4 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure with Cooling Fan for 2.5/3.5" SATA HDD/SSD with USB A/C 3.0 Cable, Tool-Free HDD Enclosure, 3.5 Hard Drive Enclosure Support 80TB, Hot Swappable(NO RAID/NAS)

I really like this storage unit. I bought the 4-bay enclosure about 10 months ago and works fantastic. It was super easy to install 4 different drives from different manufacturers and profiles (2.5/3.5/HDD/SSD). I was literally up and running in less than 20 minutes after taking out of the box and I didn't even look at the install guide. That's how easy it was. USB connectivity helped! All of this and at a great price! I am not sure why people were complaining about the noise of the fan. Most of the noise comes from the HDD or my computer's cooling fans, although I have 7 fans in my case :) The unit is very sturdy and easy to swap out drives as needed. The one thing I did not notice when researching this unit, was the "No Raid/NAS" in the product description. I was not looking to do this when I purchased the enclosure, but now I trying to set up a digital movie library and will try to use this enclosure for that purpose. Nonetheless, I would highly recommend this enclosure.

The CENMATE 4 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure is easy to setup with no tools required, allowing for a quick and straightforward installation of 2.5 or 3.5 inch SATA drives. The tool-free design makes it accessible for users who need to swap or add storage without the hassle of extra hardware. Once connected using the included USB A/C 3.0 cable, the device started immediately and recognized the drives without any issues. With a cooling fan to manage temperatures and support for up to 80TB of total storage, this hot-swappable enclosure is a reliable and high-capacity solution for managing multiple hard drives or SSDs.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Good enclosure overall, but a couple limitations to know I’ve been using the CENMATE 4 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure to access data from older drives on a new PC, and overall I do like it — setup was straightforward and it recognized the drives quickly. For basic file access like photos and documents, it worked reliably right away. The only hardware downside for me is the noise level. It’s not loud in a normal office, but my workspace doubles as a recording studio (with a whisper room), so I have to keep background noise very low. The fan is noticeable in that kind of environment. Not a dealbreaker though — I just power it off when I’m not actively transferring files. The bigger surprise (and this may partly be my own misunderstanding going in) was file access limitations. I was hoping to pull everything from the old drives, including installed programs, but I could only access certain folders like pictures and some documents. Software installed on the old system wasn’t usable on the new PC, which reduced how helpful the enclosure was for migration. Because of that I’m giving it 4 stars — as a drive reader and storage access device it works well, just don’t expect it to magically transfer installed programs or a full system environment. Still a solid enclosure if your main goal is recovering files rather than moving entire applications.

Excellent enclosure for four hard drives that makes it easy to set up and manage large storage. It features a solid construction, effective ventilation, and hassle-free plug-and-play functionality. Compatible with multiple HDD/SSD sizes and works well for backups or a home NAS. A great value for expanding your storage.

This external cabinet connects via usb 2 or 3 and has two bays. (units can be daisy chained) It will accept 2.5 or 3.5" drives and ssd's. You need to plug in the 12v adapter for power it doesn't run off usb. The toughest part of setting this up was figuring out how the 2.5" ssd installed in the tray, the picture is basically flipped but no biggie the 2.5" drive screws to the bottom of the tray not the sides on the right side. You may wish to use a magnetic phillips screw driver so you don't lose the screws when you put them in. They give you a good number of screws in case you lose one. This took me probably less than twenty minutes to setup, the biggest headache for me was where to plug in the 12v adapter. Pull out the tray (no key, squeeze the release on the front of the tray) screw in the drive push it back into the cabinet and with the rear power switch off plug in the usb and power plug, the usb cable is C or A on one side and the really old blocky stacked usb connector (I don't even remember what it's called anymore) at the case. I just set it on top of my computer, don't notice any noisy fan issues at least not yet which is the only complaint I've seen about this unit in the reviews. It works fine and the price was not bad at all although I think if I had to do it again I would have bought the three or four bay over the two bay. I put a corsair drive in here, it worked right away no fiddling. To enter drive administration on windows 11 you right click over the start button and it's on that menu. Used MBR for a 2 tb drive and let windows format it, was done in a couple of minutes you will be asked to choose the drive letter. Using this for a steam game drive had to go into steam settings and tell steam to use this drive. Very easy no headaches. The trays on this are plastic but as long as you aren't rough with it they should take the daily use without breaking easily. I did reboot after I installed this, not sure you really need to because it is hot swap but that's pretty ingrained in my psyche as I'm an old computer builder. Update: been using this a couple of months been working flawlessly as a steam game drive. I don't hear the fans at all so perhaps that might be to do with the number of bays etc. I notice you can now buy replacement drive trays on amazon (under 10 bucks not expensive). My only wish might be for a version that installs in 5.25 external case bays and uses the same trays. I'll be replacing my PC soon will get a larger version so I can easily swap the drives around. Very satisfied so far been using a usb A 3.0 plug on the case for data cable no issues. One small complaint, us old farts, especially if our hands are getting weak might have a hard time getting the drawer to release by squeezing. I installed a new drive tonight without turning anything off worked great so the hot swap part works properly but when I tried to remove the drive tray it was VERY VERY resistant to being removed with the drive installed. Yes I like the idea of the connections being tight but I now appreciate my other drive bay product that has a 'lever type" arrangement on the front to give leverage to get the connections to part. If you have monstrous kids (or stupid roomies) that can't keep their hands off things you might like the idea that they couldn't easily pull a drive out at the wrong moment but I don't have that issue. Just be aware the first few times you pull these drives out you might have to have one person holding the cabinet while you try to wrestle the tray out. The drawers just don't really give you enough purchase on the tray to pull it out because only the tips of your fingers fit in the slots on the front. Update: it may not be the product, but my 5 year old case hardware. I suddenly get the occasional issue with the cabinet disconnecting. Plugging into an open usb port on the motherboard backplane seems to have taken care of the issue.

I bought this to feed some hard drives from a crashed computer into another computer. Very easy to use - simply insert the old drives into the slots and then plug the USB cable from the enclosure into your new computer. My computer read it immediately with no problems. You can hear the fan running, but I record audio and the sound of the fan does not interfere with recordings. Recommend highly. Well-built and sturdy.

Fantastic little box. Had a few left over 3.5" drives floating around and my server only has SAS cages for my server. This thing was plug and play, and using a bit of linux scripting they power up and down according to usage. Been running consistently for a couple of months now and am very happy. Considering buying a couple more

Good piece of kit, easy to set up and works perfectly. Fans slightly noisy but not unacceptable.

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Works well. The noise fan is almost not noticeable compared to the HDDs themselves spinning.

I recently added this dual-bay enclosure to my setup and so far I’m very impressed. The aluminum body feels premium, and the fan keeps things cool during long sessions. Setting it up was straightforward—just pop in the drives, plug in the USB-C cable, and it’s ready. The hot-swapping feature is super convenient for swapping drives without shutting everything down. It’s been running quietly and reliably, and I feel confident using it for both media storage and backups. Definitely a strong buy for anyone needing a robust external storage solution.