5.0 out of 5 stars Works, bailed me out of a jam

2026-02-14    -Michele and Phil

I had an external Seagate drive stop powering on. I did everything I could think of to get it to power up again, had some stuff on it I didn't want to lose. As a laast ditch effort I got this Sabrent enclosure and busted the Seagate hard drive out of it's enclosure. This Sabrent enclosure worked! What a relief! Very worthwhile purchase.

A very capable HDD docking station.

2026-02-15    -M. McCullough

The docking station worked seamlessly with both my computer and the old drive I was externally connecting. It was very straightforward to install the hard drive in the dock, and I was easily able to fully back up 2 TB of data. The enclosure is sturdy, and I like the transparent cover as it allows me to easily see the drive that's inserted. Overall I am very pleased with this product as it performs as advertised and at a reasonable price point.

Plug in old HDD

2026-01-03    -Wong Kuan Suan

To connect old drives to extract old data back.3.5 and 2.5 drives are not an issue

5.0 out of 5 stars Works, bailed me out of a jam

2026-02-11    -Michele and Phil

I had an external Seagate drive stop powering on. I did everything I could think of to get it to power up again, had some stuff on it I didn't want to lose. As a laast ditch effort I got this Sabrent enclosure and busted the Seagate hard drive out of it's enclosure. This Sabrent enclosure worked! What a relief! Very worthwhile purchase.

3.0 out of 5 stars Might Struggle with Long Backups on Large Drives

2026-02-17    -mama to many

I bought this Sabrent enclosure to use with a 20TB Western Digital Ultrastar drive for large backups. Setup was simple and the drive was recognized right away.When I tried running a ~7TB backup with Restic, it would run for about 15 hours before failing. Windows Event Viewer logged this error:"The system failed to flush data to the transaction log. Failure status: {Drive Not Ready}..."This usually means the drive connection dropped. In the error details, the device manufacturer was listed as Sabrent, so it points toward the enclosure’s USB-to-SATA bridge. After that, I removed the drive and connected it directly to my PC’s SATA port and it completed a 23-hour CHKDSK with zero bad sectors and has worked perfectly since.I also noticed the drive was running quite hot inside the enclosure during the backup, much warmer than when installed in my PC. That makes me wonder if heat buildup, power delivery, or the USB bridge itself was the issue. I’m not 100% sure (maybe my unit was defective) but it struggled with long, sustained transfers.For smaller backups of a few hundred gigabytes, it worked fine, so it might be fine for lighter workloads or smaller drives. But in hindsight, I probably should have spent more on a higher-quality enclosure with better cooling and a more robust controller, especially for an enterprise-class HDD.Pros:- Simple installation- Works well for small backups- Drive recognized without extra setupCons:- In my case, failed during long backups on a large drive- Drive temperature got unusually high inside the enclosure- May not be ideal for enterprise drives or heavy workloadsIf you’re backing up multiple terabytes at a time, consider investing in a more expensive enclosure that’s built to handle it (maybe... I haven't actually done this yet)? For casual, light use, this one should be fine so I am giving it 3 stars.

A very capable HDD docking station.

2026-02-14    -M. McCullough

The docking station worked seamlessly with both my computer and the old drive I was externally connecting. It was very straightforward to install the hard drive in the dock, and I was easily able to fully back up 2 TB of data. The enclosure is sturdy, and I like the transparent cover as it allows me to easily see the drive that's inserted. Overall I am very pleased with this product as it performs as advertised and at a reasonable price point.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast and Simple

2026-01-07    -Garp10

Worked great for moving files and photos from a couple of old computers that we were getting rid of. Fast, simple and easy to use.

Excellent to use internal drives as external (support 3.5 inch comes with power adapter)

2026-01-28    -MT

Working as expected, supports hot swapping on Windows and Linux. Recommended at this price level.

Does what it says

2026-01-03    -Hande Vee

Excellent drive bay

5.0 out of 5 stars Good quality and fast

2026-02-12    -Alexis Colon

Working so good