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Rosewill RX81US-HT-35A-BLK Hard Drive Enclosure

Author:	Vu Le
Date:	2007.12.17
Topic:	Storage
Provider:	Rosewill
Manufacturer:	Rosewill

Rosewill RX81US-HT-35A-BLK Hard Drive Enclosure

Intrduction

In a world of portability, data loss, music and videos, there comes a need for storage. Finding extra storage is not a problem, especially when terabyte drives are becoming the norm. But what happens when you run out of hard drive bays in your PC? The convenience of external hard drive enclosures is severely underrated.

Rosewill has been manufacturing high quality PC accessories and peripherals for quite some time. Today we take look at Rosewill's new RX81US-HT-35A-BLK aluminum hard drive enclosure.

Features

Standard USB 2.0 high speed transfer rate.
Suitable for all 3.5" SATA HDD.
eSATA transfer rate up to 3.0Gbps(NCQ support)
All aluminum, to enhance heat dissipation.
Foot-stand for vertical style.
Plug and play / hot swappable.
OS support Win 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/Mac OS 8.6 above

Specifications

Model	RX81US-HT-35A-BLK
Color	Black
External Interface	eSATA + USB2.0 Combo
Hard Drive support	3.5” SATA HDD (Support up to 1TB HDD)
Transfer Rate	eSATA (Connection up to 3 Gb/sec.) USB 2.0 (Connection up to 480 Mbps)
Insert & Extract connection Via	22 pin direct hard drive connection
Structure	High Quality Texture surface
Drive Cooling	Aluminum heat dissipation
Hot Swappable	Yes
OS Requirement	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista Linux 2.4.1.0 or above Mac OS 8.6 above
Dimension (L x W x H)	142.688.817.5mm
Regulatory Certifications	CE,FCC, ROHS
Warranty	1 Year

Unpacking

The Rosewill package includes everything you need to get going.


Box	Rosewill RX81US-HT-35A-BLK

	Included Accessories: - Power adapter - eSATA bracket - eSATA cable - USB cable - Stand - Screws - Manual - Drivers disc for legacy OS
Accessories

Up Close

Upon opening the package, you can already tell the quality of the enclosure is excellent. It has a nice solid feel to it, with a sleek design. You can't miss the power and access LEDs, as they are very bright. That can be a good or bad thing, depending on your preference.


Front	Back


Full shot	Power and Access LEDs

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