SABRENT2.5 Inch SATA to USB 3.0 Tool Free External Hard Drive Enclosure [Optimized for SSD, Support UASP SATA III] Black (EC-UASP)

I'm about to buy five more of these, these are great.EDIT: The clear ones are not the same!!!!!!! LOOK! Part of what i loved about the black ones is they had a regular USB to USB cable. The clear ones use that really weird "micro b super speed" cables. The flat ones with two port holes. I hate those things. I bought a diff enclosure once with one and when it got damaged (because of design issues) i couldn't as easily acquire one. Im going to keep them, but ill reorder only black ones moving forward.

I got this because my Dad's old computer had finally died. I took his old SSD out and installed it in this case. It took about 2 minutes to put the SSD in the case. There are no screws needed. Just slide off the cover, pop in the SSD and put the cover back on. Simple! I used a 1 TB SSD for the storage. Once plugged in, it was recognized by the new computer and it works great. This was very easy to install and use.

When DB started bugging me to buy a subscription I bought this and said adios to them GD, and OD. For a fraction on the price I have 30X the storage and that is with a small SSD drive.

I'm going to keep the two enclosures I bought since they are so cheaphowever these are *NOT* high performance enclosures as far as I cantell (having only one non USB3 enclosure to compare it to.)I'm using a a tool called hdparm and I'm going to show the "buffereddisk reads" since "cached reads" are very similar even with my M2drive which is obviously higher performance than all others.Here is the performance of *this* enclosure with the 1 TB samsungdrive when connected to a non "SS" port.$ sudo hdparm -Tt /dev/sdb1Timing buffered disk reads: 120 MB in 3.04 seconds = 39.46 MB/secConnected to an SS port, I get very similar performance (while I hopedit would improve):$ sudo hdparm -Tt /dev/sdb1Timing buffered disk reads: 120 MB in 3.04 seconds = 39.47 MB/secThis doesn't really *prove* that much. Maybe my non SS ports areactually SS ports. Since some peripherals work in the SS ports andothers don't (how lame) they have *some* difference so I do basicallytrust this result already but you should require more proof.Let's check out what happens when I use the bigger brother 4 TB SSDdrive which is now connected directly to the motherboard using theSATA port:$ sudo hdparm -Tt /dev/sdaTiming buffered disk reads: 1596 MB in 3.00 seconds = 531.82 MB/secThe buffered disk reads has jumped from 39 MB/sec to 531 MB/sec. Thisis more in line with what I was hoping for. While 531 MB/sec isimpressive, an SS port is actually rated at 625 MB/sec so the drivecould in theory still be supported at full speed with an SS port andthus in theory it's little brother drives could also work that fastwith a kick ass enclosure.Before I deliver the death blow, here is what my 512MB "M2" main driveplugged into the motherboard delivers:$ sudo hdparm -Tt /dev/nvme0n1p1Timing buffered disk reads: 512 MB in 0.42 seconds = 1228.80 MB/secThis is clearly why if you have a choice, you really want a really big"M2" style drive. BTW, M2 style drives differ in length -- I had toreturn one 2 years ago because it was too long to fit in my tiny assmotherboard because I opted for a small system (a mistake).**But here is the death blow.**I have a *non* SS enclosure I bought a few years ago so let'sbenchmark that (it doesn't work in my SS usb ports so only onenumber):$ sudo hdparm -Tt /dev/sdb1Timing buffered disk reads: 104 MB in 3.01 seconds = 34.52 MB/secMy conclusion is that the "SABRENT 2.5-Inch SATA to USB 3.0" enclosurebeing reviewed by me is only better than by old USB 2 one by 15%though they do work in any USB port I hook it up to.The good:* It appears to work reliably in any USB port including SS ports* My model of SSD fit perfectly and nothing will wiggle once installed* Backing up 500 GB will take about 2 hours - not great but OK forincremental backup with something like time-machine, etc.* The transparent case option is very, very nice. I can now see what'sinside without taking anything apart. The flashing red LEDs (thereis a always on blue LED too) could be annoying to some but OK forme. ((Just finished my copy and unmounted, the red LED turned offthough the blue LED is still on. This is good.))* My slower enclosure was actually a mesh material. After a 2 hourbackup, while there was a slight hotspot, if you're using with anSSD and not a rotational disk, I don't think you'll have a problemat all.* The cost of $10 is very reasonable. I probably will not return forprecisely this reason.The Bad:* This enclosure seems to perform only incrementally better than a 2year old enclosure rated for USB 2 no matter if hooked into an SS ornon SS USB port.* While it's not hard to slip *in* the SSD drive, it's a bit hard toremove a drive once inserted (though certainly not impossible toremove -- I've already done so at least twice). Had they simply leftthe "bottom" open (the part with the electronics) it would be reallyeasy to slide in and out using thumb friction. Then slipping on thetop would have secured everything in just the same manner with nogaps for dust or anything provided the "top" went all the way downon the back. It's a very trivial change. I'm not an expert oninjected molded plastic but for crying out loud this can't reallycost that more and five minutes of user testing should havediscovered exactly this.* Although the correct cable is supplied, the USB Micro-B connector onthe drive side is very weird (outside of the external hard driveworld - perhaps par for the course - two Seagate external drives Ihave use this same stupid connector). The mesh USB SATA enclosurehad an almost equally hated Mini USB cable though I actually had afew of those because I hoard cables and cell phones and Palm pilotsused this briefly in like 2008.

I picked this up to replace an older enclosure that was constantly giving me connectivity issues, and honestly, this was a no-brainer. The tool-free design made installation effortless — it took me less than two minutes to pop in the drive and have it up and running.I have it connected to my ASUS BE88U router as storage for my Merlin add-on scripts. Plugged it in and boom — everything worked instantly. No configuration headaches, no weird formatting issues, just smooth plug-and-play functionality.Since then, it’s been rock solid. No random disconnects, fast transfer speeds, and it just works every time. If you're looking for a simple, reliable enclosure, this one delivers.

This enclosure is fantastic, it's working perfectly for me! I had an old hard drive lying around, and now it's being used for backups. Seriously, it was ready to go in, like, five minutes flat. The whole setup process was incredibly easy and straightforward, which I really appreciated. It's a great way to breathe new life into an old drive! It was a very good buy for $11

I have purchased a lot of this products. This product is very stable especially when used in WinToGo and MacToGo (installing your operating system into external SSDs). If you have similar demand, please consider this product.Of course, SSD is also important in such scenario, I am using Samsung ones. So far, no problem was discovered.

I came across two SSDs that I wanted to use for temporary storage and what-not and needed enclosures for them. I picked up two of these and they work like a champ. Installation was quick and easy and I was able to use them once I plugged them into the computer.