Conclusion:
Vizo continues to impress me with their line-up of products. I am beginning to expect great peripherals from them for years to come based on my introduction to three of their current offerings. The Luxon has a nice look to it and is well constructed with the outer metal shell being a single piece. This hard drive enclosure allows you to use a current IDE hard drive, and upgrade it to a SATA drive in the future. The inclusion of both SATA and USB ports is another great option, with SATA quickly becoming more common, having USB insures ultimate portability.
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The Vizo Luxon is near perfect, and if it wasn't for the lack of SATA 3 GB/s and eSATA support, I might say it was. SATA 3 GB/s is becoming the standard for hard drives, and obviously offers higher transfer speeds than IDE or SATA 1.5 GB/s. I've also seen new motherboards come with integrated eSATA ports, so support for both eSATA and SATA would be great. If neither of those issues is a concern for you, then this is a great enclosure. I will have it in use for a long time.
A search of
PriceGrabber did not return any results, however I would expect that this unit will be for sale in the $30-$45 range. If it is this price, it would be in line with other enclosures offering similar features.
Given the performance, configuration options, and easy installation, I award the
Vizo Luxon 3.5" IDE/SATA Hard Drive Enclosure a final rating of "Recommended".
Pros:
» Support IDE and SATA
» Easy installation
» Quiet Operation
» Fast transfer speeds
Cons:
» Not eSATA
» Short USB and SATA cables
» No SATA 3.0 GB/s support
» Drive ran slightly warmer than in other enclosures
Special thanks to
Vizo Technology Corp for providing the Vizo Luxon 3.5" IDE/SATA Hard Drive Enclosure to Bigbruin.com for review!
