( 13 reviews )
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Posted: Jul 18 2009
I have two of these Acomdata enclosures in use with my media computer in my entertainment center. One enclosure houses a Seagate 500GB SATA drive and the other houses a Seagate 1.5TB SATA drive. They have worked flawlessly since the day I bought them and the sleek black and silver aluminum cases look pretty cool sitting in the entertainment center as well. These enclosures offer great flexibility with internal power and data connections that support either legacy IDE drives or the newer SATA drives. There is no auto power down feature, however - you must power them off yourself using the rocker switch on the back panel if you want to conserve some juice. Installing a drive into this enclosure is quick and easy and takes less than 10 minutes. Just plug it into your computer's USB port (a cable is provided with the enclosure) and you're ready to roll. There is no internal fan and the enclosure does get slightly warm to the touch sometimes but not what anyone should consider hot. As a final note, a couple of other reviewers pointed out how bright the blue LEDs are on these enclosures. They are 100% correct. I used a black Sharpie to color over the lens and reduce the brightness a bit - it definitely helped.
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Posted: Jul 13 2009
It was a snap to install my HDD. Neither glitches nor hassles! The setup instructions were clear and succinct. I've used it regularly for over a month now, and it has functioned flawlessly. I was concerned that without a cooling fan, the unit might overheat. I need not have worried. The HDD is on at least 16 hours a day, and the case gets only warm. I heartily recommend this product. I'll buy another Acomdata enclosure when the need arises.
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Posted: May 28 2009
Delivered as expected, was easy to set up, and worked the first time. Still working days later!
