Salcar – 2nd HDD/SSD SATA 3.0 SATA III Hard Drive Enclosure Caddy for 12,7 mm SATA 2.5 Inch Hard Drive – Aluminium

I had 2 woes with this product: My laptops DVD drive has an overhang at the back which allowed it to be screwed into the frame, to stop it from being pulled out, and 2) the front plate on my laptop was curved, the front plate on this is flat.Thankfully both of these issues have been avoided. The bracket and front plate from my original DVD drive and this caddy could be easily removed, and some extra screw holes on the back meant the bracket could be detached from the old and put onto the new without issue. I imagine this is due to standardisation - but I was releived to find this out anyway.This meant that not only does this product work as advertised, it's also been a seamless transition and I've been able to plug my old laptop SSD into my new Laptop, rather than fork out on an M2 drive which was my only other option to expand my storage. I also really appreciate that there is a screwdriver that comes with the product, and not only does is it designed for the HDD, but it fits into the caddy itself, so you can always keep the tool with the product - very handy!All in all this was a fairly successful venture - it does require some knowhow and some delicate handling if you are changing the faceplate and attaching brackets, but worthwhile nevertheless!

On my laptop one of the most underused items is the DVD drive. So, when I realised that my photo images were impacting on the 'C' drive by their shear number and size, I decided to install a second hard drive. I chose to use a caddy to replace the DVD drive. The caddy took a 2½" SATA hard drive perfectly and slotted into the DVD drive's housing as if it were original equipment. The 2nd hard drive was picked up by the OS and I was set. It was that easy! Regards, 1anson

Works as expected, BUT it didn't properly fit into my CD slot. I had to push it harder to go inside the laptop and it broke some small plastic inside the slot. Nevertheless, it wasn't an important one and everything works properly. Laptop is Asus K55VJ

Added a 2nd drive to up storage space in my old laptop. Took the front cover off the old CD drive and fitted it to the caddy so it sits perfectly flush with the laptop's casing.

Simple to use and replace OD (CD/DVD) with an HD (or SSD). Just clip drive in and slot in to replace OD.. So easy!

Perfect. Works just as it should and allows me to easily insert an extra HDD in my laptop if required.

very good

Good product!