2.5" HDD Enclosure Reviews
Reviews:
PosuGear
| Cable: 41cm | Case: 56g | LED: blue (cool effect with the clear case) | Dimensions:128x79x14mm |
Pros:
- cool looking case
- cable can stay in while changing drives
Cons:
- not really intuitive to open
- HDD rattels inside
- closing mechanism isn’t secured and it feels kinda flimsy while pushing on the case
- kinda difficulty to get the drive out because you can’t push from below
- fingerprints are very visible
Inateck
| Cable: 50cm | Case: 69g | LED: blue | Dimensions:126x81x15mm |
Pros:
- easy to get the drive in and out
- additional foam pad in the box
- soft padding inside
- great locking mechanism
- no movement inside
- fingerprints almost not visible
Cons:
- kinda hard to see the direction the drive has to go
- cable has to detach to cahnge the drive
Arioue
| Cable: 32cm | Case: 79g | LED: green | Dimensions:122x78x13mm |
Pros:
- very intuitive design
- nice metal case
- no movement inside
- easy and simpel to change the drive
- cable can stay attached while changing drives
- no visible fingerprints
- 4 additional screws
Cons:
- some minor ruff metall edges
Salcar
| Cable: 52cm | Case: 68g | LED: blue | Dimensions: 126x80x14mm |
Pros:
- solid locking mechanism
- drive dosen’t move inside
- foam on the inside
- additional foam pad in the box
- very easy to change the drive
Cons:
- some ruff plastic edges
- fingerprints very visible all over the case
- kinda bad manufacturing quallity
Sammury:
Functionality:
| PosuGear | Inateck | Arioue | Salcar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price[€]: | 8.99 | 12.99 | 11.99 | 8.99 |
| Weight[g]: | 56 | 69 | 79 | 68 |
| Cable[cm]: | 41 | 50 | 32 | 52 |
| Case Mechanism*: | 2/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| Drive swap**: | 2/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| Duribility: | 1/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 |
| Highest Score: | 7 | 13 | 14 | 19 |
- how good the case opens and closes
**how easy it is to change the drive
Speed:
| PosuGear | Inateck | Arioue | Salcar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1tb Seagate (st1000lm024) | ||||
| Read[MB/s]: | 89 | 89 | 90 | 89 |
| Write[MB/s]: | 59 | 48 | 48 | 59 |
| Access[msec]: | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| 250gb Hitachi(5K500.B-250) | ||||
| Read[MB/s]: | 85 | 85 | 85 | 67 |
| Write[MB/s]: | 49 | 48 | 49 | 43 |
| Access[msec]: | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 160gb Hitachi (7k200-160) | ||||
| Read[MB/s]: | 61 | 62 | 62 | 50 |
| Write[MB/s]: | 41 | 42 | 42 | 35 |
| Access[msec]: | 8 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| Highest Score: | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
Looks:
| PosuGear | Inateck | Arioue | Salcar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material: | clear plastic | matt black plastic | brushed metall | glossy plastic |
| Dimensions[mm]: | 128x79x14 | 126x81x15 | 122x78x13 | 126x80x14 |
| LED: | blue | blue | green | blue |
| Build Quality: | 2/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| Highest Score: | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Overall Score:
| PosuGear | Inateck | Arioue | Salcar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score: | 14 | 23 | 27 | 24 |
| Stars: | 2.6/5 | 4.3/5 | 5/5 | 4.4/5 |
Winner:
Arioue
