quick looks – StarTech SAT2510BU3 hard drive enclosure

With its lightening fast 5Gb/s transfer rate, 10 x the speed of USB2.0, USB3.0 is set to be the interface of choice for fast data transfers between external drives and PCs and notebooks. As the present time external devices with the interface are pretty thin on the ground so its always good to see another added to the list.

StarTech’s SAT2510BU3 is a slimline external hard drive enclosure for 2.5″ SATA drives. Made from aluminium and plastic it is a doddle to use, just take off the top and bottom of the unit, slide in your drive of choice, secure it with the screws provided and off you go. As USB3.0 is fully backwards compatible with USB2.0 the supplied Y cable has connectors for both.

Quick well done to StarTech, not only do they supply the screws needed but put an extra one of each just in case the carpet monster devours one and very thoughtfully they even supply a tiny screwdriver in the bag.

Manufacturer: StarTech
Price: £41.11 (inc VAT)
Where to buy: StarTech

Monday July 26th 2010

Posted in: Drive Enclosures, Hard Drives

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Lab Report – Asus Crosshair IV Formula

The Crosshair series of motherboards are the AMD based range in Asus’ ROG (Republic Of Gamers) product line, the latest addition to which is the fourth generation Crosshair IV Formula. Each generation is more feature rich than the last and the Crosshair IV Formula certainly upholds the tradition, being crammed to the gills with features; support for the latest AMD X6 six-core processors, support for up to 16GB of DDR3 memory through four DIMM slots, four PCI-E graphics slots supporting CrossFire X technology plus both SATA 6GB/s and USB 3.0 support and all the overclocking aids that you come to expect from a ROG motherboard.[more +]

Wednesday July 21st 2010

Posted in: Motherboards

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