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Review on Silverstone SDP09 6Gbps SATA HDD/SSD Adapter for 3.5-Inch Hot-Swap Drive Bays (Nickel) by Chris Russell

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Incredibly poor accuracy

This item was purchased as an add-on to an Antec EasySATA docking station that has worked flawlessly for three years. SilverStone's SDP09 is supposed to bring 2.5-inch drives, but it's too poorly designed to achieve that goal. The orientation of the SATA connector is offset by almost 2 mm laterally and a small distance vertically. a device that would be relatively easy to manufacture. As it is I would have to bend the block or make new mounts to make it work as intended. The offset is clearly visible in the photo, which I will also upload. The 2.5-inch drive's lateral play is more than one millimeter. So, remove the SATA connector from its brackets, plug it into a 2.5" drive, and then stand that drive all the way to one side until it's almost aligned. For the rest, however, these gymnastics are not very practical in the pursuit of saving time.

Pros
  • Same as everything before
Cons
  • Not as good as advertised