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Sabrent SBT-EKU25 Ultra Slim USB 2.0 2.5-inch IDE/PATA Hard Drive Enclosure (Black)
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(5 out of 5) by Bits n Bytes on Oct 22, 2009 (Atlanta, GA United States)I have to admit I was a bit skeptical when I bought this device. The reviews were mixed, but because it was only $12.50, I figured what did I have to lose? The background problem...all of a sudden my 7 year old Dell Inspiron 9100 would not boot. So I bought this to try to salvage what was on my hard drive...it took me longer to open the package than it did to begin recovering my files! This drive saved me! How many times have you been asked (after your computer crashes) did you backup everything?? I can now say that my computer crashed, and then I backed up everything....thanks to this product.
This isn't a style product. It's not gold plated, it's not air conditioned, no sexy rubber feet...it's simply a tool that does as advertised.
I also read other reviews complaining about it not working for hard drives larger than 30GB. Not true for me. My hard drive was 40 GB, and it read and copied my drive with no problems.
This isn't a style product. It's not gold plated, it's not air conditioned, no sexy rubber feet...it's simply a tool that does as advertised.
I also read other reviews complaining about it not working for hard drives larger than 30GB. Not true for me. My hard drive was 40 GB, and it read and copied my drive with no problems.
Sabrent SBT-EKU25
(5 out of 5) by G. Sweeten on Oct 13, 2009 (St.Louis,MO USA)Great product to allow your laptop hard drive be used as an external drive. Great product.
Works as Advertised. A Bit Chintzy
(4 out of 5) by M. Meikle on Sep 23, 2009 (Richmond, Virginia USA)I purchased two of these enclosures due to an Alienware laptop that bit the dust. A minor note, don't buy Alienware products they are awful.
The kits are extremely simple to use and worked without issue. Windows Vista picked up the drive as soon as it was plugged in and installed the correct drivers. Amazing I know :)
It is nice that the kit also comes with a dual USB cable to ensure you can power larger hard drives. This came in handy since I had two 100 gig drives that needed more power.
The only quibble I had with the kit was the quality of the fasteners and enclosed screwdriver. Both are very cheap and if you need to apply any sort of force to fasten the faceplate to the shell, you will strip the heads off the screwdriver or screws. So it's a good idea to have your own screwdriver for the assembly.
The kits are extremely simple to use and worked without issue. Windows Vista picked up the drive as soon as it was plugged in and installed the correct drivers. Amazing I know :)
It is nice that the kit also comes with a dual USB cable to ensure you can power larger hard drives. This came in handy since I had two 100 gig drives that needed more power.
The only quibble I had with the kit was the quality of the fasteners and enclosed screwdriver. Both are very cheap and if you need to apply any sort of force to fasten the faceplate to the shell, you will strip the heads off the screwdriver or screws. So it's a good idea to have your own screwdriver for the assembly.
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Wasn't the one I needed
(4 out of 5) by Brett H. Pokorny on Jul 8, 2009They did a good job of sending it in time as well as giving me a refund when I had to send it back. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get a refund for the shipping, but the new one I ordered off of newegg came free of shipping, so that wasn't so bad. If it were the right kind I'm sure it would have worked pretty well
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Just Didn't work
(1 out of 5) by B. Cummings on Jun 10, 2009 (Spokane WA)Plugged my hard drive in, the light comes on.... and nothing. It just didn't work and wasn't worth paying for shipping to send back. Oh well.