OWC 1TB Express USB 3.0 Portable Storage

i have been using OWC products for 10+ years and have always been satisfied with their products.

A quality enclosure for SSD (drives.) well designed and priced right

Everything works good

Ive been using these enclosures on and off since USB2. Now have 4 of them, probably gave away another 4. Also have 4 other drives, all aluminum, all cost more than double what the Express costs. Heres what you get for half the price: Plastic instead of aluminum. Far better connectors, easier to plug into, grip well, take the entire connector, not just the first third. 4 screws. Yes, screws. Screws that hold drives in place. Screws that hold the upper and lower halves in place. A decent pc board with the connector firmly mounted. Intelligent cooling. I run SSDs in them you can fry an egg on when Im doing heavy write runs. The enclosures remain cooler than Id ever expect. No signs of stress cracks. If youre looking for a cost effective 2.5 enclosure, these should be high on your list.

Perfect replacement for an enclosure gone bad

[Update] The leather pouch in the box has an unpleasant smell. Otherwise everything is perfect. Got mine for less than $10 USD/ea. Packaging and accessories are all decent. One star is taken away because everything in the box gave off a faint smell right out of the box. I have things aired for a few hours now and it is almost gone.

Im a fan of OCW products and this works as intended, but not as well made as the more costly OWC Mercury On-The-Go cases. Placed an unused, spare Samsung 830 series SSD in this case. Two screws secure the mechanism to the case - two additional screws seal the case shut. Works for my intended purpose, but next time Ill buy another Mercury On-The-Go.Appreciate the included USB 3.0 cable,

Simple and sleek. Just need a Phillips head screwdriver.

Yes, this drive case is made from plastic but is very solid and the USB 3.0 connector (and supplied cable) is very high quality and works perfectly. The description says it has a USB 2.0 mini cable but it actually comes with a USB 3.0 cable to go with the USB 3.0 port on the drive case itself.

always happy with OWC stuff, reliable