Coolmax HD-389-U2 3.5IN Sata External Encl with USB2.0 Connection From:Coolmax , CoolMax USA ,
| 
See larger picture. | | Amazon Sales Rank:# 3293 User Rating: Customer Reviews List Price:$14.99 Availability:Usually ships in 24 hours |
|
|
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Coolmax
EAN: 0895963153333
Height: 1.3 inches
Weight: 3.1 pounds
Width: 7.2 inches
Label: CoolMax USA
Manufacturer: CoolMax USA
Model: 15333
Packaged Height: 260 hundredths-inches
Packaged Length: 990 hundredths-inches
Packaged Weight: 150 hundredths-pounds
Packaged Width: 750 hundredths-inches
Publisher: CoolMax USA
Studio: CoolMax USA
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Feature:
- Coolmax HD-389-U2 3.5-inch USB 2.0 Aluminum External SATA Hard Drive Enclosure General Features:
- Silver color Suitable for 3.5-inch SATA hard drives USB 2.0 interface
- Up to 480 Mbps data transfer rate Aluminum case material Plug and Play Hot Swappable
- LED indicator Dimensions: 1.25 x 4.25 x 7.3-inches (H x W x D, approximate) Regulatory Approvals:
- FCC
Product Description:
Don't be boggled down by overheated hard drives, slow data transfer rate, incompatible software, and hard to understand installations. Coolmax HD-389-U2 3.5" SATA aluminum enclosure has an aluminum cover that is designed for heat dissipation to prevent your hard drive from overheating made suitable for all capacity hard drives. It offers a USB 2.0 interface for fast back-up and data transfer rate at 480Mbps. It is also compatible with both Mac and PC operating systems. With easy to understand, plug and play features, this 3.5" aluminum enclosure delivers all that it promises.
Customer Reviews:
2 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
 cheap... and worth what you pay for, 2008-10-14
First, the good part. It installs easily, and works right away. So, if you want a cheap enclosure for a drive that you want to salvage form that old computer that you are about to throw away - it maybe exactly what you are looking for.
Now, for the disappointments. The biggest one is that it intermittently disconnects and reconnects - every 5-10 minutes. Often in the middle of I/O operations. Even during windows backup I hear click (off) and a few seconds later click again (on). Windows backup reports "backup couldn't complete. Write error". Usually, after 10-15GB of writing. Once it ran all the way to 80GB; but I was never able to finish the backup.
Among smaller annoyances:
The light only indicates that it is plugged in - not whether it's on or off. weird. Also, it is in the back - it's hard to see in typical setup. But since it's useless - it doesn't matter where it is.
The cable is A-A, so if you lose it (or if the one that comes with it is two short) - it's not easy to grab a more typical A-B. Although if you need to buy one - the cost of A-A and A-B is about the same.
Windows reports that I am plugging it into USB 1.1 port and that I can benefit from using USB 2.0. No other USB device plugged into this port produces this message (other USB drive, WebCam, USB mouse - nothing).
Support is atrocious. First few emails got auto-generated response; then the live person came on, and blamed motherboard, USB drivers, Windows, California fires, but wasn't even considering troubleshooting the enclosure itself. Well, I guess for under $20 it's a gamble.
|
|
|
