GODO 2.5 inch Dual Bay Hard Drive Enclosure,USB3.0 to 2.5" SATA I/II/III HDDs SSDs RAID External Enclosure,Support UASP Trim & Max 16TB,RAID 0/1/JBOD/PM Mode,Aluminum,Black

I like it for it's size and light weight. Adding SSD would make it much lighter, but I preferred to put in normal 2.5" HDD since I use it for data retention. I really loved the option to pick raid option tucked away inside locked by screws, to give the additional sense of security that no one can change the mode accidentally. And love how it goes to sleep when not in use saving both the disks and power utilisation. Best part is that it can run off power from USB port not needing external power source.

I was using this is as a OS backup drive. I only did three backups of my Windows 11 Pro OS using Rescuezilla boot media. The dive now drops power and will not be recognized by Windows or Rescuezilla intermittently. I have two 1 Tb SSD drives installed using RAID 0. I pulled both disks and tested them and they are functioning just fine. I also plugged it into different power sources and a different computer. I cannot recommend this product as it is unreliable. Do not trust this unit for backups.

The case itself is fine, but it came with zero English instructions. If you have built many external drives before it won't be a problem, but for someone who is building their first it might be annoying. Note: Drive was not recognized when power cable was used. If you have this problem, connect the data cable only into a powered USB port. As other's have said. Use the dip switch image on the product to configure the raid function instead of the manual. Not that I can read the manual...

I use this enclosure for backup duty on a server running Arch Linux. No compatibility problems. Configured RAID 0.

Connection drops easily with drives disappearing from file manager, power cable does not appear to seat deep or firm enough to always keep external power connected, foam filter in front of fan on front plate removed as it would touch fan blades preventing fan from operating. Either poor quality control or poor design probably leading to these issues. Good device concept, Unfortunately poorly implemented . Disappointed in the product I received.

This Raid enclosure is well designed. But, there are two items of note: 1. There are vent holes at each end for the internal fan to move air thru the enclosure. The designers specified that the inside of the two vent ports be covered with a thin foam material to catch dust and debris. But the application team specified a foam material that contains an adhesive backing which blocks the ventilation by preventing air from passing thru the foam. So I suggest one takes the time to remove the foam material and its adhesive backing. I used ethanol to loosen the adhesive and then scraped it off with a plastic spatula. 2. Without the external power cable providing power to the enclosure, I found the drive occasionally going offline (disconnecting). I recommend using the external power cable at all times. Aside from those two issues, this Raid enclosure is a real value for the money. It appears to be well designed and built with some care which equates to a quality piece of equipment that will last. For a few $$ I took a couple of old 500GB HDDs and assembled another 1TB of disk space for all those TV show and movies that I have downloaded.

Performance is great. Just have two 1Tb Crucial drives in mine but connected to a mini PC for additional storage. Great with software raid. Not see any difference with the onboard switching but the pool was created without issues. Two USB A type connections for power and data. No external power needed, which makes it more flexible for its location.

The raid modes work, many people commenting that they don't must either have had a faulty unit or don't understand how to configure windows to use the enclosure. It's not as simple as it suggests and the instructions are useless. A quick Google search will have you on your way though. Now for the build: The thing feels as cheap as possible. Cause it is. Speeds: Close to advertised, but subject to thermal throttling. The fan is not anywhere near what you need for sustained disk use. Heat dissipation: use dependant. It's good enough for: reasonably short file transfers and backups. Like I used it to back up some DVDs to use with Plex. I wrote about 1.2tbs onto a 2 drive array. Temps reached exactly max safe operating temp on the drives. 60c. Never exceeded this under the sustained load. This would ofc vary on the load and drive. Bottom line: What are you using this for? Some retro game backups, DVDs, ebooks, music etc? It's fine. Looking for a dedicated backup enclosure? Something for long sustained read/writes? This ain't it chief. It will get too hot probably. I can also save you some trouble if you are looking for multi bay raid enclosures for cheap: look for used ones locally or just pay more for a quality one this isn't something you want to skip on now and regret later. I have a NAS with 8 bays and it was worth the insane price I paid.

I received this item on 15 Oct. 2025. It began malfunctioning today (4 December, 2025). (i.e. 50 days later) The problem: The fan runs at high speed continuously. (i.e. VERY noisy) Trouble Shooting Attempt: I dismounted the drive, unplugged its USB connection to the computer, and unplugged its power source. (As expected, it became totally silent.) I left it in this state for an hour. When I reconnected it to the computer (via USB) and its power source, it resumed running the fan at high speed.

good deal

It keeps electricuting me

この製品が少し外れた設定でどう振る舞うのか気になったので、個人的にHDD/SSDが2台まで入れられる箱としてどのように振る舞うのかについて2点確かめてみました。RAID機能に関しては既に他の方々がレビューなさっているのでここでは触れません。 (1)ドライブを1台だけ装着 - Samusungの4TB SSDを1台だけ装着してWindows PCに接続したところ、2台刺さっている前提なのか倍の8TBとして認識されパーティションが確保されました。既に別の箱でRAIDを組んである8TBを間違って刺したのかと焦りましたがそうではありませんでした。フォーマットはもちろん失敗します。これの対策は開いているベイに容量は何でも良いので別のドライブを刺して2台装着された状態をまず認識させます。そして間違ったサイズが表示されるパーティションを一度削除すれば後は正しく認識され動作します。フォーマットが成功すればその後は2台目のドライブを抜いても問題ありません。 (2)異なる容量のドライブを装着 - 独立したドライブとして扱う限りは異なる容量のドライブを装着しても何の問題も無く動作します。MBのSATA直結でフォーマットして使っていたHDDをこの箱に装着してもパーティションが飛ぶ事もなく正常に認識され、保存したデータもそのままで継続して使う事ができます。 指摘しておきたい点として、この箱には厚さ9.5mm以下のドライブのみが装着可能で12.5mm厚のHDDはケースが干渉して箱内に収まりません。また9.5mm厚のドライブはドライブのケースがシェルにほぼ接触するような形で実質上固定されますが、SSDなど7mm厚のドライブはSATAのソケット以外にドライブを固定する構造がなく宙ぶらりんになります。これは適当な小ささのスポンジ片をドライブとシェルの間に押し込むことで対策できました。 (訂正）フレームのサイドにねじ穴が開いていてそれで固定できるのに気づきました。上記は私の誤解による誤りですので訂正致します。申し訳ないという以上に情けない...。 装備されている心許ない大きさのファンはドライブの基盤側のみを空冷するものですが、スリープモードに入っても止まらないのでそれなりによく考えられていると思います。ケース側はシェル経由で放熱する事になり、7200rpmのHDDドライブなどを使うとシェルがかなり暖かくなりますから、いずれにせよ使う時には縦置き一択です。また余談ですがスリープモードに入る時および復帰時にビープ音が鳴ります、小さい音なのでしばしば聞き逃しますが。 個人的なまとめとしては、かなり考えられた造りになっていると感じられる製品でした。多少の問題はあったとしても使い方によって簡単に対応可能で、継続した運用には支障が無いのでお買い得感が高く、文句なしの星5です。

It works but I have multiple problem with it. 1. No Linux software. When set to work in RAID1 mode, there is no way to know if/when one disk is failed. In fact I had one disk failed completely and I didn't know it until I decided to check both disks by connecting it directly to sata port. I have no idea if the device works correct RAID1 mode at all. Maybe it just always uses one disk. 2. SMART info is not available for one of 2 SATA ports of the device. I tried switch disks and modes but no matter what I did and what disk I use, it is impossible to get SMART info from disk connected to that specific port So, in short, the device is not reliable. Stopped using it.