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Bytecc ME-320x USB 2.0 External Enclosure
Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Author: Rbreb13
Provided By: None
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Today I'll be reviewing one of the many, available external enclosures. The Bytecc ME-320 series is just one of many that Bytecc produces. This one is a USB 2.0 type enclosure. They also make ones that have a Firewire interface or both Firewire and USB 2.0. I chose a USB 2.0 type because my present motherboard already supports it and not firewire.
Specifications
***New Ali Chipset supports up to 300GB Hard Drive!!***
Can be used with 3.5-inch IDE drives (such as hard drives)
Can be used with 5.25-inch IDE drives (such as CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW etc. drives up to 7.75" inch length)
USB 2.0 Interface
Backwards compatible with USB 1.1
Support for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
Support for MAC OS 8.6 or better
Plug and Play
Hot-Swappable
Stackable Casing
Case Dimensions: 265x165x55mm/10x6.5x2.25inches (LxWxH) List
Cooling Fan (Approx. 1.5" in diameter) mounted on back panel
Silver Case
AC Input: 100-240VAC, 50-60Hz, 0.6A/0.3A
Supports up to UDMA/100
No Max Hard Drive RPM
Supports High Speed CD-RW Drives
1 cooling fan inside
Retail Box Includes:
Case
Power Cord (US)
5 feet (1.8m)A-male to B-male USB cable x 1
Manual
Drivers CD
Brackets & Screws
Quote from Dealsonic:
This External Case is a portable storage drive case that incorporates the new USB 2.0 High Speed interface! This case provides an easy and fast way to add more storage to a computer. The hot-swappable Plug and Play feature gives anyone great convenience on the road or when using the drive with different computers. This drive is compatible with Apple Macintosh and Windows personal computers.
Testing and Performance:
For testing purposes I used my main workstation for the majority of the tests. It is a P4 2.53 GHz running Windows XP Professional. The Asus P4B533 motherboard has native USB 2.0 support so a PCI card was not needed.
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