Vizo Uranus 3.5 Inch SATA HDD One Touch Backup Enclosure Review

September 4, 2009 by Matt  
Filed under Drives, Reviews

Introduction

With more and more people needing external storage to hold their music, videos and work documents; pairing up your hard drive with the right enclosure can be a problem.  Do you want one designed with security in mind? reliability? looks? Well today at Tech-Xtreme we have the Vizo Uranus 3.5 Inch HDD Enclosure.  The Uranus has many functions such as One Touch Backup and eSATA capabilities, both of which we will be testing later on in the review.  So let’s see how the Uranus copes under pressure…

About Vizo

VIZO Technology Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and designer of computer peripheral products serving customers around the world. Established in Taiwan in 1992, VIZO has expanded and now operates in the market completely reorganized and prepared to meet the demand for high quality products which are “Made in Taiwan”.

Features

  • 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 )
  • 4 functions in it :
    • One touch backup for file
    • One touch backup for system
    • USB to SATA HDD
    • eSATA to SATA HDD
  • 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

Specifications

Case Material:
Aluminum
Host Interface:
480Mbps USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 Compatible)
3.0Gbps High Speed external Serial-ATA (eSATA)
HDD Type: 3.5″ SATA Hard Drive
One Button Backup:
Backup/Restore/Syncronize file and system (ONLY under USB 2.0 host)
Power Supply:
AC/DC Power Adapter (AC inpuit: 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 or MAc 10.2 above
One USB port available for USB Host
For eSATA:
Windows 2000/XP 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

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