SABRENT USB 3.0 Hard Drive Enclosure, 2.5/3.5in SATA HDD/SSD (EC-KSL3)

I am using this enclosure with a 28TB Seagate Exos SATA HDD. No issues with the capacity, I set up the drive using Minitool Partition Wizard as GPT, NTFS, a single 28TB partition, used with a Windows 11 PC. Installation was easy. The case opens by pressing the large button, the drive inserts easily and the provided screws and screwdriver keep it secure. Note: this button serves as the power and activity light. The actual power is a switch on the back. SMART data is accessible via CrystalDiskInfo. Seagate's Seatools will not detect the drive in this enclosure. Therefore the disclaimer in the product description that SMART is not supported is partially true. It depends on the application trying to access the data. I am using the 28TB drive for backups. It is not intended to run 24 / 7. The temperature on the drive after several hours use is 53C. This is within spec for the drive which maxes at 60C. For comparison, a 10TB Lacie D2 Professional, a 16TB Lacie D2 Professional and an 18TB Iron Wolf in a similar enclosure from another vendor are all also hitting 53C after hours of use. Therefore, the heat dissipation is no better or worse than these fanless alternatives. Overall the performance is fine after two weeks of use. Given the price of a new Lacie D2 Professional and the design of the various plastic housing external drives, this enclosure is well suited to a bring your own drive situation.

Super easy to install my drive. Very nice design. It works perfectly for my needs. Thank you.

Very easy to use, simply plug and play. Very good quality and works well with my pc. Price is good and power efficient, also compact size.

I changed my satellite service and had a 3.5 4TB SATA Western Digital that was non-compatible with the new receiver. I decided to change it to a USB Drive. I purchased the Sabrent enclosure. It's solid metal made and simple to assemble. The instructons are quite detailed, but small to read. I photo copied and enlarged them. I used disk management to finalze the disk. It's quiet. The LED serves to indicate that the disk is writing and functional. I then created a backup of the computer files and a Window Image. I have 151 GB stored on the disk. The second disk was a 250 Gbyte Seagate. It was made operable and after reassembly, was installed as an exterior drive for a DVR. An excellent tool for converting disks and resolving problems.

It works as advertised. It is a valuable buy. It is compatible with a 3.5" SATA HDD/SSD disc as advertised. I have had it for about 6 months and have not had any issues with quality so far.

The product is excellent; it truly lives up to expectations and delivers on its promised features. It’s very useful and convenient to carry around, and you can plug it in anywhere there’s an available power source.

Don't buy this. I don't know exactly whats happening, but I have this enlosure connected to a server that has one job, to run a mariaDB server. Twice when I have gone to use it I noticed it was down because the drive was powered off. Even though it has a physical switch the power was off. The first time I thought it was because of a time my power went out when I was out of town and so the battery backup died. This time no such thing has happened. I am going to replace this now and I am too late to return it when I noticed the problem so just spend more money on somethign ebtter.

This is a valuable tool to test drives and retreive data from uninstalled internal pc drives. Works with 3-1/2" and 2-1/2" spinning hard drives and 2-1/2" SSD's. Effortless to use. Connects with USB cable.

Dostawa ok , szybko i zgodnie z zamówieniem

Mi experiencia de uso He instalado un disco duro en esta carcasa de Sabrent y el resultado es excelente. Lo primero que destacaría es que está fabricada en aluminio, lo cual no es solo por estética; se nota que ayuda a transmitir y disipar mucho mejor el calor del disco cuando llevas un rato transfiriendo archivos grandes. La instalación es muy cómoda. El disco encaja perfectamente sin necesidad de herramientas, aunque el paquete incluye un kit de fijación por si quieres dejar el disco totalmente inmóvil dentro, lo cual me parece un detalle de calidad. La conexión con el ordenador es inmediata y las velocidades de transferencia son muy buenas, aprovechando bien el puerto USB 3.0. Un punto que agradezco mucho es la función de "auto-sleep". Cuando dejas de usar el disco por un rato, la carcasa entra en modo reposo automáticamente. Esto es genial para no tener el disco girando y desgastándose sin necesidad si te olvidas de desconectarlo. Pros: Cuerpo de aluminio que mantiene el disco fresco. Montaje muy sencillo pero seguro. Función de reposo automático para alargar la vida del disco. Buena velocidad de transferencia. Contras: El cable que incluye es algo rígido, lo que puede hacer que la carcasa se mueva un poco en el escritorio si no tienes mucho espacio. Veredicto: Una compra totalmente recomendada si buscas una carcasa resistente y fiable. Por el precio que tiene, la calidad del aluminio y el buen funcionamiento de la conexión la hacen destacar sobre las de plástico barato.

Agréablement surpris par la qualité de l'article. Ayant tester plusieurs boitiers hhd externe, celui-ci est vraiment de qualité supérieure et est très bien conçu. Possibilité de visser son disque dur au boitier et bien sûr le bouton de fermeture du boitier qui a fait que j'ai acheté cet article. Chargeur de qualité, idem pour les cables, support plastique dans un boitier aluminium (excellent contre l'électricté statique et le refroidissement). Reçu 2 jours après ma commande. Que du bon pour cet article, merci.

Das Produkt ist sehr leicht und lässt sich gut transportieren. Die neue 22 TB WD Red Pro Sata Festplatte brauchte nur initialisiert werden und war dann sofort einsatzbereit. Die Daten wurden mit einer Durchschnittsgeschwindigkeit von 100 MB/s geschrieben, zu hören war dabei gar nichts, absolut laufruhig und leise. Das Gehäuse macht einen guten Eindruck, die Festplatte passt haargenau hinein und hat null Spiel. Ich habe 3 TB über Nacht übertragen, dürfte um die 8 Stunden gedauert haben. Zur Haltbarkeit kann ich noch nichts sagen, es war der erste Einsatz. Klare Kaufempfehlung und 5 Sterne.

The product works very well & is easy to use. I had a problem using one particular drive on my Windows system & sent a query to Sabrent's technical support. I got an answer within a few hours that told me what the issue was (the drive had been formatted under Linux) and how to fix it. I thoroughly recommend this device!