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Patriot Memory Gauntlet PCGT25S Black External Enclosure

Patriot Memory Gauntlet PCGT25S Black External Enclosure (Patriot: PCGT25S)
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Patriot Memory Gauntlet PCGT25S Black External Enclosure
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Rating: 8.2/10
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Indiya
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Review Date: 07/16/13
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Solid building aluminum housing. Includes all accessories. for 2 on Patriot Rebates. Rebate processing claims the date on the invoice does not fall within the date range for the rebate and declined to spend. Don't buy this product if you're factoring the rebate into the final cost. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Buyer, Patriot is very sorry that your submission was rejected; please really feel cost-free to make contact with us at patriotcs@helgesonent.com or 866-942-4682 (CTS). Oftentimes it is a uncomplicated matter of submission of the incorrect kind for the promotion and we are glad to look into the matter for you. Sincere Regards, Patriot Assistance
Cristy
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Review Date: 05/26/13
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Solid aluminum enclosure, USB 3., compatible with USB 2., bus-powered, little size, light weight, ROHS compliant, uncomplicated to setup No rubber/foam feet on bottom of enclosure, guidelines are sparse, USB cord does not go all the way into enclosure socket All round these appears like an superb portable difficult drive enclosure that is quite solidly made and it is currently the least expensive alternative for receiving a USB three. portable drive. The directions are absolutely on the light side, as there was a rubber piece that fell out of the enclosure when opening it that is not pointed out anywhere in the guidelines, but it was uncomplicated to figure out what it does (provides padding/support for the front of the really hard drive). The lack of rubber feet is a little disappointing, as it could scratch surfaces it is placed on, but I will be adding my personal. The USB cord also does not go fully into the enclosure socket, but it is a solid connection. The enclosure can also only manage smaller sized difficult drive sizes and they advise only up to 500GB, but this was best for my demands. I cannot comment about the USB three. transfer speeds however, as I am making use of a Mac, but it still appears speedier than my old WD transportable drive.Drive Installed: WD Scorpio Blue 500 GB
Ford
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Review Date: 05/23/13
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good slick aluminum housing for your really hard drive. only for me personally is the blue led on the black will light up a dark room but that's only flaw... I'm purchasing two; 1 for me and my friend.
Aaralyn
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Review Date: 05/01/13
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USB three. / Quick / Does certainly support far more than a 500GB Drive. I have a 640GB in it with no difficulty. I have read other saying its not a standered USB cable... Im not certain what unit you got.. but its a standered USB 3. cable, backwards compatible to 2. & 1.1... Get good newbs... This is teh very best unit i identified other than the floating HDD issue. HDD knocks about in this unit due to there becoming no way to secure the drive when it is inside.. it just floats in there.. Not a big fan of that.. I would give it 5 eggs but not having a safe way to fasten the HDD in the unit is a bit fail on this corporations portion..I put a rubber band around the drive whilst inside of the unit to protect against shock.. seems to work ok..
Leora
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Review Date: 04/23/13
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USB three.AluminumExcellent cables incorporatedQuick and simpleValue Blue LED is Bright. I had to cover it up with a piece of electrical tape. For those that are saying this is a non regular cable, you clearly have no notion what you are speaking about. The cable this enclosure makes use of is a Male A to Male A USB three. Cable that can be identified right here at Newegg or other vendors for inexpensive. These style cables had been utilised with USB two. so don't consider this is new. I in truth like the reality that it uses a complete sized connector and not the mini one particular; they feel additional secure and not practically as fragile.All round this enclosure is awesome, particularly for the price. The all aluminium physique keeps my 640GB Samsung drive cool. Transfer prices are outstanding with each USB two. and three.. The inclusion of a standard USB 2. to DC power cable was a nice touch; I dont genuinely like the Y style cables that some enclosures come with. A excellent decision if you are searching for a straightforward USB 3. enclosure for your 2.5in HDD or SSD that doesn't use the silly mini USB three. connector.
Bartholomew
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Review Date: 04/20/13
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USB 3.Backup application incorporatedoperating with SATA II drive Does not recognize SATA I HDD. Initially I purchased it to use it on my old WD harddrive but appearntly it doesn't operate with it. I hooked it up with an additional Seagate drive, which is SATA II, it performs completely. Peaks 150MB/s transfer. Usually falls to ㅾMB/s...
Diella
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Review Date: 02/27/13
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Thick Aluminum housing None This enclosure is constructed incredibly properly. It comes with a USB to AC power cord, but this is only needed for USB 1.1 devices. Otherwise, it makes use of a regular USB 3. cable to connect to the Computer. Just due to the fact most enclosures use mini-USB does not mean this 1 is non-common. It is not a proprietary connection, it uses a standard complete sized USB three. connection. This device functions nicely for me on 3 diverse Pc's that have USB 3. (tested on NEC and Renesas controllers). Sustained true world writes of about 75 mb/s with a 5400rpm drive. Wonderful deal with the rebate for USB 3. enclosure, esp. thinking of the develop top quality.
Malkia
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Review Date: 02/17/13
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Value. Rapid. CrystalDiskMark, X25-M, on USB 3. port, X58 mobo, W7-64bit..197.fourኴ.134.twoኲ.6613.86ኀ.22Very same as above on USB 2. port..35񳠯룖ǞEven on a USB 2. port, efficiency is snappy! Similar niggling ones earlier reviewers noted As I use this drive and an enclosure on a USB two. port to back up information (different computer system than the CDM scores in this post), I was hoping it would be faster than a 2. enclosure.... both the 3. and 2. enclosures have the similar CDM scores from the two. port.
Leeto
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Review Date: 02/12/13
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It appears and feels strong. The chassis is entirely aluminum minus the electronics of course. I'm in a position to boot from it with no issue. A bit bulky. I believe it could have been a bit slimmer. Somebody described the drive is loose inside? Not for me. Working with a current WD drive.
Andreas
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Review Date: 02/11/13
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Effectively built case. Screws for installation are simple to remove (may sound uncomplicated, but I had one more brand that utilized actually inexpensive screws that stripped out appropriate away). Working with with a Dell XPS 15 L501X with USB 3. ports and it is Quickly. I mean noticeably more rapidly than USB 2. WD passport drive. I haven't run speed tests on it but these would differ with the drive put inside the unit anyway. Like the aluminum case with aluminum finish plates. Not using the new USB 3. micro-B connector. Shipped with one particular USB three. A to A cable and a separate USB to energy connector cable. Guess even a second cable that was USB to micro or some thing would have been superior than a proprietary power cable. The Dell L501X apparently has adequate energy on the USB 3. port to energy the drive without the further energy cable supplied. Glad because I know that darn factor will get misplaced. I upgraded my laptop to an SSD and this is a wonderful way to use my 640GB Toshiba drive that shipped in the method. Will be reaching for it rather of my WD Passport now. It is WAY more rapidly. Nice way to transfer large files like movies.
Judd
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Review Date: 12/02/12
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None DOA, Newegg took care of me even though with an RMA, we'll see if the subsequent one particular works. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Consumer, Thank you for your important feedback and bringing this to our interest. Please rest assured that we completely stand by our merchandise and that all of our goods, including drive enclosures go through rigorous Quality Handle and testing. Please see how the replacement goes, for any further technical help, please don't hesitate to make contact with support@patriotmem.com. Warm Regards, Patriot Assistance
Yon
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Review Date: 10/14/12
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Sturdy create and my backup on USB 3. was very swift. It comes with back up computer software (that I didn't use). I can't comment on the quality of the integrated software but it was no cost. I installed a Seagate Momentus notebook drive in minutes and it was up and operating. The case itself is slick searching specially in contrast with some of the cheap cheesy instances that are out there. The current cost with rebate was a excellent deal. Newegg sent the item to my house by 99 cent shipping in three days. Included instruction booklet was vague and poorly written. The illustrations also had poor detail and essentially inaccurate. Some rubber pads on the bottom of the unit would be drastically appreciated as it could easily slide off or scratch a surface. It could have been cost-free but come to believe of it, it practically was free of charge. It was an effortless set up so the directions or lack there of really should not be a dilemma. Rubber pads are quickly and cheaply purchased elsewhere ie Wally world etc. so that isn't a big deal either. Thanx to Newegg for the deal and quick service.
Quito
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Review Date: 07/26/12
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Greater top quality than most USB enclosuresRapid USB 3. speed Non-common USB connector on the driveThick and long Ƒ meter) USB cableNo rubber feetBlue LED is as well vibrant I thought it would have a typical mini USB connector, just like my WD passport 320GB, and external Toshiba 320GB. I only carry 1 USB cable for both these drives, and use it for my laptop, desktop, and household server. The Patriot USB 3. enclosure utilizes Male USB plugs on both ends, which is non-regular. Now I have to carry this cable with the drive all the time. If they had only used a mini USB on the enclosure side, I would have gave 4 stars. I assume this is a major down side, and even even though it works, I wouldn't recommend it to others.I hope nobody accidentally plug both ends of USB into their computer system. It may fry your motherboard depending on how this Patriot enclosure makes use of these connections. I seriously wonder if the people who developed these factors at Patriot was that stupid.
Avari
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Review Date: 05/09/12
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device is smaller, rock strong, fantastic performer, and uncomplicated to manage. None, general a excellent product. Ran into the same rebate situation as yet another poster. I'll be working with the get in touch with info offered to attempt and resolve this.
Kaloni
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Review Date: 01/01/12
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Solidly built, comes with additional power cable. Rapid. I consistently get 76 MB/s with a Hitachi 320GB 7200rpm drive. Non standard USB cable. Micro-USB 3 would have been a superior notion. At this cost, I don't see why 1 would acquire an enclosure other than this.
Tom_C@NCIX
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Review Date: 09/02/11
Cons: None

Pros: USB 3.0Fast
Comment:
Got this for about 14$. Great deal for a 2.5IN USB 3.0 HDD enclosure. Transfer speed is no longer bottle necked by USB 2.0.
Ocean
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Review Date: 09/01/11
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Extremely uncomplicated to assemble and sturdy. Aluminum all around. Excellent heat dissipation. Utilised continuously for various hours and the case remained acceptably worm. Some could come across edges a bit too sharp, but I was comfy with this. No, you will not cut anything with them, just the feel may well be uncomfortable to some users. But to test the full USB three. speed with this. On USB two. the case performed well.
Julien_F@NCIX
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Review Date: 08/25/11
Cons: no screws to fix the HD in the case.

Pros: Works nice with ssd and regular 2.5 HDD. USB 3 is definitely nice for SSD drives.
Comment:
This case is really a good deal if you can get it for 20$ in special. USB 3.0 is nice if you have a drive fast enough for it, otherwise, regular drives work good with usb 2.0.
teknokracy@NCIX
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Review Date: 08/13/11
Cons: drive installation tricky, may need second cable for some computers

Pros: USB3, aluminum, bright LED
Comment:
So this drive makes you carry two cables with you instead of the usual one (or one, with the second USB plug in case an older computer can't power the drive.) which on some computers can be kind of annoying.My second gripe is that when installing the drive in to the case, there are no screws that attach it to the board. Instead, there's a rubber bumper that goes at the far end of the case, and it has to slot in a certain way - you can't just push it down or it gets stuck, flipped over, etc. It would have been nice to be able to attach that to the drive itself or have it permanently installed at the end of the case so as to avoid some frustrating fiddling.Yes, it's a drive enclosure. Yes, it works. But it's terribly engineered and I honestly expected more from Patriot... This review was modfied by poster @ 08-13-11 10:44 AM
Edward_T@NCIX
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Review Date: 01/08/11
Cons: -Blue LED, light is very bright-Cost, you can get cheaper ready made harddrive with same specs for less

Pros: +Portable, small 2.5in form factor+Quiet, no fans+Fast, using usb 2.0 I am getting 25+MB/s when starting a transfer and at least 20+MB/s constant transfer+Build quality, very sturdy aluminum case+Supports HD size larger than 500GB, I'm currently using a 760GB HD+No external power req, my Laptop can power this through a single usb 2.0 port
Comment:
All in all, I love this enclosure.If you want to choose what hard drive goes into your enclosure you need something like this. I'm currently using a 750GB Hitachi deskstar and it works flawlessly. Looks great, small, portable, fast.
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