Customers highly value the ease of use and performance of the 2.5" Serial ATA Hard Drive Enclosure. Positive feedback also frequently highlights its compatibility with various systems, affordability, and convenient size. While some users mentioned issues with the enclosure's durability and connection stability, and a need for clearer instructions, the majority of reviews were overwhelmingly positive.
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Usb
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great little enclosure
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Bought this to go with my new SSD and couldn't be happier. The 3.0 USB is far superior to the old 2.0 mini USB. probably could find a similar case elsewhere cheaper, but I was in a pinch.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great device
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I use this device to store a bootable external hard drive for my Mac. It works perfectly, and was so easy to set up for someone who doesn't deal with hardware too often, like me.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Pc of cake
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Novice user. Hooked up and started to remove my files from my old laptop that no longer booted up. Entire process took less than 5 minutes. I was able to save all my photos!!!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good HD Enclosure, good performance
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Easy to set up and run, no hardware "installation" required with Windows 10. Eject Drive takes longer than with standard USB hard drives, but works eventually. Lower priced units are available, including tool-free designs.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Enclosure worked great
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My laptop died and I thought I lost all my files. With this enclosure I was able to put my laptop hard drive in here and retrieve all my files. It worked great!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very nice enclosure
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It's a good enclosure. Nice blue led light that shows when a hard drive is working and is on constantly. It's easy to unscrew the case and to attach hard drive. I put my old 500gb 5400rpm 2.5" into it and it's working great, no issues at all. Just when you unscrew the top part and the bottom part, everything comes out including the board with SATA connector, so be careful and do not panic since it is made that way. Once you attach your HD screw everything back and it should work just fine. USB 2.0 / 3.0 compatible.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Compatibility
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works
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This enclosure does works as described. Needed to copy data off of a non working laptop. This was the only adapter in stock.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy to use
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Bought this enclosure to use with a SSD to make a clone. Very easy to use. Good build quality.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great External Case
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Sturdy good looking case, easy to use and installing the drive was a breeze!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Note book HD Enclosure
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This works very well when you are traveling and need to have extra storage for your computer.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Started off great, but failed quickly
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The product seemed durable enough, and I liked it, but unfortunately the connector on the enclosure or the cable is or has gone bad because I am constantly wiggling it to get it to connect and become visible on the computer. Unless I got a bad one, this is not good and I won't be purchasing it again.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Inexpensive solution
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Went to buy just an adapter cable for the original hard drive from my laptop since I installed a solid state drive. Geek Squad showed me one then recommended this one. Couple dollars more and comes with a case! Just install your hard drive and plug in the cable. Works great and is protected.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Easy!
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Great! Easy to use! Comes with everything you need
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
dont buy this
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all these people are right....it was connected for like 2 mins....then rejected the drive. stay away...do not buy....im bringing this back to best buy
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Great way to ruin your disk
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These things are garbage. The drive connects to the front plate and is not held securely in place by screws or anything else. As a result, the drive is loose and flops around inside the enclosure, making it incredibly easy to damage the platters simply by picking the thing up. Don't waste your money on this.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from InsigniaCustomerSupport
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Hi Aaron. Thank you for writing a review about our Insignia hard drive enclosure. We know how frustrating it is that this product ruin the platters. We would love to check this situation further with you. Please feel free to contact us at the link below to get assistance with your unit.
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Bought it to use with my broken Laptop's hard drive. I took it home, tried to install it but it didn't fit.
I still use the connector though, just not the case.
I don't know if it was just me or others had this problem.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
stopped connecting after 5 days
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Bought this because I had a best buy giftcard and this is the ONLY enclosure they sell in store. Do not do what I did and buy this.
So this drive enclosure worked great for the first few days after putting a 2.5" HDD inside. 5 days after, it refuses to connect. 30$ to pay for a non working enclosure is not something you should do. This one is getting returned.
How this gets near perfect reviews from others is a mystery to me... unless a review is written as soon as they get it , then it fails a few days later and they forget to update the review...
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works great and easy to use
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When the hard drive on my computer died, this external drive saved the day because I can now use my computer with it connected.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Only SATA II supported not SATA III = slow
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While it worked for me to clone a couple of drives to upgrade to SSD's, it was very SLOW. It uses a very cheap Innoster IS621 USB to SATA Bridge IC that only supports SATA II.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works perfectly
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Great device. I use as an external SSD to run macOS instead of the mechanical dire that's built in. It's so much faster