Rosewill RX25-AT-SC-SLV Aluminum & plastic 2.5" Silver USB2.0 & eSATA External Enclosure

Pros: Case fits Perfectly for my Samsung SSD and nice to have e-SATA and USB in same enclosure. USB works fine but e-SATA works sometime and more often drive not recognized-see other thoughts for solution that worked for both enclosures I own( purchased at different times)

Cons: e-SATA problems that others have noted.

Other Thoughts: Why rthis works for me I cannot say, but I thought I would share it anyway . Instead of the usual plug in the 5 V DC power first and connecting the e-SATA, I connected FIRST the e-SATA cable and Then connected the 5 V DC power cable. This worked for me on two units having problems that were purchased at different times and with different brand SSD's.

Pros: Excellent construction, feels like a real deal. Feels heavy and strong.

Cons: The provided eSata Cable does not work, I tried to power it with the double USB cable and didn't work either, by USB the connection is very fast.

Sadly I don't have a eSata cable around, lets hope that the eSata cable for another on of this that I order works

Pros: Nice aluminum enclosure, USB and eSATA connectivity as well as ext. AC adapter

Cons: The plastic back plate seems to be flimsy though this shouldn't really be a concern unless you happen to swap HDDs out of this unit frequently.

Other Thoughts: I've purchased a few Rosewill products over the years and with much satisfaction. This enclosure has been the first dud. The unit seems to suffer from a faulty USB connection which causes the unit to frequently lose connection. I continue to consider Rosewill enclosures as viable.

Pros: Easy to install, it looks good, and the aluminum is a thick one-piece extrusions. Includes both ESATA and USB2.) cable.

Cons: Directions don't tell you that you need external power (not supplied) to use ESATA. Not a deal breaker, but the website or the manual should have said something about it.

Other Thoughts: Its a slick little unit. Its cheaper to build your own external drive, or use an old drive, than it is to buy complete external drive.

Pros: Unit works exactly as advertised. It is attractive and the hard drive is easily installed. The blue activity light is a nice feature. It uses two USB connectors for power so no outside power source is required.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Good value at Newegg's price. Makes a nice external backup drive. If you have a spare laptop drive, this enclosure purchase is a no brainer.

Pros: Cheap, slim, light weight, easy to install HDD.

Cons: eSATA did not work. It's not user error. Other devices work with the same cable.

Pros: I ORDERD THIS TO PUT A 1TB HD IN FOR A PS3UPGRADE BUT AS THE OTHER GUY SAID THE BOX IT CAME IN SAID IT ONLY SUPORT 320GB AND THE ONE IGOT WAS SILVER BUT I LIKE SILVER BETER THN WHITE ANY HOW AND IT DID WORK WITH MY TOSHIBA 1TB HDD WITH 2 USB PORTS DONT HAVE A CLUE ABOUT THE E SATA MY COPUTER DONT HAVE IT BUT I GOT MY OLD160GB PS3HDD IN IT NOW JUST FOR WHT EVER BUT IF URE GOING TO DO A PS3HDD UPGRADE OR SWAP THN U GOTA HAVE ONE OF THESE OF SOME KIND THOUE I THNK THEYRE ALL PRETY MUCH THE SAME N ONE IS AS GOOD AS THE OTHER ..

Cons: THE BOX IT CAME IN SAID IT WOULD SUPORT UP TO 320GB THT MADE ME REALY NURVOSE ...UNTILL I GOT MY 1TB HDD INIT AD SEAN THT IT WAS GOING TO WORK JUST FINE .. PS.IM ON THE PS NETWORK AND X BOX LIVE HMU .. BIGCHEW151 ON BOTH OF UM

Other Thoughts: THEY SHOULD GET THAIR INVONTORY STRAIGHT ..I SAY ORDER WHT COLER YA WANT N DONT WORRY BOUT WHT THE BOX SAYS IT WILL SUPORT BECOUSE THEYR ALL THE SAME EXCPT THE MORE MONEY THNG .LOL. BUT IM HAPPY WITH THE ONE I GOT ..IT WAS A ONE TIME THNG THT I NEEDED ONE FOR THE HDD SWAP/UPGRADE ON MY PS3

Pros: Solid construction, easy to use, looks nice

Cons: eSATA does not recognize the driver. It is unclear from the manual or vendor website whether the drive needs external power or not. The power supply is not included and providing power from USB ports disables eSATA. Seems to work OK as a USB drive, but that's not what I was looking for.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for your feedback.
We apologize for this unexpected inconvenience with our product.The product specified does not require any additional power other than the USB cable.
Please contact our Rosewill support team either via phone at 800-575-9885 or email us at rma@rosewill.com so we may assist you.

Thanks,
Rosewill Customer Care

Pros: Small, lightweight, easy installation of hard drive, all necessary cables provided, attractive case

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: For the price, it's hard to beat. I installed a 2.5" Samsung 640GB hard drive in it and use it as an external drive to back up three laptops/netbooks I have, one of which is eSATA capable while the other two are USB 2.0 only. On the eSATA laptop, I power down, insert the supplies eSATA cable AND the two USB 2.0 plugs, which the eSATA uses for power. When using on the other laptops, I can just plug in the two USB 2.0 plugs for both power and data. Works as advertised. An inexpensive but solid solution.

Pros: Looks sleek, well-built. I did not run into the physical issues other reviewers complained about. All the screw holes on mine lined up perfectly and everything fits snugly. The only issue I had was I had to press down the wires for the power and activity lights in order to get the drive in, but no biggie.

Cons: You need to plug in the USB power cable when using eSATA for the drive to turn on; therefore eSATA connection requires two cables. The enclosure does not support eSATAp (powered eSATA) which my laptop has a port for, which would eliminate the required USB power.

The product page here says it supports "up to 1TB", however when I first got it I noticed the retail box clearly had "Drive capacity support: 320GB" printed on it. Terrified, I had to unbox and try it out with the 1TB drive I had ready for it, all while making sure not to rip or tear anything so that they'd accept it returned.

In the end, I found out it did work with my 1TB drive, at least in eSATA mode, which is all I care about.