There are so many external hard drive enclosures in the market, but what sets the Vizo Luxon apart from the others is the fact that it supports direct SATA connectivity in addition to the usual USB cable. Join Marc as he takes a look at the Vizo Luxon and see how it compares against the Seagate Pushbutton Backup 750GB. Link : Vizo Luxon 3.5" USB & SATA External HDD Enclosure Review
I bought it from C-Zone at Low Yat Plaza today for RM180 after reading this review.Yet to try it out but two noob questions; 1.I'm going to use a SATA 3.5" HDD,should i put the jumper in J 3?Is that what's meant by"closed"? 2.I will connect the external HDD to the desktop via sata cable,can I actually run my desk top without an internal hdd if I were to remove the existing internal hdd and install it into the Vizo Luxon ? (this hdd is loaded with OS) Thks
Oops.. It must have been cheaper than RM 250 then. IMHO, it's totally worth it if you get the full package. 1. Closed means shorting the two J3 pins with the jumper. 2. You can, if your motherboard BIOS allows you to boot from USB. But running it for long periods of time in the enclosure is not advisable. Heat is major killer of hard drives. Hope that helps you some!
If your motherboard supports SATA, you can use it directly with no use of the USB part of the motherboard, which is why I like it too.
Ooops! Misread it. Yeah, it will function like a standard SATA drive. But again, there's the heat problem...
