BYTECC ME-740U2FB Aluminum 3.5" IDE USB 2.0(type B) + IEEE1394 Black External Enclosure

Pros: only thing i can think of is no fan

Cons: I used this with WD320gb drive. At first i thought it was the drive problem as the Master boot record and partition got corrupted. I ended up RMAing the drive and recieved a new one. Again the same problem came up. Both times it was with the firewire connection. I don't recomend this product at all if you prefer firewire.

Pros: None

Cons: I bought this enclosure to use with a 120gb drive for data backup. I did not run it continuously,only when necessary, which was 3 times. It stopped working after 3 uses. The drive had power but no data transfer. I tested both the firewire and usb ports. In order to rule out a hard drive problem, I tried using 3 different known working drives. No success, all drives worked fine in PC but not in the enclosure.

Overall Review: I will not buy BYTECC products again because without a warranty it is just throwing money away.

Pros: this is the 2nd same product i got, and it's fantastic. it just totally keeps my external HD runs in a unbelievable low temp

Cons: the supported leg could be higher

Comments: i bought this enclosure and used it primarily with the usb connection. when i tried using the firewire connection it corrupted data on two of my hard drives. Major headache!

Pros: I bought this drive and it has been everything i could of wanted it to be. Looks Good, Fast, Easy To Use and Plug and Play.

Cons: This will get hot so make sure you don't leave it on very long at a time

Pros: Works as advertized.

Cons: No fan.

Pros: none

Cons: The chipset used inside this enclosure is problematic and causes drives partition table and/or Master boot record (MBR) to get corrupt. It screws up on the disconnects and power downs because of 'write delays'.. meaning the data never quite finishes getting written to and loses valuable data. I lost quite a bit of stuff in the week before I returned it.

Overall Review: Stop selling this model if it has known issues.

Pros: I have had this drive for over a year and it has worked like a champ. I unpacked it and put a 160gb 7200RPM HD in and have had no cooling issues. The body gets warm, but that is to be expected since it is the heatsink for the drive. •Drive was easy to instal. •Setup was simple •Low profile size is great for travel Although the light is bright - and boy it is BRIGHT! If you leave it on all the time it will dim to an acceptable level after about 6 months. I just set something infront of it and it didn't bug me.

Cons: Two screws secure the back plate to drive housing (note: not the screws on the back that you remove to mount the drive. There are two screws that attach the plastic back of the device to the drive assemily inside. One of the screws striped out and ratteled around inside for a bit. I have since fixed it with glue; however, my drive goes through spells where it I have to unplug the firewire a few times before my powerbook recognises the drive - this did not happen in the begining