The hard drive is located on aluminum sheet; the resulting heat of powered HDD can be dissipated. The rest is plastic. Falling and breaking strength I have not checked.
The USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 speed is as fast as my ext. Hard drives from Toshiba / WD (measured on Windows 7).
On the USB connector (MicroB) fit the majority of corded other (reputable) manufacturer. Many ext. Housing in this price range offer only the USB-A connectors here.
Product questions were answered quickly by email.
Negatives:
The cable is long (60cm), rather thick and thus unfortunately also quite rigid. I wish here a similar flexible cable as brand manufacturers enclose it. Frequently thereby voltage is unnecessarily applied to the socket, if you previously did not flex plan.
The dimensions should be somewhat smaller. The interface in the housing here takes up too much space. Thus, it fits very tight in the standard 2.5 "-HDD bags. Compared to other empty enclosures it is, however, not much bigger.
Conclusion:
For the price absolutely recommendable product, even with the negative anomalies at least I can arrange me.
