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Antec MX-100 3.5" USB Aluminum Enclosure for SATA Hard Drive

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(4.5 out of 5)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

A 5 star product, does what it says, and looks beautiful.

Apr 6, 2008 - By Jason (NC, USA)

I recently went from having several computer workstations, to a single laptop. I did not want to backup everything on disc (I already have things backed up on external drives) and I didn't really want to just sell my drives with my work on them (I have loads of pictures, video, and 3d renders stored over 2-3 TB of space).

I was at circuit city, and seen this case. It is from Antec, a company I trust and like, and it works with internal sata drives. As long as they didn't screw things up, this was going to be a good thing (they did not, and it is).

Assembly is so easy, a caveman can do it (darn you geiko!). You take your sata drive out of your computer, open up the antec case, insert your harddrive, screw in the 4 screws (they fit easily with my Western Digital 500gb drives) then insert the drive (and backing) into the case and plug in the power cord. Once that is closed, you screw in 2 black screws. Very easy, and it looks great too.


I have 5 of these right now, in use, and they all run perfectly, look fantastic, are slim, make no noise, do not have glaring lights, and work the way you would want.

These look great, and work great. Transfers are fast, and the unit does what you want it too.

If I have a complaint, it is the stupid power supply, The thing is slanted sideways, and takes up 2-3 ports on your power supply. Why they can't use standard power supplies, or supplies connected to a power brick is beyond me.

If you are going to be setting these up and keeping them on your best bet is to buy the Surge Protecter known as PowerSquid (it is here on amazon) that way you can keep them running at the same time, without messing up anything.


Also while I am at it, if you want a USB hub that matches these drives perfectly, then I highly recommend the low priced, and highly functional Cables To Go 7 Port USB 2.0 Hub that is also available here on amazon. It matches the design of the enclosure perfectly.


All in all, a perfect product, it does what you want, with no frills.

Note this model only has USB 2.0 function, which is fine. If you need high speed transfer for video, I would recommend a firewire 2 setup, or nas, and this will cost money.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
(4 out of 5)

Antec Enclosure for my SATA Drive

Feb 17, 2008 - By Paul B. Watson (Santa Rosa)

I purchased a 500G SATA drive thinking I could install it into my Dell Inspriron 531 (with 500G already). After quite some time and some really good service over the phone with Dell, they told me my computer has a maximum internal drive capacity, of which, I was already at. They suggested using an enclosure and making my recent purchase a USB drive.

I found it on Amazon and ordered the enclosure. When it came it had simple but clear instructions, which I didn't really need. I assembed the drive into the enclosure. The only problem I had was that there is a power connecting wire that when I first tried to open the assembly so I could put my drive in, the wire seemed to be stuck. It took me a while to relize that they had put a small ammount of adhesive to hold it in place and that I had to free this up so I could slide the assembly out and install my drive. Once I figured that out it was a breeze.

After assembly it worked fine right off the bat, took a while to format the 500G dive, but now I can use it and have a terabyte of memory for my video editing.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
(4 out of 5)

if it wasn't for the screws, would be a 5 star

Mar 29, 2008 - By Jong Lee (Seattle, WA)

This is the second Antec enclosure I purchased and is a overall a good product. The only problem is that the 4 screws for mounting the HDD to the PCB are too long and do not secure the HDD properly. Am going to have to find some washers at the local hardware store.

pros:
-really small enclosure for a 3.5" (no fan)
-easy to install and good instructions
-good price

cons:
-the wrong screws

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Antec USB external sata enclosure

Apr 12, 2008 - By Jordan Xaviers (Jamaica, W.I.)

Good quality unit. Runs well. Inexpensive. Compatible with 500GB SATA drives. Only one power/status LED - bummer !!!

Well worth it !! Go buy one today.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

A good enclosure and not too expensive

May 9, 2008 - By Eric J. Winter

A great enclosure that is quick and easy to swap SATA drives into and out of. The price was great as well.