Akasa Integral AK-EN-02BK

Advantages: Ease of installation
Disadvantages: Two hard drives dying out after 1 year of use each

...are dying out. Specs: Akasa Integral 3.5"" USB2 External Enclosure(Black). High speed: USB 2.0 interface backwards compatible with existing USB 1.1 port Auto-ejection HDD tray for easy installation Crystal acrylic casing with blue LED illumination Suitable for all 3.5"" internal or external device Aluminum alloy material to enhance heat dissipation Acrylic holder for vertical style Plug and play/hot swappable OS support Win 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Mac ... Read review

Advantages: Neat, Cool LED Mini USB Cable supplied
Disadvantages: Horrible Manual, Price

...it helped that I like Akasa as a brand because they are usually good in PC accessories. I then found it at PC World for £19.99, which made it more of a temptation for me to get it. THE LOOKS It comes either in black (pic above) or in silver. It is made of aluminium and it looks good with its brushed aluminium encasing. Still though it lacks something, It doesn't feel solid. It has blue LEDs on both sides, one to show is getting power and the other ...
...lights are slightly deceptive when you buy and see it on the box as the LED stripe effect is made through one single LED on the side that is reflected through the plastic. I suppose this consumes less power (as opposed to a row of LEDs) so when used through a laptop there would be less power siphoned from the laptop battery. Initially I thought the lighting to be cool but then it starts getting slightly tacky and the case even though is aluminium ... Read review