I got this after my external hard drive failed, when it turns out it was just the usb/sata connection that failed

I will definitely recommend Vantec drive enclosures to anyone looking for hard drive enclosures for their SATA hard or solid state drives.

i was given an old SATA hard drive and wanted an external drive to back up my computer.

Easy to install a bare 2.5-inch SATA hard drive into.

Totally inexpensive and really nicely designed for a laptop sized 2.5in SATA hard drive.

Great fit for my 2.5 SATA hard drive.

Wanted a replacement enclosure for a 320Gb Western Digital 2.5" SATA hard drive that was originally a WD Passport portable drive (not sure how old the HD is, picked up at Circuit City about the last month it was in business) that I use as the Time Machine backup disk for my macbook (running Mac OSX v10.7.5)

I bought the case for a Seagate 250G SATA hard drive which is more than 2 yrs old

[Optimized For SSD, Support UASP SATA III

The cable connection to the hard drive (SATA), seems to be made with a cheap chip, but it gets the job done

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.

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.