Product Description

SABRENT SBT-EKU25 2.5" Ultra Slim USB 2.0 Aluminum IDE/PATA Hard Drive Enclosure - BLACK Turn 2.5" Notebook/Laptop Hard Drive into External Storage! Transfer data quickly and easily with this great external hard drive case! The USB 2.0 interface allows for data transfer rates up to 480Mbps. This case is powered by a USB 2.0 connection. The easy to use design allows for quick installation of 2.5-inch hard drives. This enclosure provides a fast and easy way to add more storage space to your Desktop or Notebook. The USB 2.0 interface allows users to read and write large files up to 480Mbps per second, and this device is also backward compatible to the USB 1.1 specification. Reuse old 2.5 Hard Drives as perfect external storage! Specifications : USB 2.0 Support Standard 2.5 Hard Disk Drives Ultra Light Aluminum Case Easy access on PC or Notebook Equipped with LED indicator for Power and Action status USB Bus-power support Supports Wakeup ability Supports up to 480Mbps high-speed data transfers Supports 2.5-inch IDE hard drives Supports 9.5mm drives only. Hot-swappable Plug and Play Supports UDMA/100 (backwards compatible) Complies with Universal Serial Bus Specification Rev. 2.0. Complies with ATA/ATAPI-6 Specification Rev 1.0 (PIO mode 0~4, DMA mode 0~2, UDMA mode 0~5). Supports 8-bit/16-bit Standard PIO mode interface. Supports 16-bit multiword DMA mode and Ultra DMA mode interface (Ultra 33/ 66 / 100). Embedded USB 2.0 UTMI transceiver. Embedded 7.5 MIPS RISC CPU. Supports USB 2.0 TEST mode features. Easy to open design Requirements : 2.5-inch hard drive Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP Mac OS 8.6 and above Retail Package Content: Hard Drive Enclosure Carrying case USB 2.0 cable Driver Disk User Manual Screwdriver Screws

Product Details

• Brand: Sabrent
• Model: SBT-EKU25
• Platform: Windows
• Format: CD
• Dimensions: 1.50" h x 5.10" w x 7.10" l, .5 pounds

Features

• 2.5-inch hard drive enclosure designed to turn a 2.5-inch laptop hard drives into an external storage device
• Complies with ATA/ATAPI-6 specifications
• Case assembles with included screws and screwdriver
• Includes enclosure, carrying case, USB 2.0 cable, driver disk, user manual, screwdriver, and screws
• USB 2.0 connection (backward compatible with USB 1.1 specifications) provides a 480 Mbps transfer rate

Customer Reviews

USB power no good for drives over 30gb
I bought this enclosure for a 100gb 2.5" hard drive I had. Problem is, apparently the power supplied by the USB port is not always sufficient. I have several PCs at home, and the drive would not stay connected on any of them if I used a USB 2.0 port (drive would constantly disconnect). One of my PCs has only USB 1.0, and the drive did stay connected long enough for me to format the drive.

This enclosure seems to be more stable if you plug into USB 1 port, but that really defeats the advantage of having a USB 2.0 drive.

When reading the "troubleshooting" section of the manual, it states that drives over 30gb might not have sufficient power from the USB port. It also states that any drive that draws more than 500A cannot be powered by the USB port. You also can't use a hub, unless it is self powered, and the drive has a dedicated 5V 500A supplied to it. There is no way to supply external power to the enclosure except through the double USB cord that comes with the enclosure)

No hassle... no fuss... it just works !!
This is a very small case (just as big as the 2.5" HDD it encloses) without any cooling fan or antishock protection that would make it for the long haul... it's not for any road warrior, it works best for technicians or someone who want to use an old spare HDD left out from a notebook or may need to fix a bad HDD from a crashed notebook. Don't take it along with your gear since it won't protect your HDD that much or use it for long periods of time since the HDD can get very hot and there's no ventilation or fan but the good part is that it does work as expected with stable USB 2.0 data speeds.

Best bang for the buck!
The product does exactly what it is supposed to do! It is the easiest/quickest way to connect your laptop (2.5" IDE) hard drive to any computer that has a USB (works with USB1.1 and USB2.0) port. It even comes with a CD that contains driver for Windows 98.

The reason I bought this - my laptop started having video card problems within the warranty period and before I shipped the laptop off to the manufacturer I wanted to backup my data.