ADave mentioned that this is really a 2.5" drive enclosure - is this true or did ADave receive the wrong product?
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Hello ADave, the one that I got was def. for a 3.5" drive. The drive that I installed into it came from a home "tower" style computer, Dell if I remember correctly. Have you tried to install a drive into it yet? The case for mine was actually quite a bit bigger than and drive, prob for heat dissipation, but def for a 3.5" drive. Mine works flawlessly and allowed me to recover the info I had in the computer that died. I now use it for a back up storage.
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I received the wrong part and wound up throwing it away and eating the cost.
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The Sabrent 3.5" enclosures I have (2) fitted normal 3.5" HDs without a problem. Most likely ADave was shipped the wrong product(wrong model?)...
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No, it's a 3.5 inch enclosure: The product on AMAZON is depicted correctly: On Sabrent's site? IT'S WRONG. There are also NO INSTRUCTIONS, the "User Manual" JUST has "specification" not how to disassemble and reassemble the unit. Mine came "used", which rather ticks me off, as I thought I was getting a NEW unopened product. Someone's futzed with this one before, there are clear signs that this was a "sent back unit".........Back it goes!
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This item is for converting a 2.5" drive into a 3.5" bay for use in a desktop computer internally. If you wanted to use this as an external drive as you asked, you technically could do this if you also bought an extra, external drive enclosure for a 3.5" drive. I have to ask though, why do that when you can just buy an external drive enclosure for a 2.5" drive instead of this Icy Dock + a 3.5 " drive bay and essentially double-converting it?
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If it's truly an a 2.5 inch drive, then it would fit perfectly in the ultra bay caddy. I have an 2.5 inch SSD and it works flawlessly.
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it supports full Sata III with USB3.0 but 3Gbs with esata cable..... which is what i use. It is very fast and by far the best Hard Drive Enclosure for 2.5-Inch hard drive i have ever used bar none !
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The drive bays will work with a 2.5" SSD. I am running one as my boot drive. You just need to mount the screws in one side or the bottom. It's simple to do.
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Hi, these are the dimensions:Drive Width: 2.5"Height: 0.6"Width: 3.2"Depth: 5.1"Thanks, PCrush
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My husband took the 2.5 in hard drive from my laptop and put into this it is a Sata compatible drive enclosure and it works perfectly and responds just as fast as it did in my laptop while being hooked up by USB to my husbands desktop
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I did not complain about the warranty my complaint was the bold description at top said it was a 2.5 inch drive. The drive itself actually is but it is in a 3.5 inch mounting unit and you cannot remove the drive from the mounting block. Even if it were possible to get it out, it would void the warranty. So anyone purchasing the drive for a 2.5 inch installation would find that it could not be used for that. There are several other pages from various sellers with the same drive but they list it as a 3.5 inch drive. I am not sure what the logic is of this design. In any case, it is a Velociraptor and like very other one I've bought - and I have several - it is an excellent drive, combining performance and reliability. On Amazon, as you may have noticed, you can often find the same product listed on multiple pages from different sellers and at different prices. It has been my experience (and I spend thousands on Amazon every year) buy it from Amazon themselves. The price is usually lowest and if you have a problem, dealing with Amazon is prompt and easy.
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This 3.5" drive is for a desktop or for an external enclosure. You would need a (2.5") drive for a laptop
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It should! Disappointed in the fact that the enclosure is only USB 2 and not USB 3 Still can be used with other slower drives with out much wasted performance
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It is about 5 3/16" long by 3 3/8" wide by 1/2" thick. It is about as small as you could make it and still get 2.5" drive inside.
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I am not sure, but I believe so. The 2.5" form factor is correct. I am less sure about this: the PATA (new version) interface of the enclosure is compatible with the ATA (older version) of the drive. For less than $5, I'd say go for it.
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Only 2.5" and make sure it isn't a bulky case- not a ton of space in there. I'm running SATA2 in mine, not sure if 3 is compatible or not though. I have a Corsair Nova Series 2 2.5" Sata II SSD in mine.
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I'm pretty sure it did not. My computer came with drive cages that will accommodate either 3.5 or 2.5, so I did need one.
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Yes, you canBuy this: Sabrent Ultra Slim USB 2.0 to 2.5-Inch SATA External Aluminum Hard Drive Enclosure [Black] (EC-UK25)
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Yep. There is a mount at the bottom of the case that will take a 2.5 or 3.5 inch drive. You can also get adapters to put a 2.5 in any 3.5 slot. Specifically on this case, you may want to watch this quick unboxing and feature review video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qJutw4eyvJ4
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I do not believe that they do. They make a product that comes with 2 x 3TB 2.5" SATA drives but no 4TB drives so I am basing my opinion on what is on their web site that the biggest drives you can put in their enclosure are 3 TB 2.5" form factor drives. I hope this information helps you.