Can you use 2.5" drive without enclosure?
1430360
Yes. The loading area has the main opening that matches 2.5 drives. There is a larger, spring loaded door that a 3.5 drive pushes down and out of the way. I have used both size drives with no issue.
317557
I think you can use any 5.25" drive. The drive itself doesn't sit flush. There is a plate that you attach to the DVD drive drawer with two sided tape. I like this case a lot. My advice for the DVD face plate would be to dry-fit it until you get the drive in the right place. Then, use shims of Manila folder paper to space the plate up a little. Mine hits the case a little opening and closing. Not a problem but would be silent otherwise.
2110727
There is no drive included, but there is a bay that supports 2.5 inch drives. I currently use a 240gb mSATA for the OS and 1tb for misc files and media.
1570741
I bought the driveless enclosure version. I then instalked a WD 500 gig laptop drive; so I cannot answer your question. However, my quess who be "yes". Cannot say that 100%.
2261997
You should use the power adapter with 3.5" drives. You really don't need to with 2.5" drives
1979775
The 3.5" bays can hold one 2.5" hard drive or SSD per tray without any adaptors.
1513058
If your external drive will fit into a slot designed for a 2.5 SATA HDD then yes. I seriously doubt that you will be able to use an external drive with this device since it only has one USB port.
1086227
Hi, I put a 7200 rpm 500 GB sata 3.5 in WD in my system and it has worked great .With an adapter I see no reason a 2.5 in drive would not work.
82226
Yes, if you have 2.5 inch bays. I'd also buy a drive caddy in case you don't have a spare
684743
I guess you could use it for a 2.5", but why would you need such a giant case for a small drive.The 3.5" connects from the inside to a sata and power cable, and from the outside you have USB 3.0 output.
668648
Yep. There is a mount at the bottom of the case that will take a 2.5 or 3.5 inch drive. You can also get adapters to put a 2.5 in any 3.5 slot.Specifically on this case, you may want to watch this quick unboxing and feature review video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v;=qJutw4eyvJ4
1950313
I've read reviews of people being able to directly attach 2,5 inch external HDD without additional power to the A510. So I think the answer to your question is Yes.
2012157
This is to convert a 2.5" laptop drive or solid state drive to fit the 3.5" hard drive bay inside a desktop computer case. What you need is an external hard drive enclosure with USB for your laptop. Get a 2.5" enclosure for a laptop hard drive or a 3.5" for a desktop drive to convert them to an external drive.
428126
This is only an enclosure for a drive. You can install whatever size drive you desire, but none is included.
1567105
I haven't tried this myself, but if you have an empty expansion card slot, there are brackets that can be used to house a 2.5 inch SSD drive where a card would otherwise go. Amazon sells one made by Syba and one by StarTech. Also if your motherboard supports M.2, you can get your SSD in that form factor and save yourself a bay.
139365
No. This drive has no casing enclosure, which is needed. The MacBook "Air" takes a bare drive like this but the other macbook models require a case that makes them the same size as any other 2.5" drive.
1954973
nope, you would need CT256M550SSD1 and SABRENT 2.5 to 3.5 Inches Internal Hard Disk Drive Mounting Kit (BK-HDDH)