GODO USB 3.0 to 3.5 Inch Hard Drive Enclosure, Vertical External Hard Drive Docking with Stand for 3.5 inch SATA HDD SSD, Aluminum Alloy Drive Case Support Up to 18TB with UASP,Power Adapter

This is an excellent enclosure. I have purchased many different brands of HDD enclosures over the last 30 years and this is one of the very best. It is sturdy (aluminum, not plastic), easy to mount the drive in, and attractive. They even enclose a screw driver along with the screws needed to attach the drive. It worked perfectly with my old 1TB Seagate HDD and I am getting the expected transfer speed. It comes with a power supply (cable) and a USB 3.0 cable to connect to your computer. Highly recommend.

This is an affordable quality product that works great for housing a 3.5" spinning hard drive. I wouldn't recommend it for 2.5" form factor drives (spinning or SSD) since there is no way to secure a drive that size inside the case.

My only use for spinning rust drives these days is bulk cold data storage using server-grade (Enterprise) drives. These are very reliable but get HOT. So when choosing an enclosure, heat dissipation is a major shopping criterion. All-metal with fan is the best; a plastic or metal/plastic enclosure with fan is second, metal with thermal coupling between the drive and the shell is next, metal/plastic with no thermal coupling is the worst. This GODO falls somewhere in the middle categories. The shell is solid aluminum and the drive is mounted on a metal internal frame which, does make at least some contact with the internal frame via the tongue-and-groove arrangement that holds it in place. When assembling, I also add a layer of metal (such as aluminum foil) in between the top cover of the drive and the inside surface of the metal shell, it also reduces the chance of rattle. In the case of this enclosure, that works fine with Seagate EXOS-series data center drives. The "gotcha" with this enclosure is the fit. At least for these drives, the interior fit is so tight that you can easily scrape off the label or even some of the metal of the shell. Be VERY careful about alignment before committing to slide it in. The other part of the "gotcha" is the length. Inside the front plastic cap of this enclosure is a very big foam block which, when reassembled with these drives, is a couple of millimeters too long, making it impossible to screw down without warping the metal frame. The result of doing that is that the frame impinges on the front power switch button, cramming it against the inner shell permanently in the "pushed down" position. Ugh. The solution to this second issue is simple but not immediately obvious. The front plastic cap is also held in by screws whose heads are covered outside by two small plastic wedges on either side. These pieces of plastic come off and on very easily, allowing you to unscrew the front cap and either remove or replace the rubber foam to something slightly more forgiving. Having done that, I proceeded to buy two more of these enclosures as they are a bargain. These HOT Enterprise drive barely reach 40C in operation inside, and USB3 transfer rates are about what you would expect from the drive specs themselves.

UPDATE: This is my second GODO 3.5 enclosure. It works as well as my previous purchase. I read where several reviewers stated that their enclosure stopped working after several months, I just hope this doesn't happen to me. Currently, the enclosure works just like a normal harddrive or flash drive; however, I also formated both external HDDs listed in the pictures . I did not want multiple operating systems interfering with normal Windows boot up/startup, which can confuse non-Geek computer users on why the enclosure is not working properly. OLD write up: Installation takes less than two minutes if you view the video in the sales description. This enclosure is built for an internal 3.5" HDD from a desktop computer and not a 2.5" internal HDD from a laptop or notebook. There is no play when properly installed. My Seagate HDD is a SATA 3.5" 1TB HDD taken from a discarded HP desktop. My second enclosure is from a WD HDD purchase and used like a "My Passport" backup would be used. Once connected, it was plug and play (turn it on). My desktop quickly recognized the HDDs and partitions. Once installed it will work on either a laptop computer or desktop using the USB cord (included). It took less than 30 minutes to transfer 500GB to one of the partitioned drives. I leave it connected to my desktop computer as a backup. It powers up when needed. As many reviewers have stated, the controls are in the back of the enclosure, but it does not interfere with my day to day productivity. I just hope these enclosure do not stop working in several months as many have said because I have built them into my daily routines. I do recommend these enclosures for anyone discarding an old computer.

Godo USB 3.0 External HDD Enclosure arrived in secure, well-cushioned packaging. Constructed from aluminum alloy, it offers improved heat dissipation but also provides a sleek, minimalistic design that's easy to handle—even for first-time users. Installation: 1) Attach the two plastic side rails to your 3.5" SATA HDD. 2) Remove the rear panel of the enclosure, slide the drive in carefully, aligning the SATA interface with the enclosure’s PCB. 3) Pull the drive forward until the connectors are snugly seated, then reattach the front panel. 4) Secure both ends with the included screws for a firm, rattle-free fit. The enclosure includes both a 12V power adapter and a USB 3.0 Type-A to Type-B high-speed data cable, ensuring stable power delivery and fast transfer under optimal conditions. To access your files: Connect the USB cable and power on the enclosure. Your system should detect the full drive capacity immediately. If you're seeing only partial capacity (common with drives over 2TB): a) Log in as an Administrator. b) Open Disk Management. c) Right-click the drive's label (left-side column), and select "Convert to GPT" (GUID Partition Table). d) Once converted, the full capacity will be recognized and accessible. Overall this enclosure is a cost-effective, efficient way to repurpose high-capacity SATA drives (2TB and above). Whether you're backing up data, transferring large files, or bringing an old drive back to life,this USB 3.0 enclosure delivers reliable performance and exceptional value.

Works just fine; solid construction and simple installation, fits. I've been using it for a daily back-up for a few months now and I have not had any problems.

I had this item sent overseas, so when it arrived defective, instead of returning it I decided to "fix" it. The fan inside was not spinning. Apparently the fan header that supplies 12v was dead, so I hot wired it to the 12v voltage switch. The enclosure was still hot to the touch, so I used some power tools and cut holes in the front and back of the unit so the fan can push better air flow. There is a black plastic sticker film inside that separates the drives area from the electronics, and the fan. So what point is that to have a fan but the air can't flow past the hard drives. I removed that too. So now, the fan spins fine, there is adequate ventilation to push through the hard drives. It's still a little hot but not so bad. The functionality isn't the best. You can't format a drive IN the enclosure and then remove it and expect it to work solo in the PC, because it uses virtual block sizes or something with the crappy Jmicron chipset. There are ways to get THAT to work but it's very complicated. The other thing I didn't like was it's constantly powering down (and up) every 10 minutes or so, with no way to turn it off. The firmware is stuck on power saving mode after 10 mins. Does not matter USB power saving settings. I got around it by creating a cron job in linux (which it was connected to) to touch a file every 5 minutes. If you like it powering down every 10 minutes more power to you, but I find that something will poll the USB bus, or poll the attached hard drives, especially in Windows and constantly spin up down up down up down the drives in the enclosure and that creates a lot of wear on the drives, so be sure they have a good warranty and you're using RAID 1. I'm a little harsh on my 1 star review but to be fair I DID have to open it, mod the fan to make it work, mod the case to make it vent air, and use tricks in the OS to keep it from powering down. It's not worth any more than $30, and that's mostly for the cost of the aluminum LOL.

data transfer is really fast which is actually surprising with the ridiculous lag win11 introduced. Metal frame allows heat to dissipate better than the plastic ones which is nice with very large data transfers. This drive enclosure works just fine with a 24TB data center drive despite them saying it only works to 20TB, though I did have to resolve the 3v issue on the drive with a piece of tape (leave yourself a note in the enclosure lol)