| | |  | Handheld & PDA Accessories | Home » » » » Hi-Speed eSata/FireWire/USB 2.0 Storage Enclosure for 3.5-inch SATA HDD | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Designed for all 3.5-Inch SATA I and SATA II hard disk drives .It is made of a solid Aluminum body for excellent heat dissipation and protection to your hard disk drive. Supports USB2.0(up to 480Mbps) and USB1.1(up to 12Mbps) host connection. Ready for eSATA port(up to 3.0Gbps). Supports IEEE 1394A Firewire connection up to 400Mbps. Dual Firewire ports for daisy chain. Hot plug and play. Horizontal position for stacking, and space saving vertical position with stand. Easy-to-access front power button. Active LED to indicate power and data access status. Auto switching(110~240V) AC adaptor included. | | | Features: | |
• System Requirements: Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista
• System Requirements: Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X 10.1 to 10.5 and above for USB and Firewire connection; OS X 10.2 and above for eSATA connection*
• System Requirements: Any desktop or notebook computer with an available eSATA port, USB port or Firewire port
• System Requirements: Certain limitations apply to eSATA connection, eSATA cable not included
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 4.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 11.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 9.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 68 reviews |
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 Good ProductMar 09, 2010
I have several external hard drive enclosures, and this one is great and the price is reasonable. So far, so good, for about a month.
Excellent External HD Enclosure - Great for MacMar 05, 2010
I bought this enclosure so I could use it with my HD that was recently removed from my iMac. Using the Firewire cable, I have been able to access my old data, including the ability to transfer my data to the new OS installation. (This cable is included, which is worth an extra STAR, in my opinion. I do have a Firewire cable, but I don't remember this being in the item description and I find that to be a definite bonus.)
Definitely a top-notch product. Easy to use and it looks nice sitting on my desktop. As an IT consultant, I have owned 15-20 different HD enclosures, and would rate this one as the best. Both in terms of features and style. I wouldn't have any problems leaving this with any of my clients, even the ones that are very particular about the quality of items they are purchasing from me.
Highly recommended!
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 Attractive JunkFeb 26, 2010
I had read reviews of this enclosure that stated the power supply was insufficient for large drives. Since I was only going to put a 5400 rpm drive into the Macally G-S350SUA I figured there would be no problem. Hey, I had had pretty good luck with Macally stuff before, and it was such an attractive enclosure. Wow, was I gonged. Within a week of inserting my Samsung 1.5 Tb drive into this enclosure, the drive didn't show up on the desktop. The only way I could remount the drive upon the desktop was to disengage the firewire cable while the drive was active, and I can't believe that does much for the integrity of the data. I had thrown away the packaging and thus couldn't return it to Amazon, so since it was certainly under warranty I contacted Macally. No, to be accurate I tried to contact Macally. They did not respond to emails or phone calls. Now I have a worthless piece of junk that was sold to me by a bottom-feeder company.
I'm sure the enclosure would work fine for a 200 gig or even a 500 gig hard drive but the 2 amp power supply is unable to reliably power a drive larger than that. Since terrabyte drives are now common this enclosure is junk. There is no warning in any of the Macally ads telling us consumers that it is incapable of powering larger drives. I feel like I've been fleeced by what was once a decent company. Using this enclosure with a large drive (1 Tb or greater) is a crap shoot and soon enough you're gonna roll snake eyes. Underpowered enclosure but what is worse is the total lack of customer service. They didn't argue with me, they didn't try to placate me, they didn't offer satisfaction- The Company simply DID NOT RESPOND to repeated emails and attempted calls. I would rate them 0 stars if I could.
A++Feb 14, 2010
product works great as my time machine back up drive for my mac. also looks great...reminds me of the mac pro so it fits right in with my setup.
Works GreatFeb 11, 2010
Installed and set up in a matter of minutes. No heating problems like I had with my WD external drive.
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