Macally G-S350SU Hi-Speed eSata/USB2.0 External Storage Enclosure for 3.5inch SATA HDD

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9 x 2.5 inches ; 2.4 pounds


• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)


• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.


• ASIN: B0013LRLUM


• Item model number: GS350SU
  

By : Macally
Price : $27.93
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Item Description

Specifics: Item Capabilities:New atmosphere-friendly, energy saving technologyDesigned for all 3.5-Inch SATA I and SATA II challenging disk drivesSolid Aluminum physique for excellent heat dissipation and protection to your difficult disk driveSupports USB2. (up to 480Mbps) and USB1.1 (up to 12Mbps) host connectionESATA port (up to 3.0Gbps) readyUSB2. transfer rate up to 480 MbpsHot plug and playHorizontal position for stacking, and space saving vertical position with standEasy-to-access front energy buttonActive LED to indicate energy and data access statusTwo types of stands are included Item Description: Macally G-S350SU - storage enclosure - SATA-300 - Hi-Speed USB / eSATA-300 Device Type: Storage enclosure - external Interface Sort: Hi-Speed USB / eSATA-300 Expansion Bays: 1 x internal - 3.five" Controller Interface Sort: Serial ATA-300 Information Transfer Rate: 300 MBps Supported Devices: Tough drive Max Storage Devices Qty: 1 Product Material: Aluminum Power Source: Included AC adapter Energy: AC 120/230 V Process Needs: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple MacOS 9.2, Apple MacOS X 10.1 or later, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista UPC: 0701107488196

 

Macally G-S350SU Hi-Speed eSata/USB2.0 External Storage Enclosure for 3.5inch SATA HDD

 

Technical Details

• Drive enclosure

Client Evaluations

Pros: It took me just about 3 minutes to install my WD Caviar Green 1TB HHD into this solidly built enclosure. It was cold to the touch out-of-the-box and was still cool soon after operating for 48 hours. My Vantec Nexstar3s and LaCie 1TB (301315U) do get warm immediately after a few hours. Compact AC/DC adaptor - no power brick to be concerned about! No fan = no fan noise.
Cons: Doesn't come with eSATA cable. On/off button should be held down for about three-4 seconds to turn off the unit.
Other thoughts: Back panel is plastic but not flimsy.

I purchased two of these enclosures to home WD Caviar Green drives. I haven't yet had an chance to attempt out the eSATA feature due to the fact I don't have cables (the unit only comes with a USB cable and a energy adapter). I intend to purchase these cables separately, but keep this in mind if you want eSATA. Add about $five on to cover the cost of an eSATA cable if you don't already have 1.
Create quality of the enclosures is beneficial. When I first ordered them, I thought from the photos that they had been white. They aren't. They are aluminum with a regular, brushed aluminum finish. They look really good. The back panel with the connectors is plastic, but this is hardly an situation given that, effectively, it really is the back. It is seldom observed, by me or any person else. The power button does glow brightly (blue) when the unit is on, but I do not get this intrusive. It's not -as- bright as some other devices I've utilized, and with a drive enclosure, you can merely turn it around. I do not suggest tape more than the button, even though, because it's essentially a button and not just a light.
The drive carrier slides into the aluminum casing making use of guide rails. This makes installation a snap. Just unscrew the two screws securing the plastic back to the carrier, and slide the entire issue out. Nevertheless, though I appreciate the fluidity of installation, the carrier doesn't fit rather snugly into the casing it stays loose, partly as a product of the style selection to permit the carrier to be very easily removed. This implies it rattles during operation. I've located this can be remedied by putting a telephone book or other external drive on best of it when in use. The rattling is rather quiet, and though it is anything I would expect from an low-cost enclosure, it is nevertheless somewhat disappointing.
For the reason that it's made of aluminum and for the reason that the front and back of the case have a lot of holes or vents, these enclosures are well-cooled. With my Green drives in them (WD15EARS and WD10EACS), they are cold to the touch even right after getting left on for all day and night. Due to the fact there is no active cooling (fans), I expect this indicates my drives will remain cool all the time, even if I never turn them off.
Numerous uncommon style choices hurt these otherwise great enclosures, though. The unit is really slick. If you do not use the offered rubbery "feet" and strategy to maintain it on a tough-top rated wood, plastic, or glass desk, expect it to slide about with even the slightest pressure. I mean slight--if the USB cable plugged into the back twists or bends even a tiny bit on its way to the laptop or computer, the torque of the twist will almost certainly rotate the enclosure. This is annoying, but you can very easily circumvent it by working with the offered rubber feet.
The feet are not construct directly onto the unit, although. They are separate you screw them onto the unit whenever / if ever you feel so inclined. Their style flat out sucks. A single screw secures every single of two plastic feet to the bottom of the unit. And I mean the bottom. If you want to use the feet, the only side of the case with screw holes to supply for their use are on two of the loopy protrusions on the case's edges. This implies that, when working with the feet, the case can only stand up vertically as shown in the Amazon picture. The feet, even though, are wider than the protrusions: if you use them, you can not stack the enclosures horizontally. Alternatively, you can adhere the rubberized feet to one particular of the horizontal case faces. This would permit you to use the unit horizontally without sliding, on the other hand it would also avoid you from working with the unit vertically. My suggestions: get third party rubber feet for horizontal use, and pray you are in a position to get rid of the feet when you will need to. (I'll tell you why the praying is needed right now.)
I'm also a little bit unsure about the potential to get rid of the feet. As I said ahead of, the feet secure to the unit with a single screw, perfect in the middle of the foot. This allows the foot to rotate, which I discover annoying. Alot more annoying, though, and the component that tends to make me unsure, is that when you put the rubber pad on the foot itself, it covers the screw hole. This indicates you can not use a screwdriver to eliminate or loosen the screw without removing the rubber pad and potentially ruining the adhesive. This may under no circumstances develop into a issue mainly because the adhesive itself appears to secure the best of the screw properly, which means you can just twist the feet to unscrew them, but I do not trust this answer. Given that of this, considering the fact that the potential to use the enclosures horizontally is exceptionally fundamental to me, I do not really feel comfortable applying the feet at all. It would suck to have them get stuck in the unit.
Each and every unit comes with a 3ft USB cable and a considerably longer energy cord. I'd have liked to see an eSATA cable or at least 6ft USB cable, but no dice. General, I am content with the acquire for the price. If you need an eSATA enclosure, this is the ideal value I've observed in this value range by far. If you strategy to use it with USB, there may well be superior alternatives, though there surely are worse ones. This enclosure merely works and keeps your drives safe--two outstanding qualities for one costing $30. If you want even more, contemplate spending significantly more.

 

Macally G-S350SU Hi-Speed eSata/USB2.0 External Storage Enclosure for 3.5inch SATA HDD

 

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