Review on 🔌 ORICO Toolfree USB 3.0 to SATA External 3.5 Hard Drive Enclosure Case: For 3.5 SATA HDD and SSD, Supports UASP and 16TB Drives by Dan Venegas

I recently upgraded the drives in my Synology NAS and wanted to put my old WD Red drives in the enclosures to use as backup drives. I looked at several cases on Revain and ended up buying Inateck and Orico cases. Both cases are well made and work perfectly. In this review, I will highlight the differences in their main features. I hope this helps some people deciding between these devices. The Orico body is made of molded plastic and is extremely easy to install without tools. Installing the drive and closing the case is done in seconds. The Inateck case is made of aluminum and requires a small screwdriver (included) to screw the drive into the slot that fits into the case and then close the case with screws. Installing the drive and closing the case will likely take a minute or two. In my opinion, Inateck's aluminum body looks/feels better. The Orico case resembles a WD Elements portable hard drive, which is definitely not a bad thing. The Inateck case has multiple slots at the end for heat dissipation, while the Orico doesn't. The power and USB cables for Inateck look bad. higher quality than Orico. The power switch on the Inateck is a rocker switch. The power switch on the Orico is a push button switch. When power is turned off with the pushbutton switch, the drive remains off until you press the button to turn it back on. I prefer rocker switches. At the time of writing this review, Inateck cost $7 more than Orico. I think both units are good value for money.