The hard drive is hot in idle about 32 degrees. After I had the operation 1h and also a benchmark test was performed, it was 44 degrees. But I have not yet separately in the computer had to comparative values indicate the hard drive. But according to test magazines it is about 34 degrees. When one considers that the case requires no ventilation slots are okay the 44 degrees. One should, however, remain relatively cool as surely for all passive enclosures, only hard drives installed.
I connected the enclosure to a Windows 8 computer. After 5min without access to the hard drive switches off. Whether it is due to Windows, the hard disk or on the housing, I do not know. I think so rather on the housing. I find good because as the hard drive cool. So you can also make a backup at night and when it is finished, the drive switches off.
Nice also find that there are at the back of the case has a power switch.
The volume of the hard disk is insulated through the housing is not.
Negatives:
Now to the EasySwap mechanism. That is an important feature, which is why you probably opt for this housing. This is because for so you screwless once a hard drive and can expand. A nice touch in my opinion. Because if you have lying around multiple internal hard drives, you can simply plug this into the housing. For various tasks one hard disk.
The entire casing is made of aluminum, but the front door that you must open to push into the plate happens to be made of plastic. The front door opens on the top button. If the housing is empty, it works wonderfully. But if a hard drive is the fact it opens up just a little and you have to then relatively strongly push the door down, bend it. Therefore, one should as far as possible, to touch down. Because otherwise the door will certainly break through and then you can throw away the housing basically because at the door, a spring which pushes back the hard drive to keep them stable in the housing.
As I think you would have had to install a stable metal door, because the door is rather used as a lever.
I can already recommend the housing. But only if you want to use the mechanism EasySwap rarely. It is designed under any circumstances for the daily or weekly use. However, the manufacturer offers it to find other housing, but faith without UASP, where I do not know whether the UASP "anything brings, because the SSD usually 2.5" in 3.5 are large and the normal magnetic disks maximum anyway under the speed of USB 3.0 are.
1 star deduction for the front door made of plastic. Where it would have earned quite well for 2 star deduction.
