QUMOX Laptop 2nd HDD SSD DVD Bay Caddy Adapter for 2.5''/12.7mm Universal CD/DVD-ROM SATA TO SATA Hard Drive External Enclosure

After months of using the device, I am very happy with it.It is easy to install (it even has a small screwdriver integrated into itself), it fits perfectly. And it works very well, no issues whatsoever.

This functions very well as a receptacle for a second hdd used to store data in my Dell Latitude e5400. Couldn't get it to boot from this drive, but I think that's an issue with the laptop in question, not the caddy. Was easy to install and remove, but removal might prove rather more difficult in some laptops because the caddy has no release mechanism built in. On the whole I'm very satisfied with it at the price.

It fits into my Dell Optiplex 7010 SFF (Small Form Factor), which got delivered with one DVD drive and 2.5" SSD (inserted with special tray into the slot for 3.5" drive). I wanted to add another big disk, and did not quite needed the DVD anymore (all boots from USB these days just fine). My idea - remove DVD, move the 2.5" drive into the slot for DVD, use the freed space to insert a new 3.5" rotational hard drive.I got advised to just use the double side tape for the 2.5" drive. But I wanted to do it neatly and so the dust does not get in. After some tries and errors, I ordered this one, and it had the correct size (there are also "slim optical drive" versions with 9-and-something inch of height - this one is higher and properly fits into my slot). Mind you, this is advertised as for "laptops", but it fits nicely into Dell Optiplex workstation.So all worked, but I have 3 problems with it:1) blanking plate is not provided - you either have a hole for all dust to be sucked in, or (as I did), transplant the faceplate from your DVD drive. It says "DVD" on the front now, and has the eject button, which does nothing :)2) the SATA connector inside the caddy is soldered at a slight angle - it's not perfectly leveled. This look a little bit odd, but it's the SSD, platers don't rotate, so perfect angle does not matter that much. I saw one of the reviewers complained about it (and even provided photos)3) the SATA connector inside converts the wide SATA power plug into the small one (because it's meant to be inserted into a laptop, which probably has only one power cord for the power connection - or there is no cord at all. Well, in my workstation, I wanted to use the 2nd wide SATA power connector, but I cannot. I would appreciate if it had BOTH, or at least give a pass-through to the physical drive inside, so I can reach into there with appropriately longer cable. Apparently the wider power cable is better for the disk and power saving. I gave up on the idea of cutting a hole in the caddy.So summarizing - I spend almost 10 quid on something that is not perfect anyway, and using double side tape could give you the same effect. Subtracting one star for it. Otherwise I'm fine with the purchase.

Used with HP Probook (12.7mm version) - at this price, expected either be loose, or require knocked in with a mallet, but near-perfect fit. Old rear mount clip (two screws) and front blend (two clips either side) from previous drive removed and added without problem, flawless function. Absolutely recommend, bring new life to laptops with under used optical drives - a pleasing product.

It was easy to install to my laptop but still not of good quality. It seems like not a great product. Couple times, I have to reinstall it. Sometimes it get disconnected. It might be my computer but still I never had any othe issue with my device so I think it is the product.

Very poor quality build and does not fit into the slot it’s designed for. I had to take one of the covers off to squeeze it in. Not recommended.

I spent ages looking at the shed loads of caddies that all look pretty much the same to identify one that would definately fot my laptop and in the end took a punt on this as it looked like it would fit.Not all the caddies have screws to fix the drive in, many just wedge it in with a plastic clip. This caddy has both the plastic clip and also two screws which are already inserted into their threads and a screw driver included, these along with plastic clip and SATA plug secure the drive in place perfectly.The caddy fits my HP 250 G1 laptop perfectly, in fact I have ordered another two caddies! as I have another HP 250 G1 and also an HP Envy M6 which is the same fitting so will also fit. To install into a HP 250 G1 - pre assembly the drive in the caddy, remove the battery, in the battery compartment there is a single screw which holds on a small plastic cover, remove this to reveal 2 more screws holding in a second plastic cover, remove this to reveal a single screw which holds the CD drive in via a bracket attached to the rear of the CD drive. Pull on the plastic facia gently to remove the CD drive, remove the metal bracket from the rear of the CD drive and attach to the rear of the caddy (screw holes line up perfect), slide drive in, screw bracket in place, replace covers and battery. You then need to boot up the laptop and Windows will say it's found a new drive and drivers installed correctly. Now open up Windows Explorer, right click on Computer, choose Manage and Disk Management, use this to mount the drive, to give the drive a name (if required) and to format. I fitted mine with a 2TB 9.5mm Samsung drive. You cant yet buy these drives as drives,but you can buy them by buying a Seagate BUP enclosure, splitting it open and taking the drive out.

I used this product to attach an SSD to a Dell Inspiron One's Blueray drive connector as a second drive so that I could upgrade the system by cloning the existing HD. This was very straight forward and did the job. When the job was complete I replaced the HD with the SSD and reconnected the Blueray drive, but I can use the caddy adaptor again to perform the same procedure in another PC.

It allows you to add a 2nd sata hdd/ssd to your laptop. I converted a older laptop to a casaOS home server. Works!

Not a great deal to add to the title, which says it all.Easy to install, even though I had never done anything like this before.Simple plug and play on my Windows 10 system. Instantly recognized and ready for use once installed.Definitely recommend.

Tras sustituir el HDD de mi portátil por un SSD, había comprado una caja externa conectada por USB para el primero que resultaba algo incómodo pues lo necesitaba conectado de forma permanente como unidad de archivo de datos. Mirando por internet, encontré esta solución para instalar el HDD en la bahía de la unidad DVD del portátil y una caja para usar el DVD de forma externa. El conjunto me costó 18 € y es una de las mejores inversiones que he hecho. Ahora tengo los dos discos en el pc y el DVD externo que guardo en la funda del portátil y utilizaré las pocas veces que lo necesite.La instalación del HDD me resultó muy sencilla no siendo necesario ningún manual, introduciendo el disco en la única posición posible dada la ubicación del conector SATA, previo desenroscado de los dos tornillos laterales que lo sujetan firmemente una vez enroscados tras su encaje. Entre eso y que el destornillador suministrado hace de tope en la parte inferior, el disco queda muy sujeto y no vibra ni se mueve.Es necesario retirar la chapita con dos tornillos que llevan algunas unidades DVD para su sujeción al ordenador e instalarla en el adaptador del HDD, donde se atornilla sin problemas para que haga la misma función y quede sujeta a la estructura del ordenador.La tapa del DVD, que hay que retirar con cuidado para no romper las pestañas, se acopla en las ranuras dispuestas en el frente del adaptador y cierra el conjunto perfectamente en un Asus K55VJ quedando como si aun estuviera la unidad óptica instalada.El HDD funciona muy bien, con la misma rapidez que lo hacía en su posición original, y únicamente noto algo más de ruido quizá por el material de construcción del adaptador que hace de caja de resonancia, pero como no siempre está en funcionamiento, no es molesto.Me ha dado algunos fallos de apagado al cerrar el sistema quedando el HDD en funcionamiento pero con mantener apretado el botón ON/OFF del pc, se desconecta totalmente. El 95% por ciento de las veces se apaga al cerrar el sistema.De momento muy contento. Compra totalmente recomendable. Calidad aceptable. Una solución perfecta para tener dos discos en el portátil a un buen precio. El SSD una pasada.

Well, I bought 2 of these QUMOX branded caddies (on the left of the pic) when I found an unbranded caddy for 30% cheaper.So I bought one!It was only when I opened them up that I realized that the cheaper one was thinner and more suited to the newer laptop/notebook form factor. The QUMOX is 12.7mm thick and more suited to SFF PC or older laptops. The generic one had no info in the specs at the time I purchased it.Packaging is very similar though the smaller one on the right hand side has less plastic.All have the same stickers on the caddies.Both have a screwdriver included. The generic also comes with screws.So I think they are made in the same factory and if you choose to buy one, then make sure you get the right thickness.

Der Rahmen ist gut und sauber verarbeitet, mit dem beiliegenden Schraubendreher lässt sich nicht nur die Festplatte sicher fixieren, sondern auch Schrauben am Gerät lösen, um das vorhandene Laufwerk auszubauen.Wer auf der Suche nach einem günstigen Rahmen ist, der seinen Zweck erfüllt und der Festplatte einen sicheren Halt gibt, sollte sich auf jeden Fall überlegen dieses Produkt zu beziehen.Hinweis: Anders als bei manchen anderen Produkten besitzt dieser Rahmen keine Blende, sodass sich der ursprüngliche Rahmen des vorhandenen Laufwerkes einfach anbringen lässt. Entfernen lässt sich dieser auch wieder einfach, da die Blende nicht zu fest einrastet.