Pros: USB 3.0 Aluminum Quality cables included Fast and simple Price

Cons: Blue LED is BRIGHT. I had to cover it up with a piece of electrical tape.

Overall Review: For those that are saying this is a non standard cable, you clearly have no idea what you are talking about. The cable this enclosure uses is a Male A to Male A USB 3.0 Cable that can be found here at Newegg or other vendors for cheap. These style cables were used with USB 2.0 so don't think this is new. I in fact like the fact that it uses a full sized connector and not the mini one; they feel more secure and not nearly as fragile. Overall this enclosure is awesome, especially for the price. The all aluminium body keeps my 640GB Samsung drive cool. Transfer rates are excellent with both USB 2.0 and 3.0. The inclusion of a standard USB 2.0 to DC power cable was a nice touch; I dont really like the Y style cables that some enclosures come with. A great choice if you are looking for a simple USB 3.0 enclosure for your 2.5in HDD or SSD that doesn't use the silly mini USB 3.0 connector.

Pros: Solid aluminum enclosure, USB 3.0, compatible with USB 2.0, bus-powered, small size, light weight, ROHS compliant, easy to setup

Cons: No rubber/foam feet on bottom of enclosure, instructions are sparse, USB cord does not go all the way into enclosure socket

Overall Review: Overall these seems like an excellent portable hard drive enclosure that is quite solidly made and it is currently the cheapest option for getting a USB 3.0 portable drive. The instructions are definitely on the light side, as there was a rubber piece that fell out of the enclosure when opening it that is not mentioned anywhere in the instructions, but it was easy to figure out what it does (provides padding/support for the front of the hard drive). The lack of rubber feet is a little disappointing, as it could scratch surfaces it is placed on, but I will be adding my own. The USB cord also does not go fully into the enclosure socket, but it is a solid connection. The enclosure can also only handle smaller hard drive sizes and they recommend only up to 500GB, but this was perfect for my needs. I cannot comment about the USB 3.0 transfer speeds yet, as I am using a Mac, but it still seems speedier than my old WD portable drive. Drive Installed: WD Scorpio Blue 500 GB

Pros: -Solid, all aluminum construction -USB 3.0 -Received rebate -Unbeatable price for a 2.5 inch 3.0 enclose (inc. rebate) -Only needed to use the data cable with my 250 GB 7200 RPM WD scorpio black :)

Cons: -Needs rubber grips for the bottom, otherwise it slides around too much -Blue LED is too bright, especially in the dark -A bag to hold the enclose would also be nice

Overall Review: Uses a standard USB 3.0 type A to A connector for data and a USB to 5V connector for extra power. Haven't used the software or backup button, so I can't comment on that. Would rate this 4.5 if I could.

Pros: 1) The fastest USB 3.0 Portable Hard drive I have used (I have 3 other different brands). I got up to 105 mbps, where my other devices would max out in the 90s. 2) Solidly built: all aluminum construction, no plastic, and it has a rubber bumper on the inside to help absorb shock.

Cons: 1) Non-standard cable. It does not use the standard usb 3.0 Cable that all the other manufactures use. The ones that can be easily replaced if lost or broken. This case uses a usb 3.0 "A" on both ends type cable. This is hard to convey, so think of the USB jack on you computer, this device has the same 'female' usb jack on it. Not the mini USB 3.0 jacks that all the others use. Not only are these type "A" male to type "A: male cables uncommon for standard USB cables, now multiply that by the yet uncommon USB 3.0 factor. 2) Requires a second power cable to function. This is the deal breaker! Not only do you have one 'rare' cable to not loose or break, but a second, which will make your device inoperable if lost or broken. If you only have one available USB port, SORRY. All my other portable 3.0 Hard drives require one cable to operate.

Overall Review: The last nail in this coffin is that it works intermittently with my Windows 7 64bit. More than 50% of the time when I plug it in (yes, both cables), it will not register with Windows, even though the light on the case comes on and the hard drive spins up. This is a one star product, the only reason I gave it two was I reserve one star reviews for products that are complete DOA or grossly misrepresented by their seller/manufacturer. Secondly, it did have the fastest transfer speed (with both drives I tried in it) Maybe this is due to the second power cable, but 10%(+/-)speed increase does not justify the annoyance of a second cable. I bought this at Newegg for less than twenty bucks (after a mail-in rebate), but is still not worth the price.

Pros: Good design. Does what it supposed to do without complaining.

Cons: LED is WAY TO BRIGHT. C'mon man.

Overall Review: Plugged in my teensy weensy drive (which worked with one USB connection) and off I went. Faster if you hook up both connections.

Pros: Plain awesome, averaging 80-100mb/s read and 60-80mb/s write with a 500gb scorpio black 7200 drive.

Cons: The metal casing doesn't sit well anywhere, but I knew that before I bought it based on the NewEgg Reviews (by the way, thanks guys). Software is trash but you don't really need it for anything since it plays really well with Windows 7.

Overall Review: Would definitely buy again, this is a great product. If any of you are planning to put a 2.5in SSD drive you might have issues (I did at first). what I did to make it work is put the drive in first, then put the back plate in, making sure to line up the connectors and you can get it to fit like that. I had no problems with my WD Scorpio Black though, plugged it in, then slid it in, no problems what so ever.

Pros: device is small, rock solid, great performer, and easy to manage.

Cons: None, overall a great product.

Overall Review: Ran into the same rebate issue as another poster. I'll be using the contact information provided to try and resolve this.

Pros: Solid construction aluminum housing. Includes all accessories.

Cons: 0 for 2 on Patriot Rebates. Rebate processing claims the date on the invoice does not fall within the date range for the rebate and declined to pay.

Overall Review: Don't buy this product if you're factoring the rebate into the final cost.