Inateck 3.5 Hard Drive Enclosure, Tools Free HDD Enclosure, FE3002

I use this with Ubuntu Server and use it as an NAS. It is quiet and you can only hear it when it spins up. I had vantec enclosures previously which were great, but I grew tired of noise the fans made and this is a great replacement. I have no issues with connectivity. The only downside is that it won't power on automatically when the computer boots so you have to power it up separately with it's own power button. I don't find that a real problem because I keep it on. I'm running a media server, Pihole and Vorta backup. It's been great.

The case is easy to open with no screws slides on grooved edge instead. The power button is on top and easy to get to. The material is made from cheap plastic. Not sure how it would hold up to the case being moved around a lot but for stationary purposes it is fine. It took about 30 sec to remove all the screws from the old one 6 in total and about 5 sec to install and shut the new case. There is a little sponge that sits on top of the hard drive to cut out the play from the hard drive to the case. I think it needs to be a little thicker. Again if it is going to be moved around a lot I would think twice about this case but for sitting on your desk ot is great.

I did so much research on many HHD enclosures I did not want to buy any of them. So many problems out there for such a simple device, I can't beleive it.LIKED: Holes in the bottom for air to get in, I may add some to the SIDING TOP Also.I put a crashed old 500 WD drive and this device said the drive had problems and asked to run a checksum. My old drive is now working again noisy but working SSD REPLACEMENT for this old drive. Only used twice and I like it so far. These manufactures have to come up with updates on the firmware.Otherwize these little boxes go south very fast. If this box stopsworking Iam going to a USB cord with a adapter for HHDs and12v power supply China sells for 5 bucks. Not going to play their game of replace every year. Good luck.

I bought this enclosure for my modded Nintendo Wii. Right out of the box it was tooless and very simple to setup. Extremely good value and provided usb 3.0 speeds. It also powers down automatically everytime the Wii is powered off. I would definately recommend for anyone looking for an affordable option.

This products works like a charm, its so easy to use everything is basically plug and play, i have 3 of them now very reliable no issues so far, i just love this product especially for the price i recommend this ...

SATA connector broke off after just a few uses. I wasn't rough with inserting or removing the drives. Maybe I just got one with a manufacturing defect or something. I haven't had a chance to open it up to see if it's repairable yet. Otherwise, I liked the enclosure. It's aesthetically pleasing, I prefer the power button style versus other enclosures I've used and it functioned fine before the connector broke.

What a superbly designed and engineered adapter. I have several old HD’s laying around and occasionally I need something from one of them. Previously, I used a gen-1 adapter (have to open case and plug into available HD port) and it was a pain, but this adapter makes it so utterly easy to slap an old HD into the case and hit ‘power on’. Maybe you have to be familiar with the old technology to truly appreciate this adapter.

Well the enclosure itself is worked as intended, installation of my hdd was very easy. My issue is with the packaging of the USB 3.0 cord, it was severely kinked and caused connectivity issues with my Xobox One X and PC. I would greatly suggest the vendor try a different method of packaging the cord. I'll be stuck buying an extra USB 3.0 cord that isn't damaged.