2.5IN USB 2.0 Slim Aluminumenclosure

Average customer rating: 4.0

Just right
Fine, but some glitches
Wouldn't work with a very popular drive
great deal
great

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2.5IN USB 2.0 Slim Aluminumenclosure

Manufacturer: Macally
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0000B3ALC

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Product Description

Macally's mission is to provide its customers with the highest quality and value product which exceeds their expectations and provides an effortless and pleasant interface with their PCs. Macally is achieving its mission through excellence in design, manufacturing and service.PRODUCT FEATURES: Revolutionary slim size for easy carry; Aluminum body for excellent heat dissipation; Designed for 2.5" IDE HDD (up to 9mm height); Works for both Mac and PC; Supports USB2.0 and USB1.1; Hot plug and play; Active LED to indicate power and data access; Powered by computer's USB port, no AC adapter required.

Customer Reviews:

Just right.......2007-01-03

Quick and easy to use. For price and functionality it was great. I was able to get data off a failing drive and now use it as a back-up drive.

Fine, but some glitches.......2006-10-31

This enclosure works fine--which is to say, it does what it's supposed to do. However, it has a few gotchas.

First: the case, and the Amazon listing, say it's USB-powered. Yes, it is, but it requires *two* USB ports; that should have been made clear. (This is apparently not uncommon for 2.5" enclosures; I guess 2.5" drives require more than the half a watt they can count on from a USB port.)

Second: the case comes with two screws to hold the enclosure shut. Two *tiny* screws, which don't quite fit straight. I struggled with them for something like ten minutes before I got them seated well enough. Some sort of snap would've been better.

Third: there is *no* documentation. Documentation would have made it clear, for example, whether or not I could just skip the screws (things were pretty tightly seated without them). And, if you aren't comfortable dealing with IDE connectors (it's not necessarily obvious which way is up), the lack of documentation could be a problem for you.

So, three stars, because it works fine, but there wasn't a lot of thought put into the fine details.

Wouldn't work with a very popular drive.......2006-10-20

I tried this product with a Hitachi Travelstar notebook drive and couldn't get it to work. When I called tech support, the rep's basic response was "guess this one doesn't work with that drive - sorry." On top of that, this product literally has no instructions included - none. You can go to the website and find them, but none included. I had read so much about Macally's support, but I got basically zero. Bought a Mad Dog enclosure the next day and it worked like a charm.

great deal.......2006-03-31

This rescued my files on firelite external hard drive(see other reviews)Easy to use with included usb and usb power cables. Well worth the money.

great.......2006-03-03

I had spilled diet coke on my laptop and it wouldn't turn on anymore. I needed to retrieve my files and figured that this would work. Just remove your hard drive from your computer and slide it into this enclosure. Plug the supplied cable into your new computer and the drive is recognized as an external drive. Everything saved on your old computer is now available to transfer to your new computer. It couldn;t be any easier!

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