Advantages: Quick way of expanding hard drive space or retrieving data from a damaged laptop.
Disadvantages: Can over heat if left on for serveral hours at a time.

...The Akasa Integral external storage enclosure, is a great device for individuals who wish to perhaps expand there laptop with more hard disc drive space, or perhaps for those who wish to retrieve the data from a damaged laptop, that still has a working hard drive. I found the device incredibly handy when my laptop crashed, and I had no way of accessing the data. All I did was remove the hard drive from the laptop and insert it into the storage enclosure device, and away I went, full access again to all my data, just by plugging it into another desktop or laptop. There’s no complicated software to install on the computer, just plug it In and you can access the data as if it was on a flash drive. There are no mains plugs involved, it use's a USB port from the desktop or laptop to power its self, and it also comes with a protective cover... Read review

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Advantages: Brilliant way of using spare hard drives
Disadvantages: a tight fit, with little ventilation

...WHY ? """"""""""" Why, you might ask, would anyone want a NEWlink USB 2.0 IDE & SATA Hard Drive Enclosure ? And even more to the point, why would such a person buy one, admit it and then go ahead and review it? The answer my friend, is not blowing in the wind.! It was sitting on my shelf. It was a spare 80GB hard drive, that I had taken out of my PC when I put in a larger drive. It annoyed me that this major investment when I first built my PC was now sitting idly by, giving me no return for my money. Neither was there much point looking to dispose of it through Exchange & Mart, Ebay or the local shop window ads - who wants a redundant hard drive ? - especially when mine is SATA. So for a little while, I had looked for an enclosure like this, into which I could place my hard disk, plug it into my USB and have an extra storage... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent Features
Disadvantages: Fatally Flawed Software

...This unit is incredibly enticing. Most units, although 1TB, only allow 0,1 RAID. This means that in RAID 1 (mirror mode) you can only get 500 Gigs. This Iomega unit allows you get 750 Gigs in RAID 5 since it has 4 drives. More cost effective storage space! It also features: * Linux based OS * Flexible user and group based security, * Above average performance with respect to RAID, responsiveness, and transfer speeds. * Gigabit ethernet as well as 802.11G wireless * 2 USB ports to attach additional storage * 4 drive bays to upgrade and replace drives * RAID 5 !. This is a prominent feature that sets it in a unique category among entry level NAS. * A very well built enclosure. All metal, fairly thick at that, as well as very sturdy enclosure for the HD's that uses screws. Nothing plastic of flimsy here. All very very good features... Read review

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Advantages: latest multifunctioned
Disadvantages: small screen

...Apple iPod nano is the latest ipod with latest function.Apple ipod has MPN: MB253ZO/A Product Type: Digital playerDigital Player Type:Flash basedDigital Player Functions: Photo playback, videoplaybackWidth: 5.2 cm mDepth: 0.7 cm,Height: 7 cmWeight: 49 g Enclosure Colour: GreenEnclosure Material: Steel, anodised aluminiumPC Interface Supported: USB 2.0Capacity: 8 GB Digital Storage Media: Flash memory - integratedSound Output Mode: StereoEqualiser: YesDigital Video Playback: YesDigital Photo Playback: YesSupported Digital Photo Standards: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, PSD (Mac only), TIFF Built-in clock: Yes, alarm, stopwatch timer: Stopwatch, sleep, wake features: Volume limiter, calendar, built-in games, USB 2.0 compatibility, Cover Flow Built-in display Built-in Display: LCD - colours. so its the newest model with newest technology... Read review

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Advantages: Fast & Versatile
Disadvantages: Slightly large

...Everyone seems to have a tiny pocket USB drive these days, however they suffer from limited capacity and can be quite slow (especially the older USB1 type). Belkin realise there's a good market to be tapped here... via their USB2 hard drive caddy. I can't remember the last time I was this impressed with a piece of kit. Thanks to a £20 voucher from Powergen, I picked this drive bay up for £29.99 from PC world. In went an old fujitsu 10MB drive and now it's a fantastic portable (just) storage solution. The bay itself can accomodate both 3.5 and 5.25 inch drives to give you an idea of how big it is. Power is supplied via a normal 6A mains lead (supplied) which is identical to your computer power lead (so no problem replacing if you lose it). The drive connector inside is a standard 40-pin IDE ribbon and there's also an analog audio... Read review

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

...Bought this enclosure 2 years ago and paid quite an amount for it, it's price is double the price of another enclosure and you would think you are buying quality. The set up procedure of this enclosure is the same with any other enclosure and it doesn't need any drivers since the connection is USB 2 and it's plug and plays, so the ease of installation is more or less the same but I give it as a plus the fact that it has a button instead of 4 screws that normal enclosures have when you have to open them to change the hard drive. The flashing led when the enclosure is working is cute at first but gets really annoying after a while if you have the drive working while watching a movie or sleeping because it makes the room look like a disco. The worst thing about this enclosure is that after 2 years I already changed a burned hard drive... Read review

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Advantages: great fun, good way to exersice,
Disadvantages: you have to fight the kids off

...As you may have noticed by the title, i am reviewing the 8ft trampoline with enclosure. Which looks different from the one pictured ( but looks nice) and is smaller, but i will get round to that later. PACKAGING : This trampoline and enclosure come in the same box which is about 5ft x 2ft x 1ft and is a rectangle shape. the packaging is quite plain as it is a large cardboard box, with a big sticker on it showing the trampoline and the name of maker. I will add the box is very heavy, i had to have my partner pick it up for me as there was no way i could have lifted it by myself. So if you are a single mum and you want to pick it up, it would be easier if you had someone to help, also i dont think the box will fit into small cars, exspecially with the kids in the back. SETTING IT UP : When you have opened the box, if you have a rumage... Read review

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Advantages: Looks, drivability, handling, everything.
Disadvantages: Cant afford One

..., but thats expected. Quality of Build: The build quality on the outside was rock solid, and the car looks very very sporty. The inside was a bit plasticy around the storage spaces, but other than that it was ok. Comfort: One word luxury. The seats were well designed, the cabin was laid out perfectly, the dials and all the things you have to fiddle with were there ready for you to touch without streatching. Storage Space: Im a guy (reasonable well built) and to see what the space was like in the boot, i decided to get in and let my other half (shes the one that does the reviews on the 'girly' stuff) decided to close and lock the boot. Now for those of you who are interested, I can tell you that if you ever try this, you need the keys to get out as I could find no open latch in the boot compartment. However, there was loads of space and I... Read review

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Advantages: Plug and Play, Really Fast Doesn't Overheat
Disadvantages: Nothing =D

...Freecom External 3.5" 160GB Hard Drive I first got the Freecom external hard 160GB hard drive when my internal one on my computer started to get clogged up with applications and other junk. So I decided to go and buy a Freecom external hard drive which is 160 Gigabytes in size. Since this hard drive is external, it does have to look good and not look like a tack bit of plastic with wires hanging out of it. With Freecom though, performance and design is everything. The hard drive enclosure itself is made of high quality, heat absorbing aluminium which is 20 x 11.5 x 4.5 cm ( or 7.9 x 4.5 x 1.6 inches ) in size. On the front of the hard drive enclosure is a storage LED indicator and on the back there is one ' rocker' power on/off switch, a usb port and a power adapter port. This hard drive has been givin five awards including... Read review

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Advantages: great design that saves space.
Disadvantages: none.

...Toshiba are a very good electronics company in general and have a great reputation in the computer industry so it was with a certain amount of expectation that i tried out toshiba's offerings on the hard drive market and i certainly am not disappointed. What I Look For The criteria that i judge a hard drive by are speed or rate of transfer, hard drive seek time, capacity and general ease of use. This can sometimes be joined by the aesthetic appeal of the hard drive in question. Design The Toshiba hard drive is a very attractive, slimline black and silver enclosured storage device that is a standalone product. It's slim and long and has a stable stand upon which it rests. I am impressed by the look and feel of the polished case and it certainly is lovelier than most hard drives on the market. Performance What matters is the rate... Read review

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