Pros: FAST transfer times! Very Sturdy Construction! (Aluminum and plastic.) Housing is aluminum.

Cons: The LED light is pretty bright. I have to give the other reviewers that one. Boxy design.

Overall Review: I purchased FOUR different USB 3.0 HDD/SSD enclosures (Sabrent EC-UK30, Sabrent EC-RDBL, Rosewill RX203, and this VANTEC model) at the same time and ALL of them were priced under $17. For the price and the rugged design, THIS ONE is my favorite. All of them perform similarly speed-wise. The Sabrent RDBL is my favorite for looks; it's blue and has the smallest footprint of all. This VANTEC has one feature which I really love! The PC board (with the included screws) can be attached to the HDD/SSD!!! No more wondering if something has come loose with the connection from the PCB to the HDD/SSD. I should mention that the HDD/SSD sits in a tray with the PCB. The tray is made of plastic. The aluminum DOES dissipate heat very well in spite of this design. With ALL of the screws included and in place, you should not have to be concerned about vibrations from the actual HDD itself. I recommend this enclosure for people who want a ruggedly constructed HDD/SSD enclosure that dissipates heat very well and leaves very little room if ANY for disconnects. BTW I have read in these reviews and other places that people have had issues with enclosures "disconnecting" during a transfer or during regular use. Since the reviews lack info on the actual HDDs themselves, it should be pointed out that HDDs that run with more than 5400 rpm REQUIRE more power. Most motherboards and all non-powered USB hubs DO NOT supply enough amps to run these high rpm drives. By the reviewer's accounts, the problems that they encountered with the drive "disconnecting" is exactly what happens with an underpowered HDD. (I encountered the SAME problems many years ago under USB 2.0.) The fix is to buy a POWERED USB 3.0 HUB to provide enough amperes for the high spinning drives. These drives will still spin when underpowered, but they will not provide data throughput. That is often the confusing part.

Pros: Very fast transfer rates over USB 3.0

Cons: removing a drive from the enclosure can be a little difficult until you get the hang of it since the drive is inserted and removed from the connector at an angle.

Overall Review: I got some of these to use with my XBOnes since they enabled external storage. I got two of the inexpensive, Crucial 480GB SSDs to put in them. When I had the enclosures connected to my PC USB 3.0 ports, CrystalDiskMark gave me sequential read/write speeds of around 400MB/s(3200mb/s). Which was much faster than I expected from these external USB 3.0 enclosures. With the XBOnes my load times have decreased tremendously. So it has been a good purchase so far. Only time will tell though if the enclosures last a long time.

Pros: Super small case that just fits a hard drive. USB 3.0 is great for data transfers.

Cons: In order to get the hard drive safely installed, I had to unscrew the PCB and plug the drive into it outside of the case then get everything to snap into place. Once the drive is in place and you don't plan on removing it again, this turns into a pro because of the overall size.

Pros: Works perfect on the USB 3.0 of my custom build tower and USB 3.0 card. Very stable connection! Tested transferring 10 GB video file.

Cons: A longer USB 3.0 cable.

Overall Review: Wish it comes with a carrying case.

Pros: Fits nice and tight around the hard drive, the aluminum pulls the heat off the drive just as it should. The cable length is just right, and the USB 3 interface hardware gets the job done without any problems, I'm likely to buy another one of these soon! Vantec is my go to source for drive enclosures, they always have the solutions I need

Cons: None

Overall Review: No, I don't get paid by Vantec to spoof reviews! I have been using their drive solutions for alot of years now and rarely am I disappointed by what they make.

Pros: Enclosure is nice and small which makes it ideal for traveling. USB-3 speeds are very fast as well.

Cons: the micro-USB 3 connector is the fatal flaw in this enclosure. Since USB3 cables are stiffer than their thinner USB2 counterparts, the cable can easily get pulled out of the connection on the drive, resulting in data loss if you are writing to the drive. Edges of the aluminum extrusion are sharp and can cut or scratch your hand.

Overall Review: If you are planning on using this enclosure for traveling (ie. as a backup drive for your photos), DO NOT buy this enclosure. The micro USB3 connection on this enclosure is weak and you will have problems and possibly data loss.

Pros: It works. It works on the WD Scorpio Blue drive and Seagate Momentus Thin drive.

Cons: Not a fast interface. I used a benchmark and found that that the USB 3 interface is not great for small files (<256K). For files greater than 256K, the USB 3 speed is comparable to SATA6. Also, Windows 8 recognizes the enclosure as ASMT 2105 SCSI disk device, not as Seagate or WD. So, the Seagate and WD tools may not recognize the drive.

Pros: Appears to work just fine with my new SSD Samsung EVO

Cons: Does not fit the 240 Corsair SSD I got it for. I did not know SSD dimensions varied by that much but the screws do not align and the case cannot be closed

Overall Review: Make sure you do not have a larger form factor for the drive you plan to install.