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FREE FOR SHIPPING: 2.5 to 3.5" drive adapters - clay - 08-07-2024
I have 3 of these, I'd prefer to send them all to the same person. 2 of them are 2.5 to 3.5 adapters from old WD Raptor drives, which apparently ran really hot or something, so they wrapped them in these heatsinks that have a built in SATA connectors. These are apparently called "WD Raptor IcePack". Hah. The other adapter, is simply a plastic bracket that fits in the 3.5" space and has screw holes in the right spots to mount a 2.5" drive.
I used the Raptor adapters years ago on a 2007 Mac Pro for SSDs to fit in the 4 drive bays. I don't think I've ever used the plastic bracket one.
pics of the lot here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/nbsz3vs4b41fk3l72z3sx/AJCfmCymJ5AyGGTmMFc284U?rlkey=1o3qp81f104nr66ebs4qqd9jw&dl=0
Should ship for under $10 total for all 3. PM me to express interest. Thanks!
Re: FREE FOR SHIPPING: 2.5 to 3.5" drive adapters - hal - 08-08-2024
I used those things for years, but a while ago one of my drives seemed to have died. But before I gave up on it, I checked just to make sure it wasn't the adapter. It WAS the adapter.
Years earlier, I sold a million of those on ebay. Bought the raptors for 4$ea - sold the dead drives minus the adapter for about $2ea and then sold the adapters for $20-25ea. It was the early days of SSD.
they sure are great heat sinks...