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Bytecc ME-320x USB 2.0 External Enclosure
Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Author: Rbreb13
Provided By: None
Page: 3 of 4
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I also used SiSoft Sandra 2004 Pro's File System Benchmark.
File System USB 1.1:
It failed to complete the test. It kept freezing up, so no results to post. (Possibly caused by the use of a USB hub instead of a direct to motherboard connection)
Specifications
TFile System USB 2.0: ext
The tests pretty much speak for themselves. For external backup or transferring of files from one location to another, this is an adequate solution. What I like is that you can supply your own hard drive in the size you require. Also in the case of a hard drive failure it would be easy to replace, unlike the other pre-built hard drive enclosures.
Just for grins I decided to try another IDE device. I installed an old Plextor CD/RW (12x10x32x). It didn't fit in the case very well but it does work. Perhaps some of the newer, smaller IDE drives would work better, especially if this is going to be a long term setup. It reads and writes with USB 2.0 just fine. It would read from USB 1.1 without any problems, but it wouldn't write at any speed. I was going through a hub (Hercules Game Theater XP) for this test. The hub seems to be the problem with writing at USB 1.1 speeds. I tested this on another computer with no USB 2.0 ports and it burned fine at USB 1.1 speeds under Windows 98se. Although, I did have to burn at reduced speeds to get successful burns at USB 1.1 speeds.
I used Nero CD Speed for testing.
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