Acomdata Tango USB/eSATA 2.5" Hard Drive Enclosure

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Acomdata Tango USB/eSATA 2.5" Hard Drive Enclosure

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So I got one of these as one of my birthday presents, and I have to say, it's the best hard drive enclosure I've ever had.

Looks: 5/5
Performance: USB: 3.5/5 eSATA: ?/5
Construction: 4/5
Ease of Use: 4/5
FOSE: 1/5

Looks (5/5): It's a very simple drive enclosure, just how I like it. The body is made of aluminum with plastic end caps which sandwich the drive board into it. The front has a small plastic LED which shows drive power and activity. It also comes in blue and red bodies.

Performance 3/5 5/5: Pretty normal USB speeds. Can't say about eSATA yet, cause my eSATA expresscard and expansion bracket haven't come yet.
EDIT: Since I have received all my eSATA interface devices and used both of them, I can say, It's a lot faster than USB. It's just as fast as accessing the internal drive, IE nearly instantaneous.

Construction 4/5: It's a very solid piece of equipment when you hold it in your hand (twss). The aluminum body is solid and doesn't flex, the plastic end caps are affixed to the drive mounting board by screws, two into the plastic in the front (Hidden internally), and two machine screws in the back which are for accessing the drive. I didn't give it 5 because the eSATA port feels a little flimsy sometimes if you have a stiff cable plugged into it (twss).

Ease of Use 4/5: To install the drive, you remove two machine screws from the back and then slip the drive carrier out the front. Not very intuitive. Then you slide the drives SATA connectors to the connectors on the drive, and secure it with the 4 screws provided. Then you slide the drive carrier back into the housing, which fits on rails to keep it secure, replace the rear cover and fix it with the machine screws.

FOSE 1/5: Although it may vibrate a little while it's operating, it's not a very...vigorous vibration. It's also made of aluminum, so it gets very, very cold when left unused for more than half and hour or so. You're better off using the drive you mounted inside to keep your porn collection on. :lol:
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