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Review on Thermaltake Black 3.5 Inch to 2.5 Inch SSD HDD Bay Conversion Kit AC0014 by Bob Ramthun

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Beautiful but not compatible with tool-less cases

Does what it says - securely mounts up to two 2.5" drives in a standard internal hard drive slot. Here are the issues: Not compatible with newer "tool-less" cases that use pins instead of screws to secure the hard drive. The pins don't go through the holes. Luckily, Thermaltake provides all the screws you'll need - simply remove the pins from the disk tray or bracket and replace the screw with the larger of the two sizes that come with two drives in this bracket If you need to install two discs, do that first the bottom and find a small screwdriver. Finally, the hard drive connectors are recessed about an inch into the bay compared to the rest of the drives. If you have a small or very crowded drive bay, it will be difficult to access these connectors, and if you have angled SATA connectors, you cannot put two drives in this bay, at least one drive requires a straight SATA connector. I only need it to install a hybrid SSD/HDD, but I like to know that while it takes some effort, I can install a second 2.5" drive if needed.

Pros
  • Looks good
Cons
  • Some bugs