Case Club Anti-Static, Data-Safe Medium HDD & SSD Internal Drive Storage Case. Hard-Shell, Waterproof, Airtight, Padlockable Cases Protects & Prevents Data Corruption

Great case for storing and transporting SATA drives. Sturdy case with versatile foam packaging options for different drive sizes.

I organized my various hard drives with this. The ability to use it with 2.5 inch drives or 3.5 inch drives is great. The drives are very well protected.

I received mine today and am impressed with the quality look and feel of the case. I'm just storing 3.5" drives, so I didn't need all the accessory foam for the other sizes -- I wish there was a way to store them within the case if I ever *did* need them, but that's not really a complaint at all.Bottom line is that I liked it enough that I have already ordered another one (only 3 hours after receiving my first one).

Build quality.

Replaced a HDD case that the foam was just breaking apart. This case just fits, keeps my hard drives snug and safe and Anti-Static. With the multiple options of HDD, SDD, and NVME options

Update at the bottom. TL;DR - drives fit way too tight, company disagrees, agree to disagree, choosing to go with something else and return this rather than risk my drives. From further down in my review: Combined with how much force it takes to insert/remove drives (I measured it at roughly 5-5.5 pounds to insert, likely a bit more to remove, and if the case is less than half full trying to lift a drive out will actually partially lift the *entire* case *with* all the other drives in it, to give an idea of how tight it is), and how firm and scratchy the foam is, regardless of their "non-abrasive" claim, it not only gives me pause using it with my drives, but it's simply annoying to use.Original review:I was really looking forward to this, switching from my current, somewhat clunky storage setup to this case. Unfortunately, while the case itself seems nice and I don't anticipate any issues with it, and the size is great, being big enough for the amount of drives and still very portable, I don't like it very much due to the foam (I will say there was little to no odor as another review mentioned).First of all, it's very stiff, so there's very little actual shock absorbance with this case. They should have lined the top, bottom, and sides with a softer foam, as it's only the center that needs the anti-static properties. Second, assuming this is actually anti-static foam and not just regular foam dyed pink (I have no reason to suspect otherwise, but you never know, and this becomes important further down), from what I've read, it only retains the anti-static properties for a limited time, so there's no telling when that is, i.e. when it's protective and when it ceases to be.And that's where the biggest problem comes in. The cutouts in the foam are far too small and the drives fit very tightly. While they shouldn't be bouncing around in there, they could easily have a mm or two of clearance and be perfectly fine. The tiny amount of jostling that might allow would be nothing. Instead, they have to be *pushed* in (you can't just slide them in with gravity doing the work), and I had to put 5+ drives in before it got to the point that trying to lift a drive out wouldn't just result in lifting the entire case because of how tight the fit is. And even now, I have to basically use two hands, one to lift a drive and one to push down on the rest, because it doesn't just slide out, you have to really pull it out.And while this is obviously annoying, that's the least of my worries. I'm more concerned about dragging sensitive electronics across a (supposedly anti-static, but who knows, and is it anti-static enough to overcome the rubbing) *stiff* piece of foam, potentially resulting in an ESD and/or physical damage to the sensitive circuitry on the control board. If you're using this for rarely used drives and it's 99.99% storage and only occasionally inserting/removing of drives, it's *probably* fine. But for me, where I remove and insert drives multiple times a week, it's not a risk I'm willing to take. My initial plan was to stuff each of the pockets with an antistatic bag, and so I bought a pack of them along with this. But as tight as the drives fit on their own, there's no way.So now I have to decide if I want to try and modify the foam, risking damaging it or making a mess of it and possibly being a waste if I end up ruining it, getting replacement foam and messing with that, or just returning this and getting something else. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find anything comparable. Most cases big enough to hold this amount of drives are much larger, usually longer and wider and shorter, with the drives inserting sideways. I prefer this layout, with the smaller footprint and the drives going in like they do in an external enclosure. So I'm using it as-is for now, but this is definitely NOT a long-term solution. I'm going to reach out to the company and see what they can do. I'll try to update once I come up with a solution.Update:I reached out to Case Club, and to their credit they replied very quickly. Unfortunately, I wasn't satisfied with their response or the product, and so I'm returning it today. I held on to it as long as I could to see if maybe over time the foam would loosen up, as well as to see if I could find a better alternative, and it didn't and I did, so it's going back.Here's their reply:" So first off I want to reassure you that this is Anti Stat foam, not just foam dyed pink. We buy Anti Stat foam from our foam supplier directly.I’ll apologize in advance, but this email is going to be mostly no’s – I don’t mean to shoot your ideas/questions down, so please don’t take it that way –We would not be able to modify the design to do a single custom case as this would be a custom order and we would need to meet the minimum requirements for that. If you watched the video for the case, we do insert 3.5” drives and I did not experience any of the issues with the fit being overly tight. The cut outs are definitely snug, but no more than any of our other cases. This is meant to securely hold the drives in place during transit. Although the foam feels firm, it has plenty of ‘give’ to provide cushioning while the case is moved around in transit.A quick word of caution when it comes to cutting into he inserts on your own – we do not sell the foam inserts separate from the cases, so if you were to cut into it and end up needing to replace it, we would not have that to sell you. In addition, the foam in your case is permanently glued in and cannot be removed without ruining the insert. If the fit of the drives is concerning enough to you that you the only way the case will work for you is by modifying the cutouts, we may just not be a good fit for you.Please let me know if you have any other questions!"While I realize we're no longer in the times of "the customer is always right" and that the customer is, in fact, not always right, IMO companies have gone way too far in the other direction, essentially a "my way or the highway" approach. And since that leaves the only option for us consumers to vote with our wallets, that's what I'm doing by returning this. Not only are the slots far too tight IMO, both due to the rubbing and simply the "difficulty" (not really difficult, but not as easy as it should be) in inserting and removing drives. Combined with how much force it takes to insert/remove drives (I measured it at roughly 5-5.5 pounds to insert, likely a bit more to remove, and if the case is less than half full trying to lift a drive out will actually partially lift the *entire* case *with* all the other drives in it, to give an idea of how tight it is), and how firm and scratchy the foam is, regardless of their "non-abrasive" claim, it not only gives me pause using it with my drives, but it's simply annoying to use.In response to some of their points, their video they reference as if it refutes my complaint only shows them inserting a *single* 3.5" drive for a split second, giving no indication of how tight the fit is, and doesn't show them removing them. I wonder why they don't show removing a drive with only one or two other drives in there... Also, even *if* they didn't have the problem, it could be that mine is slightly out-of-spec, but they didn't consider or address that possibility. It's also absurd they wouldn't provide replacement foam, even at a fee, meaning if the foam is ever damaged somehow, you have to buy a whole new case. I'm tired of this throwaway mentality. They also said the foam is permanently glued in and can't be removed, yet mine came right out with no effort (this also adds to the annoyance of using it since trying to remove a drive will cause the entire block of foam and the other drives in it to come out some). And ultimately, a better response would be to have considered the possibility that maybe they could loosen it up a bit, instead of just shutting the idea down completely. But it's their product, and if they don't want to listen to their customers' feedback, they will just lose said customers.So I'm returning it and buying a different container and some anti-static foam blocks that I can customize for a fit I'm content with and replace if needed. It took me a long time to find one the right size (it's amazing how many containers there are that are either too small or too big, with almost none this size, and the few that are this size are more expensive even without the foam), but I found one that between the cost of the container, which I think will actually work better for my needs, and the foam, will be at most the cost of this one, but ultimately work better and not require buying a product I find inadequate that will require time and potentially more money to make it work the way it should.One final note, and a minor thing, but one of the latches would open completely every time when flipped/unlatched, while the other consistently stays partially latched, requiring me to lift and pull it to open the case. Again, minor, but also a bit annoying when using on a daily basis, sometimes with somewhat full hands. It's also worth noting, for the sake of completeness, that there's no mention of what type of metal the hinges and padlock holes are made of, so rust may be an issue in certain environments.

This case is very nice. Hard drives fit snugly into the pink closed-cell anti-static polyethylene foam and feels really sturdy. I still wouldn't want to drop it with it filled with hard drives, but having an airtight container with the backup of my backups feels like a good investment.