The Inateck USB 3.0 Hard Drive Disk caddy is an enclosure designed for ease of use with working with 2.5" SATA drives with its clever design for tool less operation.
Included in the package is the disk enclosure, a USB 3.0 cable, a user manual a sticking cushioned pad. Construction is of plastic which initially is a disappointment but in truth, with a drive inside the unit feels solid and I didn't encounter any issues with the construction during my testing.
Using this caddy is simplicity itself, Just flick the lock switch, pull out the end cover which swings out of the way and then insert your drive. The case fits a 9.5mm tall drive perfectly with no looseness or rattling at all. The included cushioned pad can be applied to a 7mm tall drive prior to installation to ensure a similarly snug fit for these thinner drives. With the drive in place, you just swing the end door back into place and push in and finally flick the lock switch back into place. To swap out a drive, you simply reverse these instructions and the whole exercise only takes a couple of seconds. Next to the locking switch is the LED indicating both power and activity. Adjacent to this is the USB 3.0 cable socket.
This enclosure is powered by a chipset that offers true USB 3.0 connectivity meaning that greater performance of your drive should be realised - mechanical drives such as the one I tested with will unlikely show the true benefit but SSD drives should show a big improvement over less well specified drive enclosures.
UASP support is also included to make the most of a USB 3.0 and SSD combination and this feature is supported by recent versions of Mac, Windows and Linux Operating Systems.
Automatic power saving features are also at play and the enclosed drive will enter sleep mode after 10 minutes of inactivity.
USB external disk enclosures are usually fairly simple in what they offer but this product from Inateck offers both great performance as well as easy operation for the user, especially if you need to switch out drives fairly regularly. If you are looking for an inexpensive and flexible USB caddy for a 2.5" SATA drive then it's hard not to recommend this.
More details at http://www.inateck.com/inateck-fe2005-usb-3-0-superspeed-hdd-external-enclosure/
I got this from http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00KW4T69A/
Video review:
http://youtu.be/YHLohcKmktQ
Included in the package is the disk enclosure, a USB 3.0 cable, a user manual a sticking cushioned pad. Construction is of plastic which initially is a disappointment but in truth, with a drive inside the unit feels solid and I didn't encounter any issues with the construction during my testing.
Using this caddy is simplicity itself, Just flick the lock switch, pull out the end cover which swings out of the way and then insert your drive. The case fits a 9.5mm tall drive perfectly with no looseness or rattling at all. The included cushioned pad can be applied to a 7mm tall drive prior to installation to ensure a similarly snug fit for these thinner drives. With the drive in place, you just swing the end door back into place and push in and finally flick the lock switch back into place. To swap out a drive, you simply reverse these instructions and the whole exercise only takes a couple of seconds. Next to the locking switch is the LED indicating both power and activity. Adjacent to this is the USB 3.0 cable socket.
This enclosure is powered by a chipset that offers true USB 3.0 connectivity meaning that greater performance of your drive should be realised - mechanical drives such as the one I tested with will unlikely show the true benefit but SSD drives should show a big improvement over less well specified drive enclosures.
UASP support is also included to make the most of a USB 3.0 and SSD combination and this feature is supported by recent versions of Mac, Windows and Linux Operating Systems.
Automatic power saving features are also at play and the enclosed drive will enter sleep mode after 10 minutes of inactivity.
USB external disk enclosures are usually fairly simple in what they offer but this product from Inateck offers both great performance as well as easy operation for the user, especially if you need to switch out drives fairly regularly. If you are looking for an inexpensive and flexible USB caddy for a 2.5" SATA drive then it's hard not to recommend this.
More details at http://www.inateck.com/inateck-fe2005-usb-3-0-superspeed-hdd-external-enclosure/
I got this from http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00KW4T69A/
Video review:
http://youtu.be/YHLohcKmktQ
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