Vantec EZ-Swap EX

Attractive, durable package for mobile storage – Joe

SUMMARY: Attractive, durable SATA package for mobile storage.

NEX

The good guys at Vantec sent over a sample of their EZ-Swap EX internal/external 2.5″ SATA hard drive enclosure to try out. This is a very sleek, aluminum alloy unit for portable storage which slides into a SATA sleeve docking unit that can be installed on your PC (Note: This is not a hot-swap unit and does not include a key lock).

Enc + Back In
  • Mounts into 3.5″ or 5.25″ PC Bays
  • Interfaces: Internal SATA, External USB 2.0
  • Sizes: External Enclosure: 141 x 73 x 16mm; Sleeve 144 x 100 x 24mm
  • Aluminum External Enclosure, Plastic 3.5″ Sleeve
  • LEDs for Power and HD Activity
  • Parts include USB Cable, SATA Cable, Power Cable, Manual, Carry Case and Mounting Screws

ENC + Back

Carry Case

Parts

Mounting a 2.5″ SATA HD requires removing two screws from the external enclosure’s back plate – the PCB easily slides out:

Apart

The SATA connector:

Connector

The back of the PCB shows the controller chip:

PCB

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