5.0 out of 5 stars Seagate IronWolf NAD drive 22TB works pretty well.

2026-03-01    -DSh

The company said this enclosure supports the drives up to 20TB. This is incorrect, it does support a 22TB Seagate IronWolf NAS drive, which is maximum size available nowadays, that I just installed and formatted inside enclosure. The speed from my NAS to this enclosure/drive is 255MB/sec on large files, which is not fantastic, but this is USB, so what could we expect? Also I had to format it as exFAT to make it compatible across different systems, not EXT3 or EXT4. That probably affected the speed pushing it down. The NAS has eSATA port, but I don't want to shut the NAS down just to connect to this port and I'm not sure how the NAS will react to this enclosure, since these 2 existing ports are designed for their brand DX enclosures/extenders, so the cable can be their own standard and not exactly eSATA. But I will verify that with Synology support. The main idea was to use this enclosure with a huge hard drive as a detachable backup drive and it works this way. I saw some customer's complaints about heat issues. Definitely a closed enclosure with no fan is not the best idea, but having a fan with magnetic field near hard drive would be a serious catch. On the other hand, the design could be better, the hard drive surface could be connected to the enclosure surface to provide a passive cooling, it would be enough here. A sliding in/out design will prevent me from adding a cooling pad to this enclosure, it won't work since both surfaces of the pad need to be carefully attached. I will keep that in mind, probably it will be an issue in my case too with this enormously huge hard drive, if so I will port an update to this review later. But so far so good, the surface of the enclosure is barely noticeable warmer in just one spot, comparing to the rest of the enclosure. It seems like a good sign.As promised - updating several days later. The enclosure is running non-stop with a 22TB drive inside for several days, ran a really huge backup with millions of files - no complaints, works pretty well. During the top load the temperature of the enclosure was slightly higher, than the room, while during the idle time the temperature of the enclosure is almost the same as the room temperature - no complaints here. I will definitely need to check the SATA port one day in the future, but I guess it will work, because the company has mentioned in the manual what port it is and how it is comparable with other SATA like ports, used in NAS. Very good point for the ESATA port usage. The average speed through the USB port is around 270-290 MB/sec, which is more or less ok for an external drive file backup.

UK buyer for Reolink external HHD

2026-02-19    -desmond winstanley

UK BUYER - I needed a esata caddy for an external hard drive for my REOLINK NVR and could not find a decent one in the UK so took a chance on this one from Amazon US -- Works perfect -- i had a feeling the plug might be a problem when i purchased but that was a quick fix, it does come with an American plug but that is an easy £10 fix, a UK 12v 2amp power adaptor works fine (i had an old external Hard drive power plug in a draw - Lucky me)

Excellent enclosure.

2025-12-30    -Artphoto

This enclosure does what it's supposed to do.The transfer speeds are excellent and it doesn't slow down.It may get hot if you do use it for a long time or in a hot climate.Being in Canada,heat is not a real problem here. :)Recommended.

Use on your Reolink NVR or just expand your PC storage

2026-01-24    -Raymond H.

Really nice quality, metal enclosure/plastic ends and the internals look solid. Came with a nice thick Esata cable and USB 3.0 cable. Only came with a US AC plug, so you'll to purchase an adaptor to suit your country or a AC plug of the same spec.Simple to install, just plug n play with a blue led light whilst in use. I used this to expand my storage on my Reolink NVR system and so far it's working floorlessly.

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid functional unit

2026-02-17    -Tanya

Nice construction and seems to be working well so far.

Use on your Reolink NVR or just expand your PC storage

2025-12-28    -Raymond H.

Really nice quality, metal enclosure/plastic ends and the internals look solid. Came with a nice thick Esata cable and USB 3.0 cable. Only came with a US AC plug, so you'll to purchase an adaptor to suit your country or a AC plug of the same spec.Simple to install, just plug n play with a blue led light whilst in use. I used this to expand my storage on my Reolink NVR system and so far it's working floorlessly.

5.0 out of 5 stars Seagate IronWolf NAD drive 22TB works pretty well.

2026-02-16    -DSh

The company said this enclosure supports the drives up to 20TB. This is incorrect, it does support a 22TB Seagate IronWolf NAS drive, which is maximum size available nowadays, that I just installed and formatted inside enclosure. The speed from my NAS to this enclosure/drive is 255MB/sec on large files, which is not fantastic, but this is USB, so what could we expect? Also I had to format it as exFAT to make it compatible across different systems, not EXT3 or EXT4. That probably affected the speed pushing it down. The NAS has eSATA port, but I don't want to shut the NAS down just to connect to this port and I'm not sure how the NAS will react to this enclosure, since these 2 existing ports are designed for their brand DX enclosures/extenders, so the cable can be their own standard and not exactly eSATA. But I will verify that with Synology support. The main idea was to use this enclosure with a huge hard drive as a detachable backup drive and it works this way. I saw some customer's complaints about heat issues. Definitely a closed enclosure with no fan is not the best idea, but having a fan with magnetic field near hard drive would be a serious catch. On the other hand, the design could be better, the hard drive surface could be connected to the enclosure surface to provide a passive cooling, it would be enough here. A sliding in/out design will prevent me from adding a cooling pad to this enclosure, it won't work since both surfaces of the pad need to be carefully attached. I will keep that in mind, probably it will be an issue in my case too with this enormously huge hard drive, if so I will port an update to this review later. But so far so good, the surface of the enclosure is barely noticeable warmer in just one spot, comparing to the rest of the enclosure. It seems like a good sign.As promised - updating several days later. The enclosure is running non-stop with a 22TB drive inside for several days, ran a really huge backup with millions of files - no complaints, works pretty well. During the top load the temperature of the enclosure was slightly higher, than the room, while during the idle time the temperature of the enclosure is almost the same as the room temperature - no complaints here. I will definitely need to check the SATA port one day in the future, but I guess it will work, because the company has mentioned in the manual what port it is and how it is comparable with other SATA like ports, used in NAS. Very good point for the ESATA port usage. The average speed through the USB port is around 270-290 MB/sec, which is more or less ok for an external drive file backup.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very easy and quick to install. Little bulky.

2026-01-22    -Jason

I was looking to add an SSD to my Reolink NVR, and wanted to buy a Samsung 870 SSD. The Reolink NVR requires an eSATA connection, so that was a necessity to have. The downside to the Reolink NVR is the eSATA port does not provide enough juice to power the SSD. That meant I also needed a power source for the SSD. This box met all of the requirements I was needing.It was really easy to install the SSD inside the box. Once you put the 2 screws in to secure it down, put the box back together and plug it in.I kinda wish they made one just for 2.5" drives as the box is really large for what it is holding inside. They could have done a smaller design, imo.I don't think the instructions said it, but the black screws are for the 2.5" drives. Don't try to use the silver screws for a 2.5" drive.Overall, I like it. It's working quite well for what I am using it for. I highly recommend.

Works Great

2026-01-11    -Jason

Easy to install and works great. I am using it for my shaw PVR and have no problems with it .

5.0 out of 5 stars Plug and Play

2026-03-06    -Buckshot

Works as it should. Plug and play to my Reolink NVR, exactly what I needed.