Great enclosure for a 2.5 SATA HDD for Mac.
340661
Works great with my MacBook Pro running 10.5 and with my Mom's MacBook running 10.4 via firewire 400, no need for a separate power source.  Pop in a hard drive, format it, and everything just works.  Works great as an external boot drive too.
1761661
Fits snugly into my 13" macbook pro 2010 with the 250gb hard drive it came with. It's protruding from the top of the enclosure, though. Any taller of a drive and it might not fit. a lower profile drive or SSD would be optimal for this carriage.

Speeds are pretty good. was getting 90mb/s sustained reads with the drive in a USB 3.0 enclosure and getting around 70 with the caddy.

 As another reviewer mentioned, let the HD breathe by adding some space around the air hole to the drive or you'll fry it.
327481
I decided to do a little review after the third purchase of this hard drive enclosure. I love these things! Now my older sister, father, and myself have one of these as our external hard drives.

It's such a simple design and it's extremely easy to install a hard drive into this thing. It's as easy as unscrewing two screws to allow the drive "bay" or platform to slide out of the enclosure. Then you take your 2.5" SATA laptop hard drive, slide it into position to connect it to the platform, flip it over, securely screw the drive to the platform with four screws, and then slide it back into the enclosure. The final step is to put the back cover on and screw it to the enclosure, keeping the platform from sliding.

What I like the most about this enclosure is that it doesn't require an external power supply. It works just fine with the double-male USB cord that comes with it, but I have also found it to work with a single USB cable (on a desktop computer, my Eee PC seems to have trouble powering it when on the battery). I can say that this enclosure works with SATA laptop hard drive capacities of 120GB, 160GB, and 250GB.
3531178
I bought this enclosure for my Western Digital Green 2.5 TB drive. Installing the drive in the enclosure was dead simple and fast. Enclosure is very solidly built. Plugged it into my laptop, configured the drive, and I was good to go. Enclosure stays quite cool. The green power feature is a nice touch that saves energy and keeps the drive cool. It may not be the coolest looking enclosure available, but I'm more than happy with it.
2440388
If you an newer Mac and new a lot of storage, this is the tool for you!

I put 4 HGST 4TB (NAS) drives in this enclosure and used Softraid (V5 beta) to control them.  In a Raid 5 configuration I can get nearly 600MB / Sec - 5x faster than I can get with a single Seagate external drive.  Plus the Raid 5 configuration protects me from a single disk failure.

I have a drobo but the drobo is so slow, it is painful.  The OWC Thunderbay IV is blazing fast if configured with the correct software.  Plus the Thunderbolt connector allows me to daisy devices together.  A big win.

VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
2859953
Very easy to use. I needed some files from a 2.5" HDD from my MacBook Pro which I had swapped out for SSD but forgot to backup. So I bought this Inateck housing drive. It took only a couple of minutes to connect my old HDD inside the enclosure, slid the cover over the top until it snapped in place and it was ready to go! My 2011 MacBook only has USB 2.0 so I wasn't sure if this would work, but it started working immediately with no issues. Overall I am pleased with the way it works and for a good value too.
4213014
I ordered 2 of this 3.5 inch version and the 2.5 inch version as well and going from a simpler no-brand USB 2.0 enclosure, this feels more solid and it does have proper air vents unlike my old enclosure.
Not only am I getting the fastest speeds from my hard drives(I used a 7200RPM SATA 2.0 drive), but I also like how5 they also give you extra screws in the package in case they fly off somewhere or something.
I will definitely recommend Vantec drive enclosures to anyone looking for hard drive enclosures for their SATA hard or solid state drives.
825140
Got a new laptop so used this as the enclosure for my old laptop hd. Now I have a decent back up option.
1895519
This is a great external enclosure.  I am using it with a Samsung 840 EVO as an external boot drive on USB 3 for a mac mini, and it is amazing.  The item is extremely well made.  I am planning to eventually get another.
4307153
This HD enclosure works incredibly well. It has two usb cables, one for power and one for data retrieval. I have a 100gb 7200rpm Hitachi HD in my enclosure and haven't had to use the extra power cable yet, because all the usb ports I've used have provided enough power for it. The aluminum case seems quite sturdy. Easy to remove screws with the provided screwdriver. The HD fits in well and screws into the sides of the case for extra security. It never seems to get hot from as much as I use it. The case has a light that lets you know it's plugged in and running. A great deal for the twenty or so dollars I dished out for it.
I would recommend it to anyone.
1359844
I decided on this particular enclosure because of its sturdy aluminum construction. It was easy to put together and hook up and the transfer speed are not bad either (Although a fire wire option would be nice if it made much of a difference) Great for anyone who had an old laptop get fried be the hard drive is still usable. Well worth the money! Will buy again if I can get my hands on a old hard drive.
2271144
This enclosure came ready to take the HDd from my dead HP Pavilion notebook, it has since helped me recover my files and continue my work that was stalled. This enclosure is small, fits in a shirt pocket, is made of an aluminum extrusion with plastic ends and fits the 2.5" SATA drive just fine. It gets recognized under Vista in a snap, the driver loads automatically. The transfer speeds seem as fast as my other external drives. I would buy another, for sure.
554768
Very nice enclosure, protecting the investment.
1843087
USB 3.0 enclosure that handles vitually any size hard drive you put into it. Solid case and easy to install the hard drive into. Fan inside the case helps exhaust heat so your hard drive doesn't burn out prematurely.
3998621
I was looking for an enclosure that was sturdy, fast, and a decent price.  Could not be happier with this product.  The aluminum finish is a nice touch and the travel case is a bonus.  Going to be buying two more at some point for upgraded mac mini's used in our children's ministry at our church.
4677115
This is nice little HD enclosure that comes with a not quite 2' long USB 3 cable and carrying case.

A 2" SATA HD slides in rather easily and can be considered rather inconspicuous on it's own...the cable is a dead give away. 

I highly recommend this enclosure as a back up to your back up or even as a primary back up with a large enough HD.
1235312
Great little enclosure.  Handy that the USB cord is attached and folds away for storage.  Works great with my laptop, may not work so well with a tower due to the 3 inch long USB cord unless you have a USB extension (or leave it dangle !)  Fit my 7mm thick drive nicely.  Highly recommended!