Sabrent EC-525K USB 2.0, Good price, good..
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Good price, good functionality, good deal
I stuck my neck out a little when I ordered the Sabrent enclosure. Some of the user reviews fussed about a loud fan or problems with screws, etc. After reading those, when I opened the package from Amazon I was pleasantly surprised to find a nice looking unit with a little heft to it and case that looked well made.
I slipped in a good Plextor DVD burner that I had salvaged from a computer I had just scrapped,screwed the face plate on the enclosure and plugged in two cables and the power adapter and hooked it up to a USB port on my Asus eeePC netbook.
It immediately read a CD and then played a DVD movie without any problems and with no further tinkering and without needing the tiny “user manual” leaflet that came in the package. Drivers included on a mini-CD are for Windows 98SE and are not needed with Windows 2000/ME/XP.
Fan noise? In the unit I received it was virtually non-existent. Since the unit cost just enough to qualify for Amazon’s Super Saver shipping, I paid no shipping charges. I’m extremely pleased with both the price and the value of this drive. I don’t expect it to have hard use, and I won’t travel with it, so I see no reason why I shouldn’t be using it for a long time. A good cheap drive, a good cheap little baby computer — good deal.
Update (5/17/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen. I also found some auctions for this item here.
The featured review for this product, Sabrent EC-525K USB 2.0 5.25-Inch Aluminum 5.25-Inch IDE Hard Drive Enclosure for CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-ROM/DVD+RW/DVD-RE Electronics, was written by Dick Paetzke.
The average rating for this item is out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.
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Posted on: March 31, 2010
Filed under: Reviews
Reviews (3)
S. Collins
February 21st, 2010 at 10:37 pm
Great for home use with ASUS EEE
The enclosure appears to be very well made for its price. Assembly using a DVD burner salvaged from a Mac was trouble-free. The new drive required no setup when connected to an ASUS EEE PC 904HA running Windows XP. The drive is also recognized when connected to our newer Mac. The fan noise is comparable to other external enclosures I have used, louder than some premium units, but much quieter than most budget models.
The cable connections are not secure enough to recommend this enclosure for portable use, but it is great for home use with a Netbook.
Dick Paetzke
March 17th, 2010 at 7:32 am
Good price, good functionality, good deal
Rated 4 stars.
Danian Martinez
March 18th, 2010 at 10:50 pm
Way too loud
I must say that the product works as expected, Vista detected the device, and I could start with my drive you right away. What I did not expect was how loud would be the case. You should always expect some noise from housing, but the fan on this is much too loud. I was forced, on and off the device, as I have to do it.
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