed casing, ABS material, Shock pad, designed to be a beautiful addition to your desk
  • What is in the box: 1 x ORICO 2.5" Hard Drive Enclosure, 1 x USB 3.0 Cable, 1 x User Manual, 1 x Service Card; ORICO provides 18 Months warranty and lifetime technical support for purchase via ORICO direct store
There's really nothing to it, which is why it's perfect

There's really not much to this thing, and that is exactly what I expected when I placed the order. I repair computers and also like to refurb older laptops, or upgrade cheaper ones with SSDs and RAM. This means that I often need to clone a new drive or wipe an old one after upgrading so it can be repurposed. This calls for simplicity of design as well as easy swapping. The cover of this slides off with just enough effort....if you ever had a Texas instruments calculator, think of the slide covers and that's the feel. A 2.5" drive slides in easily but with enough authority that I don't worry about loose connections. Plug it into your machine and you're off. I have an older linux machine that I use to wipe HDDs with the shred command. I can boot that, hook this up, run some commands and walk away while the drive is wiped and overwritten. This is a long process when doing multiple passes, limited by write speed and taking a long time on high capacity spindle drives. Once done, a quick reformat, partitioning, and health check and I can repurpose these slow drives into a RAID configuration for reliable backup, a cheap repair/replace process of a dying drive, or just as a cloned backup to a critical machine. Of course you could use this to carry around an expansion drive, but with spindle drives being cheap and not as shock resistant as their flashcounterparts, I saw value in something that would emphasize redundancy, security, flexibility and compatibility, and I got it. There's nothing more or less to this product than exactly what it should be, and to me that equals a great value.

Works well for BIOS and USB 2.0 for HDD's and SSD's with Windows XP and 7

I love to do full drive clones of my Windows 7 and XP systems periodically. That way if something bad happens, from a drive crash to a bad virus, etc., I can simply replace the drive, restore my latest backup of "My Documents", and I'm fully back in business, with all my installed software and data. For a very reasonable price, this enclosure works consistently well for me with both old and new HDD's, large and small SATA HDD's, and large and small SSD's. Whether copying files directly in Windows, or using drive management software "Mini Tool Partition Wizard" for Windows, to copy drives or partitions. My experience, thus far, is with older laptops, running Windows XP SP3 and Windows 7 with the latest updates. I would say I've used a dozen of these with no problems. They consisently work, and seem consistent re the material quality, way they're packed, having the included USB cable work, etc. The included sponges which can be attached to help hold drives in place (two thicknesses) gives a secure fit with either wider or narrower drives, which I like. I can't speak to using USB 3.x or modern EUFI vs. a BIOS, however, since I haven't messed with such systems with this product.

Saved My Photos and Music

I purchased a Mac in 2011 for writing and it turned into my all purpose computer. Wrote music, stored thousands of photographs, and had 4 novels on it. Then my toddler got angry with me one day and poured a glass of pineapple juice on it. Goodbye computer. I'd already broken the keyboard on it and there had been Red Bull spillage before, so several contributing factors led to its demise. Thanks to this handy device, however, I was able to salvage all of the files I needed from the pineapple Mac by pulling out the HDD and using it as a read-only drive on my new all-in-one computer that is a little more spill resistant. Using it is super simple. Just remove your HDD and then insert it into this device. You plug it into your USB and the new computer reads it as a read-only drive. Just copy the files you need and you're good to go. It took about 15 minutes to copy over a 32 GB iPhoto library and the rest of the files were a breeze. Considering the ease and price of this item, the value here is tremendous. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who needs to salvage files from a compatible HDD that comes from an older or non-functional computer.

Adequate and sufficient to encase bare SSD’s.

I like look of the finish - looks a bit like black brushed anodized aluminum - but as soon as you touch it is is clear it is a plastic case. And it is entirely adequate for it’s function. If this is used for actual spinning disks, I would have a concern that there is no ventilation, and plastic being inherently thermally non-conductive could cause heat buildup and issues. Even for some older SSD’s which run hotter, this could be a concern. Finally, there is little in the way of shock protection or even fixing the drive in place - the cover slides on and off with a weak latch, the drive itself is held in-place only by the SATA connector itself, (and a snug fit in the case) and a few strips of foam to ‘secure’ the whole thing. I expect if it dropped of a desk it would pop open, and the drive would spill out. Which for an SSD is a don’t care, but a spinning disk would be destroyed. Of course, if the cable is connected and plugged in, there is a good chance the cable would arrest the fall and the blunt-force trauma of an impact with the ground may avoided altogether. Overall, it is a huge step up from having the bare disk connected with a SATA-to-USB cable sitting on your desk or workbench. And for the price, that is adequate and sufficient.

Connecting with USB3 I am delighted and will save files from out of system drives

I bought this in a whim to allow me to use my growing out of system drives and make copies of anything I don't want to lose. I am aware that nothing in consumer storage is there forever. Set on the shelf for years, neither flash nor conventional disk drives will stay working. The Orico drive arrived promptly and I plugged an out out-or-system drive in. No issues, so long as it was SATA not older connection type. Put the case on , plugged it with the USB3 cable supplied and connected it via a compute port that supports USB3. I haven't experimented with how well it will work with a non USB3 cable or with drivers that are not USB3 aware. There might be a problem there, but it was sold as a USB3 connection and performed as expected. Looking back at some of the low reviews, I cannot go back in history. Mine needs no "little screws to hold the drive in. It came with a proper USB3 cable. I wasn't searching for back compatibility. What I got looks to me like I saw on the Amazon site. The one thing that really amazed me was the price, which made it easy to make a decision on, even it did turn out to be a mistake.

Great external HDD enclosure, but...

This is a great enclosure. It looks nice and it's easy to install the drive. Once that's done it's ready to go, and it works very well. The activity light is a plus, as well. My only real complaint is that there is nothing with which to hold the drive tightly into the connector at the end. With other enclosures I've tried there has been a small, firm piece of foam at the end opposite the drive connection. This keeps the drive "pushed" snugly into the connector at the other end. Then, of course, you can use the foam that comes with the kit to keep the drive from moving up and down within the case. I used the thick piece, and I attached it to the top face of the drive itself. I had to use a credit card to hold the foam down as I was sliding the cover back on so that the cover clip didn't catch and tear the foam, but it worked well, and the drive is snugly in place. I worry a little about heat, but it should be fine. For the issue I mentioned, I used a piece of foam weatherstripping, cut to size. The sticky side to the plastic of the case, of course, and it holds the drive firmly forward and into the connector. The space is about 1/8", which is enough that the drive would wiggle out of the connector, and this firm foam will keep it from doing so. Overall, this is a very good enclosure, and to be able to turn an unused drive into a usable one for such a small price is very nice. I would definitely recommend this case to others, with the added caveat to be careful about the 1/8' space at the end of the drive.

As Advertised and looks better than previous "editions"

I have 3 earlier editions to these cases. They all worked beautifully and house the SSD just fine. These new ones have a different appearance. The former ones have that soft rubbery "sueded" feel to them. These new ones are made to look like brushed steel. They are, in fact, plastic, but have the very real look of brushed steel. Quite stylish if you're into that sort of thing. I personally don't care, but I like the cases because they house the SSD in a small space. Not big, thick, or bulky. The anti-shock pad IS something you will want to install (1" x 2") peelable backed soft foam that fits the inside of the case so the drive doesn't "rattle". (that comes with your purchase inside the box) The power cord is about 20" long. Great value and sleek looking. Great buy that I recommend highly if you want to protect your SSD drives.

Well made enclosure

This is my fourth or fifth Orico hard drive enclosure. I work on PCs and always have a lot of hard drives laying around gleaned from broken machines, and these are great to repurpose those hard drives. This one in particular couldn't be easier to use. Just slide off the back cover, slide in the drive, and replace the cover. It's pretty nice looking as well, and has a small blue LED embedded in the top which blinks along with hard drive activity. Not too bright to be obnoxious, and I wish more manufacturers would take this hint. You can't go wrong with Orico products. I had one show up a few years ago without the manual, and not only did they email me the PDF of it, they dropped a physical copy in the mail as well. Great folks, great products.

IMPORTANT: READ THIS REVIEW BEFORE YOU BUY OR RATE DOWN

Don't listen to these reviews that say the enclosure doesn't work. Only two things wrong with this enclosure: 1. Those people clearly don't know how to use Windows or at least Google or YouTube(let alone their brains). 2. The manufacturer doesn't give a heads up on what to do to make your hard drive actually WORK. If it doesn't it's either a bad drive, a bad cable or the enclosure itself meaning you got a dud. Long as all your hardware works you'll be fine by doing the following: 1. Put you drive in the enclosure and connect it to the computer. 2. Open Disk Management under Administrative Tools(may also be Computer Management depending on your version of Windows). 3. Go to YouTube and search "How to Initialize a Hard Drive". There are plenty videos that show what to do and most of them are about 4-5 minutes long at the most. 4. THINK. -_- I have 2 Samsung 860 EVO drives. One in this enclosure and one in another buy UGreen. As of right now they both work great and my review will stand as is unless that changes.

Great Hard Drive Enclosure For SSDs.

Pleasantly surprised at these little guys. These were purchased to fit a Samsung EVO 840 SSD within them and they fit perfect. If you're looking for a basic external drive holder for a SSD this is a great purchase. These are tight, the SSD fits in nice and tight without any wiggle room. If you're thinking of throwing one of the first gen SSDs that are a bit fatter in the gut, dont, it wont fit. Another plus to this hard drive holder is its ability to be powered through the USB port instead of the need for an external AC power supply. This is handy for traveling or working out of the office/data centers where you need to transfer and work on lot of info and then hand it over.

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