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| Coolmax HD-389-U2 3.5IN Sata External Encl with USB2.0 Connection |
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List Price: $14.99
Our Price: $17.96
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: CoolMax USA
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Coolmax
EAN: 0895963153333
Feature: Coolmax HD-389-U2 3.5-inch USB 2.0 Aluminum External SATA Hard Drive Enclosure General Features:
Label: CoolMax USA
Manufacturer: CoolMax USA
Model: 15333
Publisher: CoolMax USA
Studio: CoolMax USA
Warranty: 1 year warranty
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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
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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.
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Summary: Set it and forget it (but don't lose the cable)
Comment: So, it's a cheap enclosure for the old SATA drive that was taken out in an upgrade. If you are going to back up your precious files and put it away someplace safe, you should be ok.
If you use multiple USB things and have maybe a single USB cable handy beware that this enclosure strays from the standard USB A-plug at the PC and USB B-plug at the device. Look in Amazon's own picture, the USB connection is the same as the one on your PC. You need to use the A to A cable included with it.
That and the case's paint or plastic really stinks right out of the package. Wonder why it's shrink wrapped inside of the package, and then the package is shrink wrapped - because that smell of bottom of the sea rot is enough to make you put it back on the shelf. It seems to have dissipated in a day.
Got it on sale for $20 at Fr*'s. I'm backing up mp3s and pictures and putting it away in a safe place. Hope the bank doesn't think I left a raw fish in the safety deposit box . . .
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Summary: WARNING!!! There are 2 versions of this product
Comment: I recently purchased this unit to be used with a SATA hard drive. Upon receiving it yesterday I discovered it only has an IDE style connector.
I called Coolmax's tech support number, and was told that this unit was originally manufacturered in an IDE version, but they have since changed it over to a SATA interface, without changing the model number. (Nice, huh?) Apparently there are both versions floating around in the marketplace, and they even have the identical UPC bar code number. Coolmax tech support offered to ground ship me a different front face plate, to convert my unit over to SATA. But who knows how long that is going to take?
If you read Amazon's product description for this unit (as of June 19, 2008) it says "SATA" in the title, but says "Interface: IDE" buried in the description.
Since my Amazon order was placed through TigerDirect, I also contacted them to see what they might be able to do for me. They said their notes also indicate that some folks who wanted the IDE interface received the SATA instead. He said I could return my unit and reorder a new one, but there is still no guarantee which version I would receive the second time around.
So if you place an order for this unit, be forewarned you have no control over which interface you will receive. There are alternative products you could buy instead, and save yourself the potential aggrevation.
+++ Update Edit: After about five days I did receive the replacement panel from Coolmax. However, because of panel connection differences, the hard drive position inside the enclosure is different, and I had to drill four new holes in the aluminum box for mounting it. I'm up and running, but much more grief than necessary. Also, I see Amazon has now removed the previously mentioned IDE reference in the product description.
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Summary: Did exactly what I needed it to do
Comment: I got it working in less than five minutes. It worked perfectly and I'm totally happy with it. The enclosure is very compact and comes with a stand to let you mount it vertically in a small space on your desk.
I bought this product because my home system recently suffered a power surge and the motherboard / power supply got fried. I needed an easy way to recover the data on the three SATA drives in the system.
While I can't compare this drive enclosure with others since this is only the second type I've ever used, I can say it's very good and I've had no trouble at all.
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