3.5 Hard Drive Enclosure, USB 3.0 Internal/External Hard Drive Case for 3.5/2.5 inch SATA HDD Up to 20TB Data Recovery Kit Support UASP with 12V 24W Power Adapter

Best value external drive container I've ever had. This is lightweight, but durable. Though it lacks a fan, which would make it best overall for both HD types, it does well enough. I have a HD disk in it now. It's been there sitting on top of my tower for over a year. No disk heat stress detected, and I use it primarily for graphic heavy games. Overall: It is compatible with both hard drive types, but best for SSD. The installation is plug-and-play, which is hard to mess up, but I'm positive someone will. The design is mediocre, but the power light may be disturbing for some, so I would suggest covering that with a cloth (just the button), or placing the enclosure out of sight, but with decent ventilation.

Easy install. Works well.

Fit my hard drive like a glove. Real nice. Kind of loud on start-up but quiet once it's running.

Works fine. One star off because opening the case is harder than it should be. There's no clear indication of where to press or slide. And the included instructions must be for a different version of the product. All OK considering the cost - a good value. I'm using it with a Western Digital 12 TB drive that was removed from a server.

Good product

At first this looked like a nice component to save my HDD that had years of data on it and let me access the data while I considered getting a new desktop computer and use my laptop for a while. The transmission rate was reasonable and it was easy to figure out how to place my ard drive inside the case. After putting the assembly together with my hard drive inside I plugged in the supplied cables (usb 3.0 cable) and (DC5.5 mm plug with cable) into the case. Then I connected the cable to the laptop port and plugged in the power adapter to a 110V outlet. Lastly I turned on the device with the Power Switch on the case. Everything seemed to work well. Then a few days later I got a screen message of hard drive failure. I removed the powere adapter and unplugged the usb cable and tried it on another laptop. I got the same message. So after diconnecting power again I opened the case. It seems like the design of the case can allow the hard drive to slide away from the connector partially. In my opinion this caused a power interuption. I DO NOT RECOMMEND using this case. A case that is vertical so that by at least gravity the connection is maintained would be better, such as a StarTech or Inland docking station would be better. Alternatively if the case could be made so that the HDD could be secured from sliding in the case, that might solve the problem. I think I have lost the data - do not use this.

Fit great worked great

Plug n' Play at its best. Smart design, and excellent value. Comes with a very solid USB 3 cable, and the power supplies I received were all UL Listed. A few other reviewers have worried that a 3.5" drive could shift around inside the case, since the design doesn't provide any means to really lock it down. But you can remedy this if you're concerned: I found it to be an easy task to drill 2 or 4 holes in the bottom of the plastic enclosure, to align with the standard threaded holes of a hard drive.