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Most everyone who has ever built a PC, has dealt with Antec in some way or shape. Antec is the General Motors of the pc builder community. They make reliable, well-manufactured and affordable computer enclosures, power supplies, fans and more. In fact, my first PC build was housed in an Antec case with an Antec Power Supply. Now, Antec has decided to try their hand in the external hard drive enclosure market. Their first foray is the Antec MX-1 EC, which is released under their Veris line of products. The Veris line typically features stylish HTPC cases.
Antec MX-1 EC HDD Enclosure Reviewed by: Tomas Ratas Edited by: Kristofer Brozio Sponsor: Antec 
Enclosures run the gamut from cheap plastic coffins which relegate the hard drive they house to early deaths to the gaudy with enough neon lights to make Vegas at night look pitch black. Antec eschewed poor design and useless eye candy to come out with a quality external hard drive enclosure.
The Antec MX-1 EC uses an SATA hard drive (not included) and features both USB and eSATA interfaces. A fan sitting underneath the hard drive actively cools the enclosure. None of these features are unique by themselves, but how Antec melds them together is the exciting part of the equation.
Lets get the box open and take a look a what’s inside….
Tech Specs,Features or the Basic Info:
Antec MX-1
MX-1 Actively Cooled Hard Drive Enclosure
Get the performance of an internal hard drive with portability and active cooling
Keep your data safe and cool in Antec's MX-1 portable Hard Drive enclosure. Features a blower fan to keep your drive running cool, and allowing you to operate the enclosure continuously. Simply install your drive, connect it to your computer and start transferring your data at blazing speeds over USB2.0 or eSATA. There's not even any need to install drivers. The MX-1 is made with a special dual-layer design that reduces noise and is lightweight for easy transporting.
Features: -Dual output interface - USB2.0 and eSATA (external Serial ATA) allows you to transfer data up to 480Mbps or 3Gbps respectively Support up to 750G SATA hard disk drive -Unique HDD cooler brings fresh air in and around the HDD for maximum cooling to protect your valuable asset -Two layer (plastic with aluminum) structure upper and lower covers to absorb HDD and fan noise -Carbon-glass filled frame to reinforce the strength of the whole enclosure -Built-in silicone pad to absorb HDD noise -Included USB cable, eSATA cable, and eSATA bracket to convert internal SATA to eSATA -Stand included -Very quiet fan operation - under 22 dBA -Noise Level: 20 dbA with the blower on inside the enclosure -Supports Windows 2000 / XP / ME / VISTA
-Dimensions: -14.6 x 5.7 cm
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