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Review on πŸ”΄ Acomdata Tango TNGXXXUSE-RED: High-Speed USB 2.0/eSATA 2.5" SATA Hard Drive Enclosure in Red by Mike Travers

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Well, for the second time, the 1st Corps failed!

My name says it all, because I have no problem with a second eSATA/USB 2.5" SATA HD enclosure from Acomdata, no problem at all. With eSATA in the mix I have up to 140 MB/ sec if you're using this connection method, but a caveat needs to be pointed out: apparently this Acomdata system requires the USB system to be connected to the case along with the eSATA cable, so apparently you're also using USB to use eSATA I have a fairly expensive (roughly $65 retail) 3.5" USB/FireWire/eSATA enclosure that I use for backups on my two large studio PCs (two of these enclosures, one on each PC ).), and these cases DO NOT require USB power to run eSATA at 100%.Difference?The Acomdata case does NOT have a power supply inside the case, here's the thing! There isn't one in the tiny Acomdata case power source. there it is also perfect. That's no small feat, as the cables take up so much space inside the case that you'd think an HD case wouldn't even fit in (eSATA and dual USB cables are cumbersome!), but somehow they do , and that was it . How/why didn't the case work the first time? To be honest I don't know but it didn't help. I just finished installing some kind of HD so I asked Revain.com to trade it in and everything is fine now. I have a Western Digital Scorpio "Black" 7200RPM 2.5" Enterprise HD in this particular case and the Acomdata and WD Black setup works fantastic together, averaging almost 100MB/s from eSATA (140MB/s Peak and 70MB/s low speed (average around 100MB/s) and a solid 35MB/s with a USB 2.0 setup, commendable!The construction is solid with good materials and connectors and great cables for the eSATA and USB 2.0 -Operation.The box comes with a good "manual" and "user manual" I think for beginners as I never had to learn anything special to use the case it's very simple and easy to learn just the 2.5" SATA Install HD and you're good to go! I deducted a star for failing case 1, but other than that the installation is a winner, with nice packaging, good tooling guides/manual, cables and an easy to contact manufacturer if/if you have problems with the kit. I fully recommend it, just note the need for USB when using eSATA, that's the only caveat needed for this review. Black with silver plastic snaps on the ends looks nice and expensive, so Wavey Davey recommends this Acomdata eSATA/USB 2.0 Enclosure, ready to deal with any storage needs you might have as well as backup. !Wavey Davey - August 20, 2011

Pros
  • Best
Cons
  • Only available in black