Antec MX-1 Actively Cooled External Hard Drive Enclosure Review @ Tweaknews.net

Iria · Jun 18, 2007, 04:30 PM

Review: Tweaknews.net
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A couple of years ago I found myself in possession of a hard drive that I had no particular use for. It was fairly small and fairly slow but still perfectly serviceable so, on a whim, I bought an external enclosure for it. I still have it and still find it surprisingly useful. At the time, there weren’t all that many to choose from and I bought the least expensive enclosure I could find and didn’t think much more about it. They’re all pretty much the same, right? In a word, no. Nowadays, there are literally hundreds of these devices on the market. One major e-tailer stocks more than 300 3.5-inch enclosures ranging in price from $15 to over $100. So, how does one choose?

Well, Antec has recently entered this market with their MX-1 enclosure. It’s just one example of their Veris series and has some very nice features. Follow along as we put the MX-1 through its paces.

Jun 18, 2007, 04:30 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Antec MX-1 Actively Cooled External Hard Drive Enclosure Review @ Tweaknews.net Review: Tweaknews.net ________ A couple of years ago I found myself in possession of a hard drive that I had no particular use for. It was fairly small and fairly slow but still perfectly serviceable so, on a whim, I bought an external enclosure for it. I still have it and still find it surprisingly useful. At the time, there weren’t all that many to choose from and I bought the least expensive enclosure I could find and didn’t think much more about it. They’re all pretty much the same, right? In a word, no. Nowadays, there are literally hundreds of these devices on the market. One major e-tailer stocks more than 300 3.5-inch enclosures ranging in price from $15 to over $100. So, how does one choose? Well, Antec has recently entered this market with their MX-1 enclosure. It’s just one example of their Veris series and has some very nice features. Follow along as we put the MX-1 through its paces.