Portable hard disks are very popular, and they come in varying sizes, but they can be very expensive, and I've found it's a lot cheaper to buy a hard disk and an enclosure separately. The question then would be what type of enclosure to buy? For me the hands down choice would have to be Vizo, I personally own the 1^st generation Vizo Luxon and love it, the quality is just amazing. Today for review I have what would be called the 2^nd generation Luxon HDD Enclosure, or the Vizo Luxon Advanced. This enclosure features the ability to take an IDE drive and use an eSATA interface with it, of course you can use an SATA drive as well, and it can also be used as a USB drive as well. The best part is that all of the quality from the original is still there in this 2^nd generation enclosure. So read on to learn more about what I think is the best HDD enclosure out there today...

Vizo Luxon Advanced Hard Drive Enclosure

Reviewed by: Kristofer Brozio AkA Dracos

Sponsor: Vizo

Tech Specs,Features or the Basic Info:

LXE-350

Luxon Advanced Hard Drive Enclosure

3.5" IDE / SATA Hard Drive Enclosure

w/ USB & eSATA Interfaces

REAL 3 Gb/s CHIPSET for eSATA SPEED !!!

DESCRIPTION:

VIZO LUXON Advanced, 3.5'' hard drive enclosure features an aluminum housing and supports IDE & SATA hard disks which provides interface not only IDE/SATA to USB 2.0, but also IDE/SATA to eSATA. Fully support 3.5” IDE & SATA hard drive. Furthermore, fashion design with aluminum case provides the best protection and excellent heat dissipation. With LUON Advanced, it is much convenient of you to back up and transfer your data storage easily for your needs.

FEATURES:

Compatible with 3.5" IDE/SATA Hard Drive

Support 480Mbps High Speed USB 2.0

Support 3.0Gbps High Speed external Serial-ATA ( eSATA )

4 functions in it :

USB to IDE HDD, eSATA to IDE HDD

USB to SATA HDD, eSATA to SATA HDD

Sleek and elegant design

Aluminum housing for excellent heat dissipation

Side vents improve convection for better system cooling

Support plug and play & hot swappable

* Must be attached to SATA 3.0G/eSATA 3.0G hot swappable compliant host to enable hot swappable function

SPECIFICATIONS:

Case Material : Aluminum

Host Interface: 480Mbps USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 Compatible)

3.0Gbps High Speed external Serial-ATA ( eSATA )

HDD Type : 3.5 " IDE / SATA Hard Drive

Power Supply : AC/DC POWER Adapter

( AC input: 100~ 240Vac , DC output: +5V/+12V)

Indicators : Blue for POWER on / Purple for file access

Weight : 400 g (without HDD)

Dimensions : 210(L) x 125 (W) x 34 (H) mm

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

For USB 2.0 : Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP / Vista or Mac 8.6 & above

One USB port available for USB Host

For eSATA : Windows 2000/ XP / Vista or Mac 8.6 & above

Proper SATA/eSATA port or SATA card available for eSATA host

Must have SATA 3.0G/eSATA 3.0G hot swappable compliant host to enable hot swappable function

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

3.5" HDD External Enclosure

Stand

USB Cable

eSATA Cable

SATA to eSATA Adapter Cable w/ Bracket

Power Adapter

Power Cable

Screw Fitting Kit

Cleaning Cloth

User Manual

NOTE : Driver needed for Windows 98/98SE

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