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Review on OWC Superslim USB 2.0 Enclosure: MacBook & MacBook Pro Unibody Compatible with Apple SuperDrive by Keith Gonzales

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Fragile and difficult to assemble but it worked

This was a lot more difficult to assemble than it should have been. It arrived with no instructions, just a sheet with a link to the instructions/assembly instructions. Except when I clicked the link there were many manuals but none for this product. The sheet also listed some hardware items that didn't appear to be there. It wasn't intuitive to open the case, I finally managed to open it, it's held together by internal plastic tabs so you have to be careful opening it. so as not to damage the lugs or the case. The missing equipment ended up in the hull. My Mac Superdrive slipped in easily, the connectors fitted perfectly and it fit perfectly. Well, it's almost as hard to close as it is to open. There were no screw points to use the three included screws and nothing but the case itself really held the drive in place. Then I realized that you need to put the fourth screw (the one slightly different than the others) in the hole on one of the four parts of the base. Finally I assembled the case and when I did I found that the DVD didn't fit in the slot. Finally I removed the protective material from the tray and this allowed the DVD to be inserted. I could read and watch DVDs and rip music from CDs. The material is quite thin but I expect it to hold up with normal use; I rarely need a drive, but every once in a while I dig up an old CD to rip music.

Pros
  • Easy to install
Cons
  • Difficult to tell