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Has anyone tried this? HDD Caddy Tray from Amazon?
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It works I guess, but I prefer an actual caddy.
I heard some stories of people hearing noises from their computer because of unstable caddy.
I personally recommend MCE Optibay.
I heard some stories of people hearing noises from their computer because of unstable caddy.
I personally recommend MCE Optibay.
I have that caddy, though I got it from eBay, not Amazon. I'm gonna drop some knowledge on you here... they all come from the same factories in China. 
It works perfectly fine. People with unstable caddies must have botched the installation and/or not used all the screws. Of you install it correctly (which is simple to do) the thing is rock solid. I've never had an issue. Don't waste your money on OWC's overpriced "luxury" caddies. That's a good general rule to follow for every product, not just optical bay caddies.
It works perfectly fine. People with unstable caddies must have botched the installation and/or not used all the screws. Of you install it correctly (which is simple to do) the thing is rock solid. I've never had an issue. Don't waste your money on OWC's overpriced "luxury" caddies. That's a good general rule to follow for every product, not just optical bay caddies.
I have that caddy, though I got it from eBay, not Amazon. I'm gonna drop some knowledge on you here... they all come from the same factories in China.
It works perfectly fine. People with unstable caddies must have botched the installation and/or not used all the screws. Of you install it correctly (which is simple to do) the thing is rock solid. I've never had an issue. Don't waste your money on OWC's overpriced "luxury" caddies. That's a good general rule to follow for every product, not just optical bay caddies.
The caddy you get from OWC is not the same as the ones you buy on eBay. And good luck sending back or getting support from a $15 one you buy from China.
I was referring to every other caddy you see that looks identical to the one the OP linked on Amazon. They're all the same. And what do you need support for a hard drive caddy for? You plug in a hard drive and screw in the caddy. Do you buy $80 HDMI cables from Monster for their "support?" A HD caddy is just a SATA cable inside an enclosure. It's not exactly rocket science.
I was referring to every other caddy you see that looks identical to the one the OP linked on Amazon. They're all the same. And what do you need support for a hard drive caddy for? You plug in a hard drive and screw in the caddy. Do you buy $80 HDMI cables from Monster for their "support?" A HD caddy is just a SATA cable inside an enclosure. It's not exactly rocket science.
When it doesn't work because the 10 year old kid that put it together put a part in backwards? When you screw holes don't line up because nobody QC's anything?
This isn't a complex component man, lol. They've been pumping these things out for years. It's a stable, proven product. I know you're angry that you spent way too much money on overpriced garbage, but don't take it out on me! It's not my fault that I make better decisions.
It is always marketing, just like the HDMI cable. And the 10 (most likely 20) years old kid in China usually did a better job than 50 year old in states (if there is one).