Cavalry CAUG Series EN-CAUG-P Aluminum 2.5" Pink USB 2.0 External Enclosure

Pros: cheap, cool color.

Cons: Somewhat hard to take apart once the drive is in, but this isn't really a big deal since I don't plan on removing the drive any time soon.

Other Thoughts: Used as a housing for the old boot drive that came out of my macbook pro. Works well as a backup drive. Can't beat the price.

Pros: Transfer speeds are great, works like it is supposed to and doesn't corrupt data.

Cons: Blue activity LED is super bright, which is annoying at night.

Other Thoughts: Doesn't look like the shell will open easily if the drive fails but in my experience the enclosure fails before the drive. So I'm not worried.

Pros: nice,light

Cons: onrs you snap it on is impossible to open it without breaking it

Pros: cheap, nice build

Cons: one time use, since you basically can't reopen it without breaking the cover.

Other Thoughts: I would have given 3 stars to the enclosure. But the newegg packaging is really 0 star. The enclosure was put in just a yellow envelope. When it arrived, the original package of the enclosure was almost smashed and all parts inside the box have all fallen out. The plastic cover wasn't broken but has obvious scratches on it.

Pros: I received this less than 24 hours after making the order, way to go Newegg.

I like the way it looks, it performs well and it was easy to assemble.

Cons: It looks like it would be difficult to take apart and replace the HDD inside but that isn't a issue for me really.

Other Thoughts: It is cheap, it works and I like the look.

Pros: Cheap, supposedly supports up to 3GB drives.

Cons: I got it and tried to put together before I trust it with my drive and I couldn't - in 10 minutes. Just couldn't close it. Maybe it closes when the drive is in but I just read here in the comments that once you close it, you can't reopen. Seems true because there're no screws, the case just snaps in. How good is that for an external enclosure?

Pros: Good looking colors and finishing. The base finish is very solid and brushed look. Case snaps together very securely.

Cons: I knocked off the eggs not for the product, but for newegg shipping. It came in a padded envelope with the box inside damaged and parts hanging out of the box inside the envelope. The product itself is 100% fine.

Other Thoughts: Neweggs packing and shipping has gone WAY down hill in the past years... very very disappointed

Pros: Smaller, lighter, cheap. Snap together and go.

Cons: Not all Aluminum--the top is plastic. Others might be happy with snapping the case together, but if you do drop it, you will break the case or it will pop open and possibly destroy your drive from the way this is constructed.

Other Thoughts: The one I got had instructions for just putting the cables in properly and plugging into the computer and it was suppose to see the HD, without any instructions about the fact you actually had to put the HD in first. The title to the page is about a external HD case, the box is about a external HD only, a bit confusing.

Pros: The quality of this case is superb! I would place it above any external hard drive I have come across.

Cons: It was very difficult to close the case. I tried to be as careful as possible, but in the end I had to force it shut. The last tab bent a bit and is now slightly off. I am not docking an egg because it is best that it closes solid and securely.

Other Thoughts: The double ended usb cord is odd, but in my application is not necessary. A netbook running on battery power juices a WD Blue hard drive fine with just one plug.

Pros: Very sleek looking case. My wife loves the color. It has a very polished finish. It fits together with absolute precision. Case appears to be completely seamless once assembled. Feels that way as well.

Cons: You can not re-enter it once you close the case. I read that on the mfg web site on the product. After I closed the case. DUH
no egg gone for my stupidity

Other Thoughts: You can get back into but very carefully. I scratched my yellow case doing it. This is my second purchase. Just install your drive into the connectors and plug it into your pc to test it before you close the case. Cavalry tech help provided me with info to get Win 7 to map and format my breand new 2.5 WD SATA II drive. Answered the 800 number right away. Great service which is why I bought this one.