which height of hdd is more suitable with this caddy ? 7mm 9mm or 9.5mm which one is better suitable
231303
Does this one have the plastic cover that fits the opening w/o exposing the inside (ie. you cannot see the from the outside)?
231304
I am using a 9.5mm and it works fine. That would mean 9mm will work as well. I am not sure about the 7mm. I've never used one to know where they shave the height from (top or bottom). Assuming they shave the height from the top, it will still work fine.
61582
C'mon foks, there are different thickness 2.5" drives. If this has an 8.8mm height as reported in one of the responses, it will only fit laptops that take a 9mm drive. If you've got an ultrabook or something that takes a 7mm drive, you're out of luck.
2079306
Andrew. First, I purchased two similar drive caddys and you cannot assume that they will match the photo, as neither of mine did. The photo is a Lenovo product, both of the caddys I received were cheap knockoffs (one would not even accept a drive into the bay; the other worked, but was missing all the trim pieces so I have a hole in the side of the notebook and the caddy does not lock into place). As to height, the 9.5mm height is the "slim" form factor that goes with the thinner notebooks and disks. Both of the caddys I bought fit into the T430s.
1014351
I'd say yes. The specs for the caddy say that the HD should be 1/2" thick. These two drives are a tad thinner. I use the caddy with a SSD drive that is also thinner than 1/2", and it works just fine.
1101955
No real preference. I chose the 9" because we have a small inside corner cupboard that it fit great, with enough room to turn.
2094743
No. The drives that go into Mac minis, the recent ones anyway, are 9mm. These drives are almost twice that, at 15mm. I think they may have been designed for custom enclosures or something, because they are much too thick for standard 2.5" drive applications.
1453082
Yes, the hard drive caddie would have to be modified or swapped out to accommodate the smaller size.
1390501
I don't believe so. When I switched out my 80 HDD for my 500 HDD, the caddy that was already in there fit just fine with my 500. No issues fitting it back into place.
57058
Greetings, Great question. Currently, 1TB and 2TB drives are available in the 2.5" form factor with a height dimension of 9.5mm. The height dimension is important for physical compatibility with this configuration. Best regards, MITXPC
1988037
My drive (Hitachi HDD) was 70mm (2.75") and fits snuggly in the caddy; the caddy came with small screws which retain the drive through holes located in a place which appeared standard to receive the SATA drive.
895014
Todd, your question got me up and away from my computer so I could dig out a set of calipers from my workshop! Anyway, by actual measurement the diameter of the cable is 7/32". You didn't indicate why you wanted that particular measurement. If it is to help decide the current carrying capability of the cable, that's a pretty poor measurement to use (how much is insulation and how much is copper?) If, however, you're trying to somehow thread the cable through a tight opening, you're on better ground, but then you have to consider the width of one or both of the connectors on either end of the cable. I bought the cable to supplant the dinky little cable which came with the drive. When working on PC's, most often it seems the USB port you want is more than arm's length away from where you can put the physical drive. The six foot USB 3.0 cable solves that problem nicely, and the current carrying capacity of the cable seems to be sufficient to power the drive. IHTH
806385
Physically Any 3.5" hdd should fit fine. As far as drive specifications, I have two bays in my server, 1 has a 1.5TB and the other has a 2TB drive. I can't test anything larger as my larger drives are SAS rather than Sata.
1038170
I did a little research and I believe you want this product http://www.amazon.com/SATA-caddy-12-7mm-Universal-DVD-ROM/dp/B0056EW4A4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1373680430&sr=1-1&keywords=12.7+caddy you need a Serial ATA caddy, not IDE. Also the thickness of the caddy should be 12.7mm instead of 9.5mm. You might want to measure the thickness of the drive yourself, or dig a little deeper than 1 google search to find out. Good Luck!
1460094
Hi, thanks for contacting us. This optical drive is 10mm high. If there is anything else I can do for you or if you have any other questions please let me know.Sincerely,Chris Nickels Red Planet Trading
1981599
Yes. To be safe both should be 7mm (9mm may fit too but can't confirm), one needs to have screw holes on bottom (I think all of them do but am not sure), the other needs to have screw holes on the sides (ditto).
2043498
It says it will fit a 9.5 to 12.5 mm thick drive. I put a seagate that was 12.5mm in it and it was not quite big enough so didn't work for me. You need to take the drive out of its enclosure and measure it or see if you can get the info online.
1279783
You won't be fitting a 12.5mm drive in anything that wasn't specifically made for it. This case is not designed for anything but 9.5mm ones.