The Vantec external case worked as expected out of the box.

The case seemed strong enough and it held the drive snugly.

SO yes this case is just OK not GREAT as expected from Vantec.

The case is very good and easy to assemble, the only problem it was that I chose the wrong size, I bought for desktop's hard drive, slightly

Pros:- Price (<10$)- Amazon Prime item (free returns - low risk if I don't like it)- Design (simple, clean, intuitive installation and use)- Durability (hard to tell this early, but the quality seems to be there)- Accessories (came with the case, double USB cable, a plastic film to protect the drive, a case/sleeve, instructions, extra screws and a magnetic screwdriver!)- Size (it's thinner and narrower than my WD My Passport, but an inch longer)- instant off when ejected (unlike other externals that need to spin-down before you can eject it)Cons:- Only USB 2.0 (wish it was USB 3.0, but for the price, eh)- functionally-placed (not aesthetically-placed) LED and Mini USB (being really

Comes with a screw driver, 2 back up screws and a soft case

perfect case for old ps4 HD

Great hard drive case.

It came in this nice box and in the box was the enclosure which is nice durable metal case and all you need to do is plug the SATA hard drive into the port that is given and screw in two screws that hold it

I considered trying one of the cheaper cases, but decided to go with this one

I like the Vantec cases because they come with a little carrying bag

Summary: Cheap Case - They Cut

Nice case with solid feel

the case dont work

Overall, the case is fine for the price, but beware the cable.

My hard rive fits and the case is sturdy too

Great case!

Love these little cases for extra laptop drives.

same cheap junky case you can get on ee bay for half the price

but, there is plenty of room inside the well built case for the HDD, as well as, AIR!

The case is very nice and works well.

The case is very nice and works well.

Other that, if you want a cheap external hd case, this is the choice.

The case is very small and feels very sturdy, it has a nice look and comes with a nice (although cheap) faux leather case-type thing for it

It's a good case

Comes with a screwdriver and the case, perfect for all those leftover laptop hard drives to be converted to backup drives.

These cases are solid and the internal components work great

These cases are solid and the internal components work great

With those on there the case is great

Really excellent case for my hard drive

very good quality casing

That said, so far, the case is working fine

Came with a cable, leather-ish type of soft case, and even a circuit protector for the hard drive

So I decided to spend as cheap as possible a case and found this at Amazon for less than $10

Great case that has been used 24/7 for about 3 years now doing backups with time machine

Sturdy case.

Love the aluminum case, but do not like how I have to use both usb ports in my computer for it to work

Case is sturdy enough though I wouldn't recommend shaking it around a lot.

My daughter had a hard drive case fail, so I picked this one up

The usb cable has two ends so just in case your computer or laptop isn't powerful enough to supply power through the one port you can use two

This unit is slightly longer, fatter, and wider than the other unit (Coolmax).By comparison, the edges are more rounded on the Vantec enclosure (easier for sliding into a bag compartment, and the case feels very solid.

Not a bad case, but trying to transfer data to and from the enclosed HDD will be painfully slow

Two screws later, the old drive popped in, screwed it down - and now I've got my old drive in a secure protective case

I wish I could recommend this case but based on my experience I recommend you spend a little more and get a better one.

Its a nice looking aluminum case, but this Vantec is priced very low because it does NOT hold the drive in place

For the price this is a great case.

Inexpensive, but has a solid case

and then I will use this as a protective case for the drive.

This inexpensive little case made it a breeze to re-purpose an old 80 GB HDD from a decomissioned laptop!

Very good solid case, and sleek design.

Awesome little case.

I purchased this case/enclosure, and it works great.

The case is fine for $8 if you only intend to use it for a hour or two.

This is really nice external case for the price

This case came with a screwdriver, a very sturdy, perfectly sized hard drive case, extra screws, microUSB and dual USB cord for connection and a little sleeve to put the case in

One star off because of this, but still a great case for the price.

nice sturdy case, in black Metal

I really like this case

This is a good quality case, sold at a very reasonable price.

Solid case, well designed, with every detail attended to-- instructions, extra screws, screwdriver & even a little case.

This is a much sturdier external hard drive case

The case works great and is very compact

This case works

Good 2.5 inch hard drive external casing

The best value case for the moneyPRO+Fits most 2.5 inch drives+HQ metal casing and cables+OK compactness and some with extra screwsCONS(Its hard to find any major flaws)-This isn't a heavy duty military case and you shouldn't expect one for the price

very good case for my hard disk , can't find noting better

The case feels durable and even comes with a protective sleeve

Metal case, good cooling.

Easy to set up, worked as described, relatively light and attractive case.

It's very easy to seal the HDD in and has a very durable metal casing

It's a sturdy metal casing and it actually holds the drive in place pretty well

This case works great for turning an old laptop drive to a portable drive.

Comes with nice leather case and screw driver

Also like the soft enclosure case, gives it a rich feel

Smooth looking enclosure and faux leather soft carrying case

Swapped the 1TB drive from my laptop out for a SSD, slid it in to this slick little case, which isn't much bigger than the drive itself, and now have a nice little backup.

Case is sturdy enough though I wouldn't recommend shaking it around a lot.

Great case

This case worked good with my hard drive

I like the enclosure that it comes with and it would make a wonderful electronics hobby project case

so I could only secure the case on one side.

But if you need a reliable external case from which you won't be changing the drive very often, this is an excellent, low-cost option.

since i do not abuse my gear the case still looks brand new to this day

Other than that, this is a great external drive case for the price.

It is a hard drive case

If you are going to get a soft case or pouch for this, be sure to measure.

This case is very strong and feels solid since it is made of aluminum.

** if all you want is to retrieve the info on the drive, and leave the drive as an external-non-portable drive on top of your desk (my case), this enclosure is A-OK

Great Case, but is USB 2.0 :(

Great case to have if you spare hard drives laying around from other laptops

This little case is awesome

Not a bad case, but trying to transfer data to and from the enclosed HDD will be painfully slow

There are 2 spongy like pads at the bottom of the enclosure allowing for some support but overall this case is perfect if your wanting to clone a drive for your laptop, or use it just as a back up and not a primary second drive.

This product is low cost, the mission is not critical, so I could very well take the chances and the worst case is that I'll lose those data

Vantec includes a Triple Headed USB cable, the extra USB plug in case you need more power to run your drive, a plastic card to protect the belly side of the drive and a adequate soft case for your enclosure & drive

I am NOT disappointed!The enclosure is sturdy all-metal construction, and it includes a screwdriver tool, soft case for protection/travel, and a USB cord with two outputs

It come with USB cable, soft case and instruction manual

nice little case too, not a once used and broken type of thing either.

worked for a few years before the HD died, not the case.

The case is nice for a low price point, but the cable was bad.

This case worked great for my needs its a lil

Case is sturdy and made of metal

This case is a little on the pricey side, but well worth it.

The case is fine for theprice, the small screw driver was very helpful and I even like the small faux leather case for storage.

Very economical and decently featured case for a laptop HDD.

I've never used a case like this before, but it worked great.

Overall, the case is fine for the price, but beware the cable.

Good case, keeps my hdd cool

Nice bonus of a protective case if you want to use this caddy for portable storage.

Packaging was great and case keeps very cool

Great hard drive case.

Works well, metal case, but the USB connection seems a bit flimsy.

The case is strong and holds the 2.5" hard drive with no problems and the USB 2.0 connection work just like it supposed to work.

But it's not really the cases fault other than being a good conductor (as all metal)

the disk I installed died a few days after use; don't know if its the case or the disk, but I reformat the disk and is working, so I guess its the case.

Has dual USB and good carry case

This case isn't giving much protection to the drive, so it can not be used on daily basis

Vantec even provided a small soft case for it that isn't even on the list of stuff in the box

Also said to buy a portable hard drive case and swap it over and the new connection & circuit board would operate it

I had no problem installing this enclosure case to my 2.5 sata drive.

Nice looking case, can house an extra hard drive for extra storage.

Worked,its a case.

Best case there is

This USB hard drive case is made from well built aluminum and worked perfect out of the box with my old SATA drive that I removed from my MacBook Pro.

i had problems It got very hot the case not hot enought to burn you

Nice quality case and well built.

The only issue is that the drive doesn't fit snugly in the case so if you shake the case the hard drive can move around.

Sturdy steel case and a cable with 6 screws :)Didn't have a chance to use it yet, but AMAZING quality and a breaking deal for about $8Enclosures usually run from $10 to $30 but, this one for $8 is a clear winnerwith a nice pouch and extra 2 screws and a handy little screwdriver

a great little drive case that you can customize as you like

No complaints on the quality, for $7.99, the case is good quality

Well constructed, nice little case to put it in

I wish the cable didn't have to twist funky, but otherwise it's an awesome case

The cases look very nice and easy to install your drive, however this is were the positive aspects end

This is an inexpensive metal case for a disk drive

the hard drive enclosure was 100% easy to set up it works on every computer i have plug and play.very sturdy case and the old usb case i have had for 2.5 ide hard drives made by

What I like is the case holds the drive & works, what I dont like is the way the drive is held in which is simply pressure against the connector board and 2 small screws that hold that to the metal extrusion

Not expensive case, works the way it suppose to

I shook the case lightly and felt no looseness.

case is durable but sometimes does not read on the first connection

very decent case for the money.

Case is good, but tricky to slide hard drive in tray and not get misaligned.

I've been using this economical little case for some time now

This case worked well for considerable time when I used it to house a 320 Gb Sata II drive.

The case itself is very easy and straightforward to set up and even comes with a small screw driver in case you don't have one

A cheap soft case to keep dust off the drive• Instructions on how to put the drive in and secure itOverall, I'd say this was definitely worth the money

Otherwise, the exterior case of the product is sturdy and it comes with a screwdriver and extra screws too

The case does get a little warm if plugged in for extended time

The case is really easy to put together and use

Solid case and it comes with everything need for assembly (including a small screwdriver).

Nice sturdy case, comes with everything you need to get started up

You would need like one case for each hard drive you

A laptop failed and I bought this inexpensive case hoping it was not the hard drive that had gone bad and key info that had not been backed up could be retrieved.

While the casing is adequate, the IDE connection is junk

Nice case & easy to use

A cheap soft case to keep dust off the drive• Instructions on how to put the drive in and secure itOverall, I'd say this was definitely worth the money

, in case you drop one or more!Highly recommended.

Nice, sturdy case for what I'm using it for.

Great case for a hard drive.

Very nice and compact case for giving a second chance to old laptop hard drives, keeps the drive cool and working for hours.

I had problems finding an enclosure that would fit this drive, but this case definitely holds the drive well

Strong well made case

The cases are nice and are the only things still working.

The casing is durable, assembling the hard disk inside is easy, and it comes with free soft case and screw driver

it is a very durable case made of metal easy installing hdd

It is a very well made case however it is a slow data transfer method

Case is good, but tricky to slide hard drive in tray and not get misaligned.

As far as the enclosure itself, it's a durable metal casing

Not expensive case, works the way it suppose to

Substantial, well engineered case

not a bad little case for the

Solid metal case, kind of tight but otherwise easy to put together.

Squared sides not as nice as a rounded edge case

This case works very well with my 2.5 inch seagate momentus hdd that was removed from my old laptop

This casing was very cheap but has good quality for the price

Excellent case for replacement hard drive

The case comes with its own Philips screwdriver for securing the drive inside the case as well as for the screws that hold the case itself together

USB 3.0 speeds appeared to work as she copied about 40 gigabytes of photos and music to her new laptop.

Not even going to return it, as it's not worth my time

It worked exactly as I wanted it to

While it's anyone's guess how long the SATA to USB controller will work on these, I would much rather have it to deal with than an integrated one on a very difficult-to-open WD Passport or similar

It fits great and works as it should.

Works exactly as I need it to, simple to put together and no instructions needed

I recommend connecting both as it gives enough current to power the hard drive properly

I totally recommend it as in market its twice the price what you get here on amazon.