CRU-DataPort 2.5" to 3.5" Metal HDD/SSD Adapter Bracket 5220-0000-02

Pros: I have tried six styles of adapters so far. This is the second to work in my hot swap bays, and the first to work without needing a hammer to adjust. The unique design requires no transition conenctor so can not degrade the SATA signal.

Cons: $20 for a piece of tin? One egg off for the price.

Overall Review: If you need it to fit a 2.5" drive in a 3.5" hot swap bay, then this is the only easy way.

Pros: this makes a 2.5 drive look like a 3.5 drive. I used this to put in an UCS C series rack server and worked perfectly

Cons: only comes in silver

Overall Review: good bag of Screws, fit perfectly in the rack server

Pros: Perfect alignment of SATA plugs for specialized hardware. So if you need it to match a 3.5 drive slot, this is the only adapter I've found that works. Solid construction.

Cons: High on price

Overall Review: I used these for some Dell Precision workstations, which have nice 3.5 slots, but the wires are run to match where the SATA plugs will be in the right place. All other 2.5 adapters put the drives in the middle or other odd places where the plugs don't work well. Also, if you have a hot plug 3.5 slot, this is the only adapter that will work.

Pros: Using it with my CSE-M35T1 backplane. It fits perfectly and does not cause any problems.

Cons: Price is simply atrocious for a piece of bent metal.

Pros: . - Works as advertised - Perfect for SSDs

Cons: . - Didn't mount properly in a hard drive tray in my HP Z workstation (see below) - Screwing the SSD in via the small holes was tricky without the right screw driver - Pricey for a peice of metal

Overall Review: I'm still giving this five eggs regardless of my cons. I don't believe I should deduct any eggs off for incompatibility with my HP workstation because if I wanted a perfect fit I would have bought the genuine tray from HP. It does mount somewhat, but the screw holes on one side do not line up with the HP's tray so the bracket just hangs there. However, I kept it anyways. It does work as advertised, just not well with my HP case.

Pros: Does exactly what I needed: Lets me put 2.5" drives in the 3.5" bays of my Dell servers. Other adapters that put the drive in the center of the bay don't work for me, since they don't align the SAS port in the right way.

Cons: Only possible to fit in three of the screws that secure the adapter into the hard disk tray. Not a major issue, feels plenty secure without it, and I don't think it would be possible to make an adapter that fit all four screws without messing up the alignment of the SAS port.

Pros: Fit perfectly. Makes a very simple transition from the small to the large. Our SSDs are now snugly fit into our hot swap bays!

Cons: none.

Overall Review: I researched this before buying and everyone has said that this is the only one that works. I can tell you that this one worked for me

Pros: These make the form factor of a 2.5" drive exactly like a 3.5" drive. Connectors & screw holes are in the same place

Cons: a little pricey, but not excessively so.

Overall Review: The 2.5" drive is held in with two metal tangs on one side & two screws on the other. Because the 2.5" drive occupies one of the normal 3.5" drive screwholes, only three screws can be used for mounting. This seems to work fine on the two computers I've mounted these in. If I was operating in a high shock & vibration environment, I'd be more worried about the two metal tangs than the lack of a fourth screw.