Multibao Laptop 2nd HDD SSD DVD Bay Caddy Adapter for 2.5''/9.5mm Universal CD/DVD-ROM SATA TO SATA Hard Drive External Enclosure

I recently purchased the Multibao Laptop 2nd HDD SSD DVD Bay Caddy Adapter for 2.5 and it has been a fantastic addition to my setup. This device has breathed new life into my old Dell office PC, which I am now using as a home server. The adapter allowed me to add an additional 2TB SSD, significantly expanding my storage capacity. This has been perfect for storing my collection of TV shows, making them easily accessible at all times. The installation was straightforward and the device has been running smoothly without any issues. It’s a great buy for anyone looking to upgrade their storage without investing in a new PC. In conclusion, the Multibao Laptop 2nd HDD SSD DVD Bay Caddy Adapter is a cost-effective and efficient solution for enhancing storage capacity. I highly recommend it to anyone in need of extra storage space.

For people wondering why the front is not in the package, it is because you need to remove YOUR cover from your disc drive and place it onto the 2nd hdd bay, the listing should really state this but it doesn't. Over all does what it needs to do :)

Used this the caddy as part of an upgrade to an old Dell laptop. Added some extra memory, swapped the hard drive for an SSD, used the caddy to remove the CD drive and add a second SSD for dual booting Windows 10 with Manjaro Linux. The caddy works well and I'm very pleased with it. The build quality isn't the best, but fitting was easy and with the old CD drive bezel fitted onto it it's not visible. Its given the laptop a new lease of life.

Neat little way to add extra storage to compatible devices. Didn't cost much, was easy to install and proved valuable.

I have it installed in the 9.5mm optical drive bay of a Dell Precision T7820 and it worked straight away, no problems. I was a little concerned it would be recognised as an optical disk drive in Windows 11 because the SATA cable it's connected to goes to a designated optical disk drive port on the motherboard but it shows up as an internal data disk, so no issues. Read/write speeds on CrystalDiskMark were 560MB/s or thereabouts so the controller is capable of SATA3 SSD speeds. However, the physical quality of the actual unit is hilariously bad. It's also slightly different to what is currently pictured on the Amazon listing. The metal parts are so thin that they could bend just by looking at them. Not sure if it is actually metal or some sort of metal-looking card but just handling it was causing it to warp out of shape. The pins/screws to hold the drive in place are not what is pictured. What I received was just 4 short screws that don't even fit into a 2.5 inch HDD or SSD. There's also nowhere on the unit to even attempt to put screws through without first taking the whole thing apart. I tried this and there was still nowhere to put the screws through so I currently just have my SSD in the unit only held by the connector. Fortunately on my PC it slides into a bay that holds the SSD firmly in place anyway, so I'm not particularly bothered. The front bezel I received is just a plain black one with no marking on it, unlike what is pictured. I'll admit I actually prefer the way it looks, however it wasn't simple to attach it without damaging the flimsy unit but I got there in the end. 3/5 because at least it works, looks quite good on my PC and it was appropriately cheap to buy. If you're looking for a solid, high quality unit then look elsewhere. If you're ok with something cheap and cheerful then this will probably do a decent job.

Just what I needed. Works well

Was great to add a second hard drive to my previous laptop, I believe it was this item just make sure you purchase the right size of it, I purchased a second one I can't remember which I'm reviewing

had one of these for ages before fitting, but fitting was easy ,just a issue to slide into the aperture and line up with the laptops connector ,on my HP's they tend to drop and i needed a thin ruler to lift the unit as it is pushed in .Also a number of tabs needed removing from the HP cover for it to fit over the drive caddy. I have now fitted 8 of these all with ssd. the only catch is to watch you bios /boot settings when loading a new OS ,if the boot sequence has optical before hdd ,windows trends to load the os on this drive rather than the system drive , i just temporarily removed it while loading Win10

Working 100% was easy to install and fast