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Inateck USB Type C 3 1 Gen 1 2 5 inch External HDD Hard Drive Enclosure Case with USB C Interface Optimized for SSD with UASP Support SATA III II I Tool Free Design Black FE2004C
Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)
9.0
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
810
Old Reviews
76
Unverified
75
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3.1
NUMBER OF USB PORTS
Yes
USB
12 meters
SIZE
Review Analysis - 659 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
USB
120hard drive, usb, enclosure, drives, usb 3 0
+93%
-8%
" ... Removed the hard drive and plugged it in the Inateck enclosure. ... Can now transfer data to new laptop and use old hard drive as a back-up drive. ... "
" ... Both drives work fine in the external enclosures. ... I had no issues using USB 2.0 over an extended period of time. ... "
" ... Anyway, it did have some critical stuff on the hard drive that I had not yet had time to back up to a flashdrive. ... You've got a working external hard drive. ... "
" ... I used this enclosure to place a HDD drive I took out my laptop and used this enclosure so It can connect to my parents. ... "
" ... On my setup, this is about 10 times faster than a USB 3.0 portable conventional hard drive. ... "
" ... I will be ordering another for a separate hard drive I have. ... "
" ... Excellent case to covert a 2.5" SATA drive to 2.5" USB. ... "
" ... So I'm using 4 of these to contain working "legacy" drives. ... "
Build Quality
92drive, foam, soft, enclosure, hard drive
+85%
-15%
" ... The best case ever fabricated. ... "
" ... It feels solid with the drive inside, and the plastic is pretty grippy. ... "
" ... So I can't say whether you should use this with an HDD, but Solid States aren't as needy in terms of protection and cooling, and the Inatek casing is great for them. ... The shape of this casing is simple and aesthetically pleasing, and the matte surface doesn't slip easily. ... "
" ... The enclosure works correctly. ... The plastic feels cheap (can't complain for the price) but has a nice, rubber feel to the touch. ... "
" ... Case has a nice feel (rubberlike). ... "
" ... Only downside is that the Sabrent one was really beautiful in my opinion, with a sleek brushed metal coating. ... "
" ... Great quality, strong plastic, and ease of use. ... "
" ... I like the matte finish and the case opens easily. ... "
Ports
84usb 3 0, enclosure, drive, ssd, hard drive
+85%
-15%
" ... Speeds are very good with USB 3.0. ... "
" ... I plugged both enclosures into both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports on my computer to verify that USB 2.0 could provide enough power for mechanical HDDs. ... I had no issues using USB 2.0 over an extended period of time. ... "
" ... You just slide the drive into the case, which automatically snaps its connector to the interface, plug in the USB cable and voilà! ... "
" ... I really recommend it, the USB 3.0 speed is real. ... "
" ... Oh hey, a USB-C enclosure with a stable connector! ... "
" ... Used it to enclose an old Asus UX31a SSD with an adapter. ... "
" ... Essentially a glorified cable converter from SATA to USB, along with a simple protective casing. ... "
" ... Excellent case to covert a 2.5" SATA drive to 2.5" USB. ... "
Memory
83ssd, hard drive, external, drives, old laptop
+98%
-2%
" ... Can now transfer data to new laptop and use old hard drive as a back-up drive. ... "
" ... One of the drives is a Samsung 1TB and the other is a Western Digital black 500GB. ... Both drives work fine in the external enclosures. ... "
" ... I used it as housing for the 2TB drive they will use as expansion storage for their PS4. ... "
" ... Anyway, it did have some critical stuff on the hard drive that I had not yet had time to back up to a flashdrive. ... "
" ... Works great as a holder for an old laptop disk drive that was replace by a SSD. ... "
" ... If you decide to upgrade your laptop to an SSD, get one of these to put the old drive in for a backup drive. ... "
" ... With upgrades to internal drives I find a lot of 2 1/4" hard drives (that are perfectly good) lying about. ... "
" ... A lot cheaper than buying a backup hard drive. ... "
Ease of Use
73easy, easy to install, drive, simple, easy to open
+100%
" ... Simple to use, worked great. ... "
" ... Easy to use. ... "
" ... Easy install, very small and feels good. ... "
" ... It's easier to disassemble and assemble than other brands I've used, but still very solid. ... "
" ... Has been very reliable and easy to use. ... "
" ... No tools required. ... "
" ... Well made and easy to use. ... "
" ... Easy to open. ... "
Device Compatibility
64ssd, old, macbook pro, hard drive, drive
+95%
-5%
" ... Good experience extracting data from my old computer. ... "
" ... Exactly what I needed to recover an old SSD onto a new laptop. ... "
" ... this work for my Mac book pro ... "
" ... I used this enclosure to place a HDD drive I took out my laptop and used this enclosure so It can connect to my parents. ... "
" ... This enclosure is a simple as possible to use and, so far, has behaved flawlessly connected continuously to an iMac and containing a 1 TB SSD. ... "
" ... Works great, removed hard drive from MacBook Pro and installed it in this case with ease. ... "
" ... This seems to be a perfect enclosure for the hard drive I yanked from my aging Mac laptop. ... "
" ... For example transferring from an SSD to another SSD would be much much faster than the speeds I got. ... "
Product Reliability
55months, failed, worked perfectly, worked great, stopped working
+73%
-27%
" ... Worked exactly as expected. ... "
" ... Worked perfectly as advertised. ... "
" ... Well, it was eleven years old! ... "
" ... Has worked great! ... "
" ... I am very grateful my hard drive has not failed. ... "
" ... Used it for almost a year and no issues, no complaints. ... "
" ... For the one time it worked, it worked well. ... "
" ... I purchased this case to replace the Sabrent aluminum one I had been using, and all of my annoying disconnects were fixed immediately. ... "
Setup
52easy, install, drive, simple, minutes
+100%
" ... Installation took less than a minute. ... "
" ... Easy install, very small and feels good. ... "
" ... No tools required. ... "
" ... It was easy to install the HDD. ... "
" ... I love the tool free installation. ... "
" ... I installed the drive in the case in a few minutes. ... "
" ... Simple plug and play and works like a charm. ... "
" ... Easiest case I've ever used. ... "
Design
52sleek, plastic, enclosure, works great, texture
+100%
" ... Nice, super-slim enclosure. ... "
" ... This case is amazing! ... "
" ... It feels solid with the drive inside, and the plastic is pretty grippy. ... "
" ... The shape of this casing is simple and aesthetically pleasing, and the matte surface doesn't slip easily. ... "
" ... Nice looking compact product. ... "
" ... Case has a nice feel (rubberlike). ... "
" ... Only downside is that the Sabrent one was really beautiful in my opinion, with a sleek brushed metal coating. ... "
" ... I like the matte finish and the case opens easily. ... "
Marketplace
49works as expected, works as advertised, amazon, support, seller
+92%
-8%
" ... Worked exactly as expected. ... "
" ... Does exactly what it says. ... "
" ... As many have reported, this works as advertised. ... "
" ... It's pretty darn good compared to other similar enclosures on amazon. ... "
" ... Works as expected. ... "
" ... Works as expected. ... "
" ... Works exactly as expected. ... "
" ... The vendor promptly replaced it with a case that works. ... "
Overall performance
44job, ssd, speed, transfer, speeds
+93%
-7%
" ... I don't know how the transfer speeds compare to other enclosures but it reads and writes at around 500 MB/s based on the Black Magic Disk Speed Test app. ... "
" ... Did the job. ... "
" ... Works like a champ . ... "
" ... Some people don't understand theoretical speed and real world speed. ... "
" ... The read/write speed is awesome. ... "
" ... Great transfer speed! ... "
" ... Works great, easy to insert Hard Drive, seems very fast ... "
" ... Works just fine. ... "
Cables
42usb, cord, drive, usb c cable, usb 3 0
+64%
-36%
" ... You just slide the drive into the case, which automatically snaps its connector to the interface, plug in the USB cable and voilà! ... "
" ... I liked that the cord was included, value added. ... "
" ... This is a great case I love the tallest design and the include a USB three cable it’s a little more than some of the other options but a much better case and worth the extra cost ... "
" ... You will have to use a "Y" cable but it works perfectly with no issues. ... "
" ... Nice, thick, quality USB 3.0 cable provided with the case. ... "
" ... Tested with 2 cables on two different computers. ... "
" ... I like that it came with the USB-C cable too. ... "
" ... The housing works fine - however the provided USB-C cable disconnects the drive nonstop. ... The seller was great - replaced the cable and everything works great now! ... "
Fit
41hdd, slide, ssd, insert, hard drive
+88%
-12%
" ... As expected - fits my extra HD like I hoped it would. ... "
" ... Thin, portable, secure fit, and so far I've had zero issues with connection or reading my drive. ... "
" ... Fit perfectly, didn't need the small piece of padding that was included. ... "
" ... Fits perfectly and now i have an additional hard drive protected and useful. ... "
" ... I like the matte finish and the case opens easily. ... "
" ... Fits fine and works fine. ... "
" ... Insert provided for putting on sliding case to assist in keeping drive in place. ... "
" ... This Inateck case is working beautifully with a Crucial SSD I easily inserted. ... "
Product As Described
32works as expected, works as advertised, product, worked as advertised, exactly as described
+100%
" ... Worked exactly as expected. ... "
" ... Does exactly what it says. ... "
" ... As many have reported, this works as advertised. ... "
" ... Works as expected. ... "
" ... Works as expected. ... "
" ... Works exactly as expected. ... "
" ... Works as expected. ... "
" ... totally as expected. ... "
Price
31product, waste, money, value, exactly
+90%
-10%
" ... Good value, too. ... "
" ... Good product for a good price. ... "
" ... For the price it is just fine though. ... "
" ... Does everything I need it to do at a low cost. ... "
" ... Super cheap price point. ... "
" ... I did not expect the quality of this thing for such a low price. ... "
" ... I have purchased tons of enclosures over the years and this by far is the best bang for your buck! ... "
" ... Good little unit at a great price. ... "
Size
17size, compact, small, portable, bulky
+100%
" ... It works fine, it's lightweight and not bulky. ... "
" ... Nice looking compact product. ... "
" ... Very slick and compact ... "
" ... this is awesome, now i can carry my porn with my on one of my spare harddrives ... "
" ... Right size and ease of use. ... "
" ... They are now sending me another case which is more compact. ... "
" ... I open it up and see it's the exact size meant for this case. ... "
" ... Lightweight and fast ... "
Delivery
14fast shipping, arrived, shipping, shipped, quickly
+100%
" ... It does what it says on the box ... "
" ... The Inateck items have always been nicely packaged and arrive quickly. ... "
" ... Had it working in less than 5 minutes and that includes opening the packaging. ... "
" ... Shipped to a client, and then shipped back to me- still works great. ... "
" ... Shipping was fast, absolutely no issues with this purchase. ... "
" ... They arrived quickly, and functioned perfectly. ... "
" ... Shipped on time. ... "
" ... Simple, works, inexpensive, fast to arrive . ... "
Comfort
12hard, hand, feel, slide, plastic
+92%
-8%
" ... It sticks out ever so slighty. ... "
" ... It's good to have one or two spares on hand, so when (it's not if, it's when) your laptop fails you can just pop the hard drive into this thing and keep going as if nothing happened. ... "
" ... Has a nice soft almost rubbery feel in the outside. ... "
" ... The product itself feels nice ... "
" ... So far it has been holding up nicely for me. ... "
" ... Don't lose the small piece of foam, peel off backside and stick inside slide to help keep the SSD in place. ... "
" ... Easy to use and I like the feel of the new plastic, it is silky soft. ... "
" ... I like the size, comfortable to walk in the hand, like the briefcase. ... "
Resolution
10old, external, upgraded, ps4, insert
+100%
" ... Turned a old PS4 HD into a portable HD. ... "
" ... just upgraded my notebook to SSD and this turns my otherwise useless old HDD into an external HD. ... "
" ... I bought this to Use with my Nvidia Shield TV, Works Great. ... "
" ... easy to install the HD. ... "
" ... Works well and a quick and easy way to test/add a 2.5" HD ... "
" ... I had purchased one of these external HD cases in July 2016 and was very impressed with the quality. ... "
" ... I have already used this enclosure to re-use my laptop HD that was just replaced with a larger HD. ... "
" ... Was able to turn spare HD's into useful externals. ... "
Storage
10storage, open, hdd, spacer, slides
+50%
-50%
" ... Otherwise, this new enclosure would be going on the junk pile. ... "
" ... My HDD is the right size, but it can't fully close with the HDD inserted. ... "
" ... Not clear as to what storage forms it supports. ... "
" ... It's just a few millimeters too shallow. ... "
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Specifications
Body
Size: 12 meters
Connectivity
Number of USB ports: 3.1
USB: Yes
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