Question 1

Is this for desktop drive or laptop drive?

Accepted Answer

It's not a drive, it's an enclosure. i.e. it turns your internal laptop drive into an external drive. Which then can be used as external USB drive.
If you need a USB external drive this is not what you are looking for. People who typically have a spare laptop 2.5" drive use this case to convert it into an external drive... hope this helps.

Question 2

where can one get Male/Male USB cable?  I have a MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt and standard USB ports.

Accepted Answer

For this enclosure such a cable is included. I use mine with a SSD and my MacBook Pro with USB 3. Works great.

Question 3

Will this work with a 7200 rpm drive given it does not have a separate power?

Accepted Answer

If you can, check the drive model on line to get the current requirement.  USB 2 can supply 0.5 amps, and USB 3.0 a minimum of 0.9 amp.

Question 4

Is this suppose to work better for a 9.5mm drive? I have a 7mm drive and I can hear it wiggling around in the enclosure.

Accepted Answer

sometimes the manufacturer will stick an adhesive insert in with it to pad the gap. This one did not have one and yes, it rattled with my drive too. I cut a small strip of congregated cardboard from the shipping box and taped it on the top of the drive with some electrical tape. It pads it well and no no more rattle.

Question 5

Will this enclosure supports Crucial MX300 525GB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive ??

Accepted Answer

It should fit any 2.5 inch Drive, Solid State or rotating.

Question 6

NEWEGG:
Black Friday email states "FREE After $10.00 MIR".  Where is the rebate?  There is no link to this rebate...Please post it, thank you.

Accepted Answer

Hello, Thank you for contacting us with your questionThe rebates can be located on the Product Page or in our rebate center. Below I have provided the link to our rebate center. http://www.newegg.com/Special/Rebate.aspx?name=Rebate-Center Thank you, Newegg Support

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