Out of the box, the enclosure looks great, easy to install a HD, but the weakness is the power supply.It ships with a 2A supply which is barely enough for todays drives.The result is the drive stops working after a while and you need to power-cycle the enclosure to get ti working again.This generally results in an OS error about disconnecting the device improperly and potential data loss.This was partially avoided by turning off the option in the OS to spin down hard disks when possible.However, after a few days of use it still failed to function.And you can tell the drive is not spinning when this happens.
There is a solution though! The Kinamax AD-LCD12 LCD Monitors 12V 6A 72W AC Adapter Power Supply can be used instead of the included PSU.This gives 6A to the enclosure.I haven’t had a problem since.So 4 to 4.5 stars for the enclosure itself, 1 star for the included PSU. You shouldn’t have to buy one separate, Macally.
Product Description
Macally GS350SUAB Hi-Speed eSATA/1394A/1394B/USB2.0 Storage Enclosure for 3.5inch SATA HDD.Supports both IEEE 1394B FireWire 800Mbps & IEEE 1394A FireWire 400Mbps connection.
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