Eagle Tech Computers began creating PC cases back in 1995, and over the past 10 plus years their lineup has grown to also include power supplies and external enclosures. Their external enclosure line-up is of interest today, and browsing their website shows they offer a variety of products, including: 2.5" and 3.5" hard drive enclosures, 5.25" enclosures, NAS enclosures, and finally RAID capable enclosures.
This is the first time I have had the opportunity to look at an enclosure from
Eagle Tech Computers, and they have sent over two different 3.5" hard drive enclosures to review. One is a IDE/SATA to USB hybrid enclosure from their
T-Series, and the other is a SATA to eSATA/USB enclosure from their
M-Series.
Before taking a look at the enclosures provided for review, let's look at some published information from the
Eagle Tech Computers website...
Features and Specifications of the T-Series ET-CSTSIU2-BK IDE/SATA Hybrid:
» Works with 3.5" hard drives up to 750GB
» Built for network users
» LED foot stand
» Dimension: 8-3/4"(L) x 5-1/2"(H) x 1-1/2"(W)
» Up to 480 Mbps via USB 2.0
» Support SATA or E-IDE 3.5" hard drive
» Power Source: External Universal Switching Power Adapter
» Certifications: FCC, CE Certified
» OS Support: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS 9.0 or Higher, Linux
Features and Specifications of the M-Series ET-CSMESU2-BK:
» Works with 3.5" hard drives up to 750GB
» Built for professional users on the go
» Hot swappable HDD: just slide it in
» Honeycomb structure cools your hard drive
» Extremely rugged construction
» 3.0Gbps eSATA (optional)
» Dimension: 7-3/4"(L) x 5"(H) x 1-1/2"(W)
» Up to 3.0 Gbps via eSATA
» Up to 6 times faster than USB 2.0
» Support SATA 3.5" hard drive
» Fanless Design
» Power Source: External Universal Switching Power Adapter
» Certifications: FCC, CE Certified
» OS Support: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS 9.0 or Higher, Linux
Packaging:
Like most retail oriented packaging, the front of either box provides you with a bare minimum of information, while details on the features and other information can be found on the side and back of the box. The packaging used for the M-Series enclosure (below right image) is nearly identical to the T-Series (below left image), with the only difference being in the pictures and actual text.
