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Noah B.

Noah B.

Joined on 11/01/07

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Most Favorable Review

StarTech continues its tradition of excellence.

StarTech.com USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) Enclosure for 3.5" SATA Drives - Supports SATA 6 Gbps
StarTech.com USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) Enclosure for 3.5" SATA Drives - Supports SATA 6 Gbps

Pros: Has not given me cancer (sorry California) Simple Reliable Affordable Tough Exceeds specifications for HDD support

Cons: none

Overall Review: Works fine with 12TB WD drives. Overall these are the best HDD enclosures I have ever used.

Most Critical Review

1 of 2 was DOA

WD Gold 16TB Enterprise Class Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s 512MB Cache 3.5 Inch - NE-WD161KRYZ
WD Gold 16TB Enterprise Class Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s 512MB Cache 3.5 Inch - NE-WD161KRYZ

Pros: Great when they work - cool, fast, low noise. I haven't had a problem with any WD drive that's passed a full write test.

Cons: One drive wouldn't power up and wasn't recognized by either Windows or Linux.

Overall Review: I can't stress enough the importance of doing a full write test on these drives immediately upon receiving one. Usually a full test takes about a day but it's worth it. There are a lot of faulty hard drives out there.

Solid USB hub overall

j5create USB™ 3.0 7-Port HUB
j5create USB™ 3.0 7-Port HUB

Pros: Very fast with connected HDD's in enclosures Small profile Reliable after about 6 months in operation

Cons: Tested with two USB thumb drives and in both cases they overheated. The initial transfer rate to both drives was much greater than had previously been achieved by directly connecting them to the PC's USB 3.0 ports, but after a few minutes both drives shut down as a result of apparent overheating. One thumb drive's plastic enclosure came apart due to the excess heating and was hot to the touch afterward.

Overall Review: Much faster than other USB hubs I've used but it does appear to have a problem with overheating USB thumb drives. Would not recommend connecting any type of thumb drive directly to this device. For connecting several other large USB peripherals with their own power supplies it's a good product.

12/30/2020

Work well.

WD Red Plus 6TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s, CMR, 64MB Cache, 3.5 Inch - WD60EFRX
WD Red Plus 6TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s, CMR, 64MB Cache, 3.5 Inch - WD60EFRX

Pros: Reasonably fast, reliable hard drive.

Cons: Earlier generations of these drives had many problems. The cost on these isn't dropping as quickly as it used to.

Overall Review: Be sure to make sure a new HDD passes a full format before you begin using it. It's an easy way to find out if you have a bad drive or not.

Great Enclosures. A must-have for HDD's that move around frequently.

StarTech.com 3.5in Black USB 3.0 External SATA III Hard Drive Enclosure with UASP - Portable External HDD
StarTech.com 3.5in Black USB 3.0 External SATA III Hard Drive Enclosure with UASP - Portable External HDD

Pros: Works great, owned several and have had no issues with them at all. Excellent reliability.

Cons: None

Overall Review: They also make a silver enclosure which I prefer aesthetically. Same functionality in the silver version, in my experience.

Works Great.

Samsung EVO+ 256GB Class 10 U3 microSDXC Memory Card with Adapter #MB-MC256DA/AM
Samsung EVO+ 256GB Class 10 U3 microSDXC Memory Card with Adapter #MB-MC256DA/AM

Pros: Working fine with no problems.

Cons: None

seller reviews
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Did not receive order, Seller and Newegg wouldn't make it right

Supposedly FedEx left the order at my door, but all I know is that no one knocked or rang at the supposed delivery time and there was no package. While the seller's terms encourage purchasers to require signature service, the seller does not provide this as an option and blocks any changes to the FedEx shipment so that signature service can't be added.

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Laptop is as described, just isn't reliable.

I'm not sure what the problem is, just that this hardware-software combination they sold me is unreliable garbage. A brand new installation of Windows 10 Pro is hanging and crashing constantly.

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