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Easy Installation
Customers have overwhelmingly positive feedback about the ease of installation of this Sabrent USB 3.0 mSATA II or III/6G SSD Enclosure Adapter. They praise its quick and straightforward setup process, as well as the inclusion of necessary hardware for installation. However, a small group of customers expressed disappointment that the product did not come with screws to securely attach the drive to the adapter.
Build Quality
Customers have expressed high praise for the build quality of the Sabrent USB 3.0 mSATA II or III/6G SSD Enclosure Adapter, with many noting its metal casing and secure screws to hold the drive inside. Some customers have suggested improvements such as using aluminum instead of plastic as a heatsink and addressing concerns about loose screws in the unit. Overall, the majority of customers are pleased with the product's build quality and consider it a good value for the price.
Portability
Customers generally praise the portability of this Sabrent USB 3.0 mSATA II or III/6G SSD Enclosure Adapter as it turns an old mSATA drive into a compact portable storage device. The small size and metal case make it easy to carry around, while some users have successfully modified it for use with WWAN cards. However, there are concerns about the design limitations and the need for careful handling due to its small size.
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Transfer Speeds
Customers have positive feedback regarding the transfer speeds of the Sabrent USB 3.0 mSATA II or III/6G SSD Enclosure Adapter, with some mentioning that it performs almost as good as native connectivity and achieves fast random read write speeds. However, a few customers noted that the enclosure runs hot but this is expected due to the heat generated by the SSD itself.
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Quality
The cleverness of the mechanical design was just great - it snapped together trivially with no tools - and electrically it work... Read More
The chassis will fit comfortably in your pocket and is very strong (due to the small size and construction.
In my 50+ years of consumer electronic repair, each and every time a device looks to have experienced the type of damage i obse... Read More
Now i don't hear anything and the device feels very sturdy.
Price
Unboxing: (see picture)initial impressions:perfectly met my expectations for the price.
I didn't expect much from this sabrent msata enclosure given the low cost, but it vastly exceeded my expectations.
I wanted something cheap and quick and that is what i got.
Packaging/appearance
5-inch sata iii aluminum enclosure adapter (ec-mssa)summary:arrived perfect condition, well packaged, easy to use without instr... Read More
Sabrent includes the screwdriver in the packaging materials.
Extra case screws were also in the package.
Competitiveness
These laptops include a lenovo thinkpad t430s, thinkpad t470s, thinkpad p71 workstation and dell latitude e7470.
A samsung 500gb msata ssd may be even better if you don't need the capacity.
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- How are reviewers describing this item?
external, old, good and hot. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 408.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 4,090 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 12 2025.
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You just have to be aware of limitations and how it works
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Prouasp support in windows 8
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Conit does run hot but most of the heat is from the ssd side which is what i expected
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Although i know it wouldnt be easy to do since chips locations arent consistent across ssd models i would like to have some way of coupling the hot chips to the outside directly instead of having an air gap so they could be cooled better
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I suspect that this is the main reason that dedicated external ssds work nicer in most cases
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Also requires more power then some ports can provide and connected and disconnects in infinite loop when on the border of having enough power
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