3.5 Hard Drive Enclosure
FailShoppers spend only $50K a year here, so 3.5 Hard Drive Enclosure is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 34 / 100Ranks 838 of 1,028 Computers & Accessories niches · −8 vs the category median of 4234
- Market size
- £50K/yr59K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -20.7%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 76%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 16 sellers
Flapen Score
3.5 Hard Drive Enclosure against its category
The dotted line is the Computers & Accessories average. Past it, 3.5 Hard Drive Enclosure is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The 3.5 Hard Drive Enclosure market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for 3.5 Hard Drive Enclosure 59K times last year and spent an estimated £50K. The top 5 brands take 90% of clicks. Flapen scores it 34 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
4.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 59K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -20.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £50K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 59K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -20.7%
- Conversion, latest week
- 4.6%
- Market size, estimated
- £50Ka year
- Peak month
- January1.5× the quietest month
- Top search term
- 3.5 hard drive enclosure23K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £18.10.
Listings sell for £18.10 on average, from £11.78 to £45.02. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £18.10 that is £2K to £5K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £18.10inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £11.78–£45.02
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 3K–3K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £2K–£5K
- Returns
- 3.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
86% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #53 within Hard Drive Accessories. It carries 3,883 reviews at 4.41 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 86%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #53in Hard Drive Accessories
- Average rating
- 4.41 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 3,883per listing
- Listings tracked
- 14
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 1 of last year's 1 launches as successful.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 55 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 55 months
Products
Top 3.5 Hard Drive Enclosure products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
UGREEN Hard Drive Enclosure SATA to USB 3.0 HDD Caddy for 2.5 3.5 inch SSD HDD Disk up to 22TB with DC Power Adapter Tool-free Lay-Flat Hard Drive Docking Station for Windows Linux macOS PS4 Xbox
- Price
- £15.82
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,944
- Age
- 8y ago
SABRENT Hard Drive Docking Station SSD Enclosure
- Price
- £18.59
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 36,334
- Age
- 11y ago
KingData Hard Drive Enclosure USB 3.0 to SATA HDD Caddy for 3.5 inch SSD HDD Disk with DC Power Adapter Hard Drive Docking Station Tool Free SSD HDD Enclosure for Windows Linux Mac OS PS4 Xbox
- Price
- £11.89
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 109
- Age
- 1y ago
KingData Hard Drive Enclosure USB 3.0 to SATA HDD Caddy for 3.5 inch SSD HDD with DC Power Adapter Docking Station Tool Free SSD HDD Enclosure with LEDS for Windows Linux Mac OS PS4 Xbox
- Price
- £12.01
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 119
- Age
- 1y ago
RSHTECH USB C 3.0 to 3.5 inch SATA Hard Drive Enclosure (RSH-339STC)
- Price
- £20.37
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,949
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
UGREEN Hard Drive Docking Station 2 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure for 2.5 & 3.5 inch SSD HDD Disk USB3.0 SATA HDD Enclosure Support Dual Bay Offline Clone for Windows Linux macOS PS5 Xbox
- Price
- £23.98
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 10mo ago
KingData Hard Drive Enclosure USB 3.0 to SATA HDD Caddy for 3.5 inch SSD HDD Disk with DC Power Adapter Hard Drive Docking Station Tool Free SSD HDD Enclosure for Windows Linux Mac OS PS4 Xbox
- Price
- £11.89
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 109
- Age
- 1y ago
RSHTECH USB C 3.0 to 3.5 inch SATA Hard Drive Enclosure (RSH-339STC)
- Price
- £20.37
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,949
- Age
- 1y ago
RSHTECH 3.5 Hard Drive Enclosure Aluminium USB 3.0 to SATA Caddy (RSH-339)
- Price
- £18.74
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,263
- Age
- 6y ago
ORICO USB 3.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure for 3.5/2.5 Inch SATA Hard Drives/SSD Up to 20 TB 3.5 Tool-Free HDD Enclosure with 12V/2A Power Supply and UASP Acceleration (3588US3)
- Price
- £15.62
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 6,389
- Age
- 12y ago
Newest
by launch dateUGREEN Hard Drive Docking Station 2 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure for 2.5 & 3.5 inch SSD HDD Disk USB3.0 SATA HDD Enclosure Support Dual Bay Offline Clone for Windows Linux macOS PS5 Xbox
- Price
- £23.98
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 10mo ago
RSHTECH USB C 3.0 to 3.5 inch SATA Hard Drive Enclosure (RSH-339STC)
- Price
- £20.37
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,949
- Age
- 1y ago
KingData Hard Drive Enclosure USB 3.0 to SATA HDD Caddy for 3.5 inch SSD HDD with DC Power Adapter Docking Station Tool Free SSD HDD Enclosure with LEDS for Windows Linux Mac OS PS4 Xbox
- Price
- £12.01
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 119
- Age
- 1y ago
KingData Hard Drive Enclosure USB 3.0 to SATA HDD Caddy for 3.5 inch SSD HDD Disk with DC Power Adapter Hard Drive Docking Station Tool Free SSD HDD Enclosure for Windows Linux Mac OS PS4 Xbox
- Price
- £11.89
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 109
- Age
- 1y ago
Multibao 3.5 inch HDD USB 3.0 to SATA External Hard Drive for 2.5/3.5 HDD/SSD Disk up to 18TB Hard Drive Enclosure with DC Power Adapter
- Price
- £12.23
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 47
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 76% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
9 falling
Sellers
16
Top-5 brand share
90%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
76%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
7%
- UGREEN40%
- SABRENT20%
- KingData19%
- RSHTECH8%
- ORICO4%
- cenmate3%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 7%)
Demand
3.5 Hard Drive Enclosure search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Search terms
Top 3.5 Hard Drive Enclosure search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- 3.5 hard drive enclosure23K/yr
- 3.5 hdd enclosure9K/yr
- 3.5 inch hard drive enclosure8K/yr
- hdd enclosure 3.57K/yr
- hard drive enclosure 3.58K/yr
- hard drive caddy 3.5 sata3K/yr
- hard drive enclosure 3.5 inch external sata disk caddy2K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about 3.5 Hard Drive Enclosure
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Very poor quality control
Poor quality product
Rubbish genuine rubbish
Also it's based on only 3 weeks usage. which might be harsh
Stopped working after 6 months
I can't see it lasting very long
it was far too hot to handle
After diagnosis I realised that it had overheated causing it to shut down and freeze
Immediately overheated my HDD
Didn't work
it's positioned very badly, under, and tiny
It does not work properly
can cause a bit of stress on the connector interface of the drive
Wrong plug
The USB cable is a little on the short side
Love
Worth the money
Excellent value
Good Value
Very easy to use
- Very straightforward to use
For the price, it's great and very handy to have
Good solid product
The build quality is excellent
Great quality
Works as advertised
it works exactly as it should
Works as expected
Easy to set up
easy to assemble
Very easy to install
Return
3.8% Return rate 13% Fixable by listing
Didn't work
it's positioned very badly, under, and tiny
It does not work properly
the connections were poor
interferes with 2.4Ghz wifi. somehow
it will only connect through 2.0
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FAQ
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