
Easy to use, when you need to use a hard drive outside of the pc.

I am pleased with the device. It feels sturdy. Allows a a 2.5 SSD to be inserted into a 3.5 inch drive bay. I bought one and then later purchased a 2nd because I was pleased with how the first one worked.

Exactly as described and depicted in online pictures. Pull it out of package and plug in your hard drive then plug into USB 3.0 port for fast data transfer.

Quick and easy.

Installed m.2, plugged it in the PCI slot and fires it up. Drive showed up no fuss. Windows 11.



easy install no drain of speed on a pcie 3.0 ssd worth it ---to get out of messing with those TINY screws down in a crowded case

- Able to dock both IDE & SATA 2.5" and 3.5" HDDs/SSDs and Optical drives as well - Easy to use and compact design is great for when you travel


Cheap - bought for $12, Hoverhound said highest price in past 2 months was $15. Power Switch - You don't see many other hot swap bays with power switches but it's important!! I don't care if other bays boast their smooth hard drive ejection; if my drive is NOT powered off, there is risk of jolting the drive and potential strain / damage since the disc is still spinning. This has power switch AND LED. Extra benefit of power switch: You don't have to buy an expensive controller to choose which hard drive to turn on or off. If you have multiple hard drives, this allows you to choose when to power on or off the hard drive in the bay. It's a HOT SWAP BAY. Easy, tool-less, front access! Everyone should be using this to minimize hard drive hassles. Someone said they had Molex power but mine was completely SATA. Takes up to 4TB drives - I cannot test that, but they say so. If you have the Chinese instant messenger QQ, you can contact support that way. I don't know how their other support options are, but the two people who helped me through instant messaging were friendly, helpful, and more than fully answered my questions - and didn't mind the awkward Chinese I wanted to practice. :)


Inexpensive alternative to replacing all of my optical drives in my disk copier.
![SABRENT M.2 SSD [SATA] to 2.5 Inch SATA III Aluminum Enclosure Adapter (EC-M2SA) SABRENT M.2 SSD [SATA] to 2.5 Inch SATA III Aluminum Enclosure Adapter (EC-M2SA)](https://c1.neweggimages.com/productimage/nb300/AME8S200204gm4ne.jpg)
The USB 3.0 cable supplied with unit is of decent length. Very versatille. Works as a pass through adapter in a non-M.2 bay, or as a exernal M.2 SATA drive housing. Works wonderfully for disk cloning older M.2 (SATA) drives, or converting an older machine to M.2 SSD. Unit is very small, and easily fits into even a slim laptop. Can easily replace a 7mm HDD (or possibly smaller), and even includes the caddy mount screw holes for securing it as an actual SATA drive replacement. Something tells me, I'll be acquiring more of these in the future; to keep older machines going.

I used this to convert a Rosewill IDE external drive case to Sata. It works better than expected.


![SABRENT 3.5-Inch to x2 SSD / 2.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive Mounting Kit [SATA and Power Cables Included] (BK-HDCC) SABRENT 3.5-Inch to x2 SSD / 2.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive Mounting Kit [SATA and Power Cables Included] (BK-HDCC)](https://c1.neweggimages.com/productimage/nb300/AME8S2203011C59ZB61.jpg)
If your the one working/fixing pc's at your house get these, if only for the cables ease of use. These hard drive installation kits make it possible for you to choose how you install your drive. And the cables that come with these kits are definitely worth it because they make it possible to plug in without bending your power supply cord out of shape!


Strong, solid mount for installing 2.5" hard drive in 3/5" slot Note: must install 2.5" drive first then place mount into 3/5" slot. Includes screws. Good item for the $