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So easy to use

Simple to use, lots of options available for drive transfers

I'm using fire port , using it for back ups for computers, plug it in and bang it reading , nice and small and easily hidden , love it .

I was a little leery about buying this, having been burned in times past, but I'm happy to report it does exactly what it says: Makes a true SAS hard drive visible via USB. I tested it under Linux (Kubuntu 24.04 LTS), with an old HP 146GB 2.5" drive, and experimented with both wxHexEditor and the standard Linux partition editor. I was able to, with the hex editor, literally step through every sector/byte on the drive and easily alter or search. This is a Great Thing for file recovery and similar disk forensics. As far as the partition editor goes, I was able to create a standard FAT32 partition on the SAS disk and write/read files on it. Was it the fastest thing on the planet? Of course not. You're going through the overhead of a USB port plus the USB-to-SAS bridge circuitry. But it WORKED!

- clear case means you don't have to label or wonder what's inside if you're juggling multiple drives - snug fit means there's not a lot of flopping around with no tools involved - I LOVE that it comes with both cables C to C and A to C - anytime you can just pick the cable you need and not need an adapter I'm all for it. - fastest possible SATA connection

Looks great, lights up , love it !

I've used 10-14GB external drives from Seagate and WD, and they run hotter than I would like. I tried an external case with a fan, but it was large and didn't hold the drive securely. Drives in this enclosure run much cooler than the manufacturer's external drive; I assume that's because the aluminum case acts as a heat sink. I saw that one review complained that the drive isn't held securely. At first I thought that was completely untrue, since the drive slides into the enclosure like a glove and the entire enclosure holds it securely. But, then I realized that the reviewer may have used a thinner drive. Since I'm using 16 and 18 TB drives, they're about an inch wide and are a perfect fit, but some drives are thinner. I put in a thinner drive, and indeed it can move around a bit, but the connecter can't pull out so it's not a problem. Perhaps this arrangement might damage the connecter if the drive were dropped from 6 feet, but it's never a good idea to drop a drive from 6 feet. That reviewer listed the drive-securing method as "must not buy"; I consider the drive-securing method as a pro, since it makes it easy to change the drive. I don't know whether a thin drive would run as cool as a thick drive; the thin drive would probably have less contact with the aluminum case.

Great little enclosure for an SSD. Fast.