SABRENT Hard Drive Docking Station, SATA to USB 3.0 SSD Enclosure (EC-DFLT)

excellent device, simple to use.

If you have an old hard drive you need to access this is perfect. Probably a one off buy, in my case 2, but saves you taking it to a specialist to recover old data. You’ve got to change security in the drive to allow access to “child” subfolders. Fortunately my old drive wasn’t encrypted so didn’t have to worry about passwords. Obviously you have to take everything apart to access the hard drive. If you want to put it back together again take photos at each stage. I just wanted the hard drive.

No issues with delivery as arrived in good condition and on time. On opening the box the item looked good, but the lid felt plastic when using and this I felt should of been metal or hard plastic. The item worked well when drives were inserted and used, with the speed being good, however the smaller drives were a bit tricky to release from holder but this could be down to my large fingers.I would still recommend this drives as made life easier swopping my drives except took a bit longer with small ones. Other than that this is an excellent product and well worth getting if you have extra drives you need files from but don't need sitting in your computer and as you do not need to use screws, just open lid insert drive into it then plug into a Usb port on you computer which makes it easy to setup, install and use. Recommended.

I have two of these - they don't look any different on the outside, but the main difference is on the board inside it. I'll get to that in a second.It's made of plastic which is to be expected, but actually looks quite nice. There's a cosmetic cover that lifts up so you can insert either a 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch drive, and said cover is translucent black in colour so you can still somewhat see what's plugged in. There's a small air gap but that's really just not enough for 3.5-inch hard drives, specifically models that spin at 7200 RPM. They get hot and fast, though whether that's a problem is up to you.You get a nice looking barrel jack DC power supply in the box along with a chunky looking USB 3.0 A to B cable, custom made with the Sabrent branding on each end. The PSU can deliver 2 amps, which is enough for a single 3.5-inch 7200 RPM hard drive.In the time that has passed between my first purchase and the second (about two years) Sabrent have switched suppliers for the SATA bridge that converts the SATA interface on the drive to USB 3.0. They went from a Micron chip to one supplied by VIA Technologies. No matter your thoughts on VIA, this is a good thing, as advanced power management now actually functions correctly and allows you to set the desired power consumption and spindown time. If you're into making these chunky storage devices consume less power when you're not using them, this is a godsend and possibly even a reason to replace a Micron-equipped model (if you have one of these) with a new one.Just to warn you, don't get too aggressive with the spindown time as constantly spinning up and down can significantly decrease a drive's life expectancy - WD Greens were known to die really quickly because of their default settings of about 3 seconds delay before going into standby.Overall, Sabrent have smashed it, this is the drive dock to buy. It lays flat so it doesn't put strain on the SATA connector when you have a heavy drive connected (and they ARE heavy, a 4TB Toshiba of mine weighs about 700g) and now supports APM. Well done.

Saved a life work of music production I lost with my previous imac a completely life saver best purchase I have ever done honestly it saved me for redoing work for a bunch of clients. Thank u

Really easy to set up and it works like a dream

This works with all of the hard drives that I have floating about from various computers that I have had. This only works with 3.5” hard drives. Luckily I was able to access the data from my last computer. My previous Sabrent 2 drive version seemed to have given up the ghost. This item is a very good replacement to that item. Would recommend. Data recovery is fast with the use of USB3 connectivity. The hard drives don’t seem to get hot. The item is silent in use I suspect the flap that covers the hard drive deadens the sound. Good value for money. A compact and well designed item.

I purchased this drive reader to move and organise all my various bits of Data held over 6x Drives. I wish I never had as I now have 5x working drives.Before powering anything on, I connected my 1TB hard drive to the drive reader and ensured all connections were fully seated. I then connected the power supply to the mains, making sure it was securely plugged in, before connecting the 12V output to the drive reader.As soon as I switched the mains power on, there was a very loud bang from both the power supply and the drive reader. As an electronic engineer, I inspected the power supply and it is clear there has been a catastrophic failure, most likely a short circuit across the PCB within the power supply.Unfortunately, this failure has destroyed my drive reader, which I rely on for accessing and transferring work files. More seriously, it has also damaged my Western Digital 1TB hard drive containing over 200 hours of work. The drive stored product design files, including design iterations, final versions, revisions, and other project data with significant professional value.I am extremely disappointed that a faulty power supply has caused damage not only to itself but also to multiple pieces of equipment and, more importantly, the irreplaceable data stored on my hard drive. Luckily this was my smallest drive and I hadn't yet plugged in my 8Tb Seagate Drive.Additionally, after a brief conversation with the Amazon Customer Care team, all they have offered is a refund on the goods. This item is a extremely cheaply made drive reader with a PSU which costs less than $0.20 to make and is the reason why I have now lost all my data. This has surprised me mostly with Amazons lack of accountability, on this matter.

Ho comprato questo case per HDD esterni perché improvvisamente il mio DVR di casa aveva smesso di funzionare dando un generico errore "No disc", e avevo quindi la necessità di verificare lo stato del disco attaccandolo come unità esterna a un PC di casa. Inizialmente (e ingenuamente) pensavo che un semplice cavo adattatore USB-C to SATA avrebbe fatto al caso mio, salvo poi scoprire che per gli HDD SATA da 3.5'' il solo cavo non fornisce alimentazione sufficiente per avviare il disco.Ho quindi optato per questa soluzione di Sabrent per il costo contenuto e per il fatto che già conoscevo il brand per altri acquisti fatti in precedenza (un SSD NVME installato su un MacBookPro e un cavo USB-C to SATA).Nella confezione, oltre all'unità principale sono presenti l'alimentatore, il cavo USB 3 Type-A to Type-B per il trasferimento dati e la manualistica a supporto.Il case si presenta compatto, abbastanza solido ma dalla consistenza un po' plasticosa, che solleva qualche dubbio sulle capacità di dissipazione del calore nel caso di utilizzo prolungato dell'unità esterna. In compenso, l'utilizzo è semplice e immediato: una volta sollevato il coperchio trasparente, si appoggia l'HD e lo si spinge in fondo fino a che il connettore SATA non è entrato correttamente in posizione. Dopo aver attaccato l'alimentatore alla presa di rete, è poi sufficiente premere il pulsante sulla parte superiore del case e il gioco è fatto: nel mio caso, l'HD è stato riconosciuto immediatamente al primo colpo.Lo scollegamento dell'unità HD dal case è leggermente più laboriosa: non basta tirare l'HD verso l'esterno, ma è necessario sollevare leggermente l'estremità più lontana dal connettore SATA e poi fare il consueto movimento alternato destra-sinistra per favorire lo sgancio dal connettore. E' possibile che, col passare del tempo, parte della resistenza esercitata dal connettore venga meno.Ad ogni modo, considerando il prezzo estremamente contenuto del case, consiglio decisamente l'acquisto. Raccomanderei solo il controllo della temperatura in caso di utilizzo prolungato, valutando di tenere aperto il coperchio di alloggiamento per favorire la dissipazione del calore.

システムのバックアップには最適です。排熱も問題ないと思いますが、最近は気温が高いのでそのへんは各自調整していくのが良いでしょう。なにより、引っ越しソフトウェアがダウンロード可能なのが良好。使いながらレビュー追加していきます。

Excellent drive bay

To connect old drives to extract old data back.3.5 and 2.5 drives are not an issue

Ich habe das Sabrent-Festplattengehäuse gekauft, um ältere Festplatten weiter nutzen und auf gespeicherte Daten zugreifen zu können. Die Inbetriebnahme war erfreulich einfach: anschließen, wenige Sekunden warten und die Festplatte wird sofort erkannt. Es mussten keinerlei Treiber installiert oder besondere Einstellungen vorgenommen werden.Ich verwende das Gehäuse unter älteren Windows-Versionen und hatte bisher keinerlei Kompatibilitätsprobleme. Besonders positiv finde ich, dass es sowohl mit klassischen 3,5-Zoll-Festplatten aus älteren Desktop-PCs als auch mit einer 2,5-Zoll-SSD aus einem Laptop problemlos funktioniert. So konnte ich mehrere ältere Laufwerke wieder sinnvoll nutzen, ohne sie fest in einen Computer einbauen zu müssen.Ein weiterer Pluspunkt war für mich eine bestimmte SSD, die in einem anderen externen Gehäuse – obwohl dieses eigentlich speziell für SSDs gekauft wurde – überhaupt nicht erkannt wurde. Mit dem Sabrent-Gehäuse wurde dieselbe SSD dagegen sofort erkannt und funktioniert seitdem absolut zuverlässig. Genau dieses Erlebnis hat mich von der Qualität des Produkts überzeugt.Auch die Verarbeitung macht einen guten Eindruck. Das Gehäuse wirkt stabil, die Festplatten sitzen sicher und die Datenübertragung läuft schnell und ohne Unterbrechungen. Bisher hatte ich weder Verbindungsabbrüche noch andere Probleme.Für alle, die ältere Festplatten oder SSDs weiterverwenden, Daten sichern oder einfach bequem auf verschiedene Laufwerke zugreifen möchten, ist dieses Gehäuse eine klare Empfehlung. Es funktioniert zuverlässig, spart Zeit und Nerven und bietet ein ausgezeichnetes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. Ich würde es jederzeit wieder kaufen.