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 Hornettek Viper and Hover EnclosuresPosted on: 6/2/2009 6:09:01 AMToday we will be looking at two 3.5” SATA hard drive enclosures from Hornettek: the Viper and Hover. While in the end they perform the same task, these units cater to different markets. We’ll be taking a look at each of their features, but first, here’s some background information.  Ineo 2,5" All in one EnclosurePosted on: 3/1/2009 6:39:23 AMWith todays need of more HDD space, enclosures can be found in various sizes and colors to help you use your harddrives. How fast are they? How well do they perform?  Eagle Tech ET-CS2LSU2-BK 2.5” Enclosure ReviewPosted on: 2/19/2009 1:51:21 AMWith easy to use enclosures the 2.5 harddrives have made it to the market, they are easy to carry along and they have also gotten faster. This makes them a good choice for a travel drive and for that you need a nice looking and also protective enclosure so you won't damage your device while traveling or moving it around. Today we are going to look at a enclosure from eagle tech with a built-in USB cable and has no need for any external power. Let's have a closer look at this and also see how it performs.  AXP 2.5/3.5 SATA HDD to eSATA/USB 2.0Posted on: 1/31/2009 11:23:23 AMWith todays need of more drive space and easy access to USB ports and memory readers forces us to have alot of extra devices on the table. AXP has found a solution to this by combining 2,5/3,5, USB and a card reader into the same device. This devices can easily take care of all your media with a quick plugin function and E-SATA interface. Lets have a closer look to see how this device will perform and how it actually looks like.  Icy Box IB-250 2,5" External HDD Enclosure ReviewPosted on: 11/11/2008 6:56:23 AMToday one of the main things people are looking for is size and performance/size and when it comes to harddrives the flash drives are slowly coming onto the market but there are competitors like a 2.5" HDD. Today we are going to look at a enclosure for a 2.5" HDD, to be more precise its the IB-250 from Icybox. This pocketsize hdd enclosure makes it very easy to transfer your HDD around and it also protects it from damage and with its USB interface you can plug it into any computer and run it right away. Lets see what type of performance we can get out of this enclosure.  Thermaltake VI-ON 3.5” HDD Enclosure ReviewPosted on: 10/3/2008 12:00:00 AMTwo causes of hard drive failures can be excessive heat and vibration. So would it make sense to buy a hard drive enclosure that combats both of those failure modes? Thermaltake, makers of a wide range of computer products, has developed an enclosure, the Thermaltake VI-ON 3.5” HDD Enclosure, which offers such protection. Will it prove to be a worthwhile cause? Read on to find out more.  Spire SP175SU-SL-EU 2.5” SATA to USB Enclosure ReviewPosted on: 8/14/2008 12:00:00 AMSpire is one of the manufacturers everyone knows. Spires product range includes everything from computer cases to computer coolers and from card readers to USB hard disk enclosures. This time we will have a look on their new SATA to USB enclosure.  Vizo Uranus External HDD Enclosure ReviewPosted on: 3/28/2008 12:00:00 AMLooking for a simple solution to backing up your computer�s system or critical files?Vizo, makers of a wide range of computer peripheral products, has released a new series of hard drive enclosures offer such a solution.Today, we�ll be looking at the Vizo Uranus 3.5� SATA HDD enclosure that offers a one-touch backup solution.Read on to find out more.  Vizo Luxon HDD enclosurePosted on: 3/28/2008 12:00:00 AMUp for review today is the Luxon External HDD Enclosure from Vizo.Featuring USB2.0 and SATA transfers, plug n' play interactivity and stylish looks, the Luxon seems to be a fairly good choice if you're in the market for an external HDD enclosure.Read on about my experience with this product and see if it's the right one for you.  Vizo Ares HDD Enclosure ReviewPosted on: 3/27/2008 12:00:00 AMLooking for a way to make your hard drive easily removable, perhaps even to share between computers?Vizo, makers of a wide range of computer storage and cooling products, has provided us a sample of their latest hard drive enclosure solution, the Vizo Ares HDD Enclosure.The enclosure is designed to allow you to easily access and remove a hard drive from the front of the computer.Will it be as easy as it looks?Let�s find out.  ICY DOCK MB124 2.5� HDD Enclosure ReviewPosted on: 3/26/2008 12:00:00 AMHave an old laptop that still has files on it that you�d like to access?Or does it still have a working hard drive that is sitting idle?If the answer to either question is yes, you might want to consider picking up a 2.5� external hard drive enclosure that will allow you to use that laptop hard drive on any computer.Today we�ll be looking at the MB124E 2.5� hard drive enclosure from ICY DOCK, a company who we�ve reviewed in the past.Let�s see how this enclosure performs.  ICY DOCK Modiflash 722 Removable HDD Enclosure ReviewPosted on: 3/26/2008 12:00:00 AMEver wish you could transform your internal hard drive to make it easily removable, like an external hard drive? ICY DOCK offers a product, the Modiflash 722 Removable HDD enclosure, which fulfills that wish.This enclosure, which fits in a standard 5.25� bay, offers the best of both worlds: the high transfer speeds of an internal hard drive with the portability/expandability of an external one.Is it too good to be true?  Vantec Nexstar 2 HDD EnclosurePosted on: 3/25/2008 12:00:00 AMVantec Nexstar 2?! Well it's basically a product which allows you to run external harddrives, you connect one of your drives into this enclosure which will protect and make your harddrive hot swappable. There are tons of these on the market but which ones are good? Well we will be taking a closer look on the Nexstar 2 from Vantec so stay tuned.  Thermaltake SilverRiver 3�5 HDD enclosurePosted on: 3/24/2008 12:00:00 AMHave we not all wanted one of these at one time or another? It is an external HDD enclosure which you plug your harddrive into and run it through USB instead. It's so nice not to have to worry about opening the case and fighting to plug the harddrive in and get the jumpers right. This seems to be a very convenient solution since you just have to plug the harddrive into this enclosure and then connect the USB cable. Then you start the computer and install some drivers if you don't run win98 and there you go... but is it really that easy?  Vantec Nexstar NST-350U2 HD enclosurePosted on: 3/24/2008 12:00:00 AMA few weeks ago we looked at the Silverriver HD enclosure from Thermaltake which was a high quality product and worked very well. Today we have Vantecs Nexstar HD enclosure on the test bench. These products have become very popular lately as they make plugging in one additional harddrive very easy. They run through your USB port so you can plug it in whenever you want and also disconnect it if you decide to leave in a hurry for example. |
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