VIZO URANUS external Enclosure

VIZO URANUS external Enclosure
Manufactured by: VIZO Provided By: VIZO
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Date : June 3rd 2007

Introduction

If you read our previous review we were talking about how popular eSATA hard drive enclosures are becoming and the benefits you can gain from this new technology. If you missed the review have a read by clicking this link on Apiotek’s DUAL eSATA II express card. With storage becoming ever cheaper it makes more sense to have large portable storage devices than copying data to CD’s all the time. Hard drive enclosures that come out today expand on the mere basic features that were offered in the early designs, with current models offering more connectivity options, basic backup functions and they look a lot sleeker as well.

Today we bring to you quite a stylish hard drive enclosure from VIZO called the URANUS. We hadn’t heard about VIZO until recently but after having seen their products it certainly has impressed us all. They manufacture a wide range of PC peripherals and it’s good to see the great care they put into their products.

The URANUS is an external hard drive enclosure for 3.5” SATA drives supporting USB 2.0, eSATA standards.

Features and Specifications

Compatible with 3.5" SATA Hard Drive

Support 480Mbps High Speed USB 2.0

Support 3.0Gbps High Speed external Serial-ATA( eSATA )

Dual One-touch Backup buttons for file and system (only under USB2.0 host)

Functions of the backup feature:

One touch backup for file
One touch backup for system

Sleek and elegant design

Aluminum housing for excellent heat dissipation

Built in fan for better system cooling

Support plug and play & hot swappable

* Must be attached to SATA 3.0G/eSATA 3.0G hot swappable compliant host to enable hot swappable function

Technical Details

Housing: Aluminum

Host Interface: 480Mbps USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 Compatible) 3.0Gbps High Speed external Serial-ATA ( eSATA )

HDD Type: 3.5 " SATA HDD

One Button Backup: Backup / Restore / Synchronize file and system
(ONLY under USB2.0 host)

Power Supply: AC/DC POWER Adapter
(AC input: 100~ 240Vac, DC output: +5V/+12V)

Indicators: Blue for POWER on / Purple for file access

Weight: 400g (without HDD)

Dimensions: 210(L) x 125 (W) x 34 (H) mm

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

For USB 2.0: Windows ME/2000/XP/Vista or Mac 10.2 above

One USB port available for USB Host

For eSATA : Windows 2000/XP/Vista or Mac 10.2 above

Proper SATA/eSATA port or SATA card available for eSATA host

Must have SATA 3.0G/eSATA 3.0G hot swappable compliant host to enable hot swappable function

PACKAGE INCLUDES

3.5" SATA HDD external enclosure

Stand

USB Cable

eSATA cable

SATA to eSATA adapter cable w/bracket

Power Adapter

Power Cable

Cleaning cloth

User manual and driver CD

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