BYTECC ME-740U2F USB 2.0 Drive Case
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- Supported Devices: Hard Drive
- Platform: PC Mac
- Modules Qty.: 1
- Interface with Host: USB 2.0
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Best External Hard Drive Enclosure
Pros
Fanless, Aluminum, Sleek, Blue LED
Cons
Transformer Brick
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
Best 3.5" External Hard drive enclosure
Note: Hard Drive not included
What does it do?
This is an external enclosure to turn internal 3.5" IDE hard drives into external hard drives which you can carry around and plug and play into different computers.
What I use it for?
I back up my important data files on the hard drive and shuffle research data from the lab and home.
Specifications
It's fanless, so one may wonder what it does with all the heat. Aluminum is a decent conductor of heat, not as good as cooper or silver, but decent nonetheless. The effectively gets dissipated by the aluminum case.
Proflic Chipset, which supports up to 300 GB hard drives and has both USB 2.0 and Firewire (IEEE 1394) 400 compatibility.
Even though USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) is rated faster than firewire (400 Mbps) real usage indicates that firewire is faster, because it's smarter. If you have a lot of devices chained together, firewire seems to handle them better and the throughput is very good.
Design
I love the aluminum case, because it's very sturdy and looks nice. You can slam this enclosure over someone's head without worrying aout damaging the hard drive.
It has a blue LED to indicate the status of your drive just like the front of your computer case. It is very bright and can get annoying. You can option not to connect it when you install the hard drive.
These drives are stackable horizontally or vertically, so you can buy a bunch and line them up.
Installation
Very easy installation. Just 6 screws.
Extras
Came with usb 2.0 and firewire cables. Very nice, some drive kits don't include cables.
Travel Considerations
There is a transformer brick that needs to connect to the case. Some 2.5" hard drive enclosures can just power off the USB connection, but 3.5" hard drives take too much power and need a separate power source, so be ready to carry a transformer brick with your case, but it isn't that big or heavy.
Compatibility
I have had not problems getting it to detect under Windows XP or Linux (Slackware 10.x)
Hard Drive of choice
IBM/Hitachi
160 GB
7200 RPM
8 MB Cache
Conclusion
It is well worth the extra $20 over cheaper plastic drives. You also never know what you're going to connect the drive to, so having USB and Firewire is a plus without taking up extra space.
What does it do?
This is an external enclosure to turn internal 3.5" IDE hard drives into external hard drives which you can carry around and plug and play into different computers.
What I use it for?
I back up my important data files on the hard drive and shuffle research data from the lab and home.
Specifications
It's fanless, so one may wonder what it does with all the heat. Aluminum is a decent conductor of heat, not as good as cooper or silver, but decent nonetheless. The effectively gets dissipated by the aluminum case.
Proflic Chipset, which supports up to 300 GB hard drives and has both USB 2.0 and Firewire (IEEE 1394) 400 compatibility.
Even though USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) is rated faster than firewire (400 Mbps) real usage indicates that firewire is faster, because it's smarter. If you have a lot of devices chained together, firewire seems to handle them better and the throughput is very good.
Design
I love the aluminum case, because it's very sturdy and looks nice. You can slam this enclosure over someone's head without worrying aout damaging the hard drive.
It has a blue LED to indicate the status of your drive just like the front of your computer case. It is very bright and can get annoying. You can option not to connect it when you install the hard drive.
These drives are stackable horizontally or vertically, so you can buy a bunch and line them up.
Installation
Very easy installation. Just 6 screws.
Extras
Came with usb 2.0 and firewire cables. Very nice, some drive kits don't include cables.
Travel Considerations
There is a transformer brick that needs to connect to the case. Some 2.5" hard drive enclosures can just power off the USB connection, but 3.5" hard drives take too much power and need a separate power source, so be ready to carry a transformer brick with your case, but it isn't that big or heavy.
Compatibility
I have had not problems getting it to detect under Windows XP or Linux (Slackware 10.x)
Hard Drive of choice
IBM/Hitachi
160 GB
7200 RPM
8 MB Cache
Conclusion
It is well worth the extra $20 over cheaper plastic drives. You also never know what you're going to connect the drive to, so having USB and Firewire is a plus without taking up extra space.
