Sabrent Black Serial ATA (SATA) & SATA II to eSata or USB 2.0 3.5" Aluminum External Hard Drive EnclosureItem#: M501-1216  |  Model#: EC-ESU4K

Didn't get everything shown

So far I'm not impressed and I just unpacked the box. The last photo shown here is of the contents included and it clearly has 2 cables plus the power supply. All that's in this box is the power supply. I bought this because I needed one eSata drive to do something. It's great they include the little screwdriver I don't need, but now I have this case with no eSata cable and there are no longer brick and mortar shops to run out and pick one up. I have a USB cable on hand, but that's not what I need this for, so this is useless to me until I wait another week and pay more money for the cable shown to be supplied. If you aren't including any cables, don't imply that you are and I'll be prepared. For right now, not impressed.

Works well

Works well, but needs ventilation system for cooling, gets pretty warm to touch.

Outstanding quality and workmanship

I've bought two Sarbent enclosures and my son also bought one. I've had my Sarbent IDE enclosure for over a year & it still works perfectly as does the IDE my son bought. The SATA Sarbent I recently bought also works well. Set-up was quick and easy and heat dissipation is excellent. I've used my IDE enclosure for extended periods of time without overheating.

Great for DVR Expander

I bought two of these; one for a relative and one for myself, to expand the capacity of our PVRs. My relative used a 1 TB, and I used a 500 GB. The eSATA interface is perfect for our PVR (Explorer 8300HD) and it works great without any problems at all. I would highly recommend this enclosure for expanding your PVR, but be warned: NOT ALL CABLE PROVIDERS ALLOW YOU TO EXPAND YOUR PVR, SO CALL THEM TO SEE IF THE PORT IS ENABLED.

work flow friendly

Very nice for price.. versatility keeps focus on tasks.. and not hardware configuation. No problem jumping large Hd Video files. Rember to turn off when not in use.. heat.