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Durability
Customers are highly satisfied with the durability of the UGREEN hard drive enclosure, expressing confidence in its ability to withstand daily use and travel. Some have even reported using multiple units for years without issue. Positive reviews also praise the reliability and quality of the product and the company behind it.
Easy Installation
Customers have reported that installing their drives into the UGREEN Hard Drive Enclosure is an effortless process, with no need for special tools or screws. The enclosure's design ensures a secure fit and easy swapping of various SSDs. Some customers have also praised the product's packaging and customer support.
Transfer Speed
Customers have generally positive feedback regarding the transfer speed of the UGREEN Hard Drive Enclosure, with some reporting impressive speeds using USB 3.0 and USB C 3.1 Gen 2 connections. However, a few customers mentioned that their experience varied depending on the cable used or the specific drive model. Overall, users are satisfied with the enclosure's ability to transfer data quickly and easily.
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Compatibility
Customers generally have positive feedback regarding the compatibility of this hard drive enclosure with various SATA III 6Gbps SSDs and HDDs including popular brands like WD, Seagate, Samsung, Hitachi, and PS4. However, some users had minor issues with the supplied USB C to A cable but were able to resolve it by using alternative cables.
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Quality
Great tool for backup, i have used quite a few of these over the years, all are still in service.
5mm ssds and one hdd connected and every case has worked flawlessly.
Internal connector is solid as is external usb-c connector.
Extremely light (being plastic) doesn't add weight on the drive, and came only with usb-c to usb-a cable.
Price
I only had to remove 4 screws from my drive and it fits perfectly for a fair price.
Great for making a diy cost effective portable ssd.
1 gen 2 flash drives cost around $100.
I purchased the ugreen usb c hard drive enclosure for only $15.
Shipping
Originally, i was sent the wrong item but that got corrected and was sent a the right item asap.
Packaging/appearance
I was surprised at the good fit and finish of such low cost pc accessories,even the packaging.
Nicely packaged in a retail box with cable.
Their packaging on the second drive i bought was a noticeable step-up, which i was fairly impressed with.
(though, to be fair, packaging *style* would never affect my purchasing decision.
Competitiveness
Plus, compatibility with a wide range of hard drives, including popular brands like wd and seagate, makes this an easy choice f... Read More
The asm235cm and asm1051e chipset share the same device address pid 55aa.
Besides, the asm235cm is a usb 10gbps upstream interface and asm1051 is a usb 5gbps.
I also mated the drive using two different usb-c to usb-c cables (one of which was apple), and those also limited speeds to usb... Read More
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great, external and different. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 21,185 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 25 2025.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The included typec to typec cable works well but i used a typec to typea not included to connect to a usb 3
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
That ssd drive doesnt throw off a lot of heat even under moderate load so the enclosure stays quite cool
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The best thing i can say about it is that it just fades into the background
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Aside from that it worked well enough when i used a different one
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I initialized it gpt and formatted it to default ntsf allocation size
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The enclosure is not invisible to windows
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You will not be able to utilize hardware based encryption out of the box
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In other words no self encrypting drive option
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