Joined on 11/26/18
Excellent Memory
Pros: Works with Mac mini 2018
Cons: None that I could find.
Good concept - but unexpected behaviors
Pros: Simple, elegant, and easy to use; good looking and feels well built. Good port selection with a card reader.
Cons: Using this with a Mac mini 2018 connected to a TB 3port. Gets surprisingly warm powering a 1TB LaCie Rugged USB 3 drive; not sure it should be getting to this temperature, but could be normal behavior considering the PD 3.0 circuit support. Simply inserting SD card sometimes "knocks out" the USB 3 drive that is mounted on my desktop, triggering an error that the USB drive was disconnected incorrectly, without properly ejecting the drive; I find this alarming and am pretty sure this is not an expected behavior... as this can cause data issues on the USB 3 drive.
Overall Review: I have used ioGear products a long time - first one I suspect has a serious design flaw for peripheral connection & management. Not sure I can keep this product and risk losing data during general use case.
Not worht it
Pros: None
Cons: No mounting points /secure for the drive itself. Assembles as a "pressure" hold inplace system which is entirely inappropriate for mounting HDDs with an expectations that they remain safe, and secure in their enclosure with our breaking the interface... The interface is the only "secured" mount point touching the drive - and that is a no no for HDD. Interfaces should not be under stress of any sort for fixed drives, especially with resonance being a primary risk factor to interfaces of mechanical devices. Absolutely no indication of this oversight in the product description. Would not buy for any use...
Overall Review: Should not even be considered legitimate for the use case of 3.5' HDDs ; wasted of time and money for anyone needing the proper gear for securing their data.
Good Product, Fast Shipping
Well done. The LED light is the best quality I have seen for the price.