Patriot PC25S Convoy 3.5 Internal Drive Enclosure

Pros: This is one of the best accessories to hit the PC scene in a long time. I have a 64gb SSD which I carry large AVI files back and forth. I hot plug and unplug it into this Convoy thingie, which is connected to the SATA port on my Biostar TA770 motherboard (AMD 770/SB600). I got the full speed in HDTach of about 140MB/s.

Cons: Yellow doors are made of plastic. Yellow is actually really hot looking and I love the way it looks. The Convoy logo is very nice. Why couldn't we make aluminum doors? The body is black anodized aluminum which is really cool but kind of a shame because it's not even visible after you install it. Be warned that the screws for this are a larger thread size than the usual optical/floppy drive screws. That's really not a big deal though. The included screws look really cool too!

Overall Review: For $25 I couldn't resist, and this is possibly the coolest thing I've put in my computer since I first built it. The guy below saying that this isnt a 3.5" doesn't quite know what he's saying. This unit does fit in a 3.5" bay. He is correct that it does not come with adapters for a 5.25" bay, but a floppy drive IS for a 3.5", and yes this unit is the same size as a floppy drive.

Pros: This device does exactly what it is supposed to do.....put two, 2.5 inch drives in one 3.5 inch hole and connect them to the motherboard. Simple. Beautiful finish, beautiful packaging, and $ 20 bucks on sale here at NE.

Cons: I got the manual for the RAID model the 'XL". Must have been a mistake in packaging, but you don't need the manual anyway

Overall Review: The unit comes with two locking SATA II cables. The cables alone are worth the price of admission.

Pros: Great fit and finish, great packaging from Patriot, Just a great product. The best product on this type IMO.

Cons: none

Pros: It's a great idea and heads and shoulders above the tin plate that comes with the two SSDs that I have (Patriot and OCZ). IF you have a compatible case!!

Cons: My self built rig is in a Cosmos Coolermaster tower in which the HDs are mounted vertically in "drawers" which then slide into the case. In order to get Convoy enclosures mounted into the slide in "drawers" you have to remove the rubber cushions on each screw along with the screws themselves. The SSD is then mounted with the screws provided with the Patriot Convoy enclosure. The heads on the screws provided by Patriot are too small and have to be offset in order to catch part of the computer cases "drawer".

Overall Review: In short... If your computer has some sort of drawer which holds your HDs and that slide into your computer you may have difficulty. I also overlooked the small "2" when ordering and ended up with two SETS of enclosures or two more than I wanted, which I don't think are returnable even though the box is shrunk wrapped and has never been opened.

Pros: Well made. Price. Only one power connector needed.

Cons: None

Overall Review: This enclosure is not really a 3.5. It is the same size as a floppy drive, so you will either have to mount it in a floppy slot or buy a pair of 3.5 adapters to attach to the sides. No big deal, just think that the Egg should make this clear.

Pros: Easy install Easy removal and insertion of 2.5" Laptop Hard Drives GREAT for Laptop data recovery. 2 hard drives with 1 power connection.

Cons: HDD LED's don't show activity, only drive presence.

Overall Review: I first spied this product at QuakeCon '09, Patriot had a booth at the event and showed off their Convoy XL Product. They also mentioned that they sold the conventional convoy which is illustrated here. I didn't need the USB or RAID functionality, just a smooth way of removing and inserting 2.5" Hard Drives from a desktop PC. This enclosure is a must-have if you're in the business of retrieving data.

Pros: Worked great for 9 months

Cons: Worked great for only 9 months.

Overall Review: The RAID part gave up after 9 months, keep re-building and failed. Both harddrives work okay if configured as a simple external storage.