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Review on Thermaltake Black 3.5 Inch to 2.5 Inch SSD HDD Bay Conversion Kit AC0014 by Joe Jordan

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Thermaltake AC0014 is better than I expected, which of course says a lot. I use it to mount a regular spinning laptop hard drive (not an SSD or SSD) in a desktop tower. Steel stamping (and how else to do it?) is pretty heavy and not thin sheet metal. It comes with all the screws you could need ie eight. The large screws are used to attach the adapter to the shaft. The small screws are used to attach the drive to the adapter. The holes match on both the 3.5" drive bay side and the 2.5" hard drive side. Keep in mind that this is related to my spinning disk, not solid state. To my surprise, the adapter's bottom screw holes didn't line up with the bottom screw holes on my hard drive. I'm assuming the bottom holes are for SSDs. The adapter allows you to install two drives, but personally I'd stop at one. Whether spinning or solid state, heavy diving requires cooling air. Ventilation is vital for all electronics. Has anyone done paintwork with paint damage? Mine was fine. If you're not sure, the laptop hard drive I'm using simply plugs directly into the desktop power supply, no modifications required. SATA power connectors are designed to route the right type of power to the right place.

Pros
  • It's amazing
Cons
  • Everything is fine