Posted 04/08/08 at 06:47:52 PM by David Murphy

Addressing different designs for external storage enclosures is a lot like taking a microscope to Pop Tarts and counting the sprinkles to determine which pastry variety contains maximum tastiness. Or at least, that’s what it feels like. Because there’s not anything functionally different with Antec’s Veris enclosure than any of the many, many other enclosures we’ve tested. You slap a drive in, connect a USB or eSATA cord, and call it a day.

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Posted 02/07/08 at 07:00:40 PM by David Murphy

What?!

There’s really no better way to summarize our thoughts about Thermaltake’s newest, well—we’ll call it an enclosure, for comparison’s sake. In actuality, the BlacX is more the spaceport docking bay to your Millennium Falcon of a hard drive. Your storage apparatus of choice sits half-submerged in the BlacX itself, its tail pointed to the heavens. The drive remains “enclosed” by nothing more than the molecules of oxygen hovering around its bare exterior. It’s a little perilous of a situation and definitely a little goofy. But yet, it works!

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Posted 01/29/08 at 08:13:08 PM by David Murphy

For a device called the Jazz, Enermax’s newest USB and eSATA external 3.5” hard drive enclosure isn’t much of an improvisation in the ho-hum world of storage containers. In fact, we can only think of one major differences that set this device apart from most every other enclosure we’ve tested: you can see through it.

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Posted 03/09/07 at 01:38:44 PM by David Murphy

Tough doesn't begin to describe this sturdy midtower case. Its classy chassis will protect your PC from harm, and look good doing it!

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Posted 03/08/07 at 01:38:44 PM by David Murphy

This confusing midtower is no joy to work in--and the only thing that makes us unhappier than its plastic-y exterior is its awkward cooling scheme.

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Posted 03/07/07 at 01:38:44 PM by David Murphy

This heavily-branded case is definitely sturdy, so sturdy you'd be insane to tote it to a LAN party. It's all-aluminum construction looks damn nice though

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