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Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year
The RX81-MP-SC-SLV single drive from Rosewill gives you flexibility in external storage options. It can handle drives of up to 1.5 TB in capacity to handle all of your back up needs. The vented aluminum enclosure protects your drive and keeps it cool. The silver finish makes it a stylish addition to your desk.
The enclosure accepts 3.5" SATA hard drives and connects easily to your Mac or PC. Available interfaces include eSATA, USB 2.0 and FireWire, both 1394a and 1394b. An external power supply is included to keep the drive spinning without having to draw power from the bus.
Hands down a fantastic purchase, LED is NOT an issue
Reviewed By: wfbnadador on 3/9/2008
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: This enclosure gives you everything you are looking for in a 3.5" enclosure. SATA connection, a full array of connections in back. The enclosure itself feels very solid and sturdy. More importantly, having dealt with a bit of hardware in the past, I very much appreciate quality hardware encluded. You won't be likely to strip out any of the screws, although I didn't opt to test the limits. My unit actually came with extra hardware just in case.
No fan, so whisper quiet (depending on the drive you invest in).
Cons: Absolutely none.
Other Thoughts: Most importantly, in regards to people complaining about the bright LED, don't worry about it one bit.
If you're assembling an external hard drive, then you're no stranger to a screwdriver, and you just might* have some electrical tape. if the LED is too bright, then simply cover it with a little electrical tape till just enough light is showing.
Otherwise, the LED can be easily disconnected or COMPLETELY removed from the enclosure (the hardware holding it in place is attached via a simple screw). The power connection is a plug, not soldered, and extremely obvious.
I personally opted to remove it all together. I can just listen closely if I want to know if its on.
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I'm a fan
Reviewed By: uzi on 10/25/2008
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Reasonably simple to install a disk, a host of connection options, and performance is good. (Only marginally slower than the internal system disk on my Macbook Pro while using it via Firewire 800 in the bechmarking I've done.) After 6 hours of straight data transfer, the casing was slightly warm... definitely not hot.
Cons: I wish the power switch were at the top and not the bottom in the back, but that's about it.
Other Thoughts: Although the description here, the Rosewill website and even the box say that it only supports 1 TB disks, I threw caution to the wind and stuck a 1.5 TB disk in it. Works fine. When I emailed Rosewill to let them know, they responded that it can actually do up to 2 TB disks, which makes more sense... it's 32-bit addressing for 512 byte blocks...
Pros: The enclosure uses the Oxford 934 chipset which is good. Also has no fan so it is quiet
Cons: Enclosure has what I believe is a power supply issue. Goes offline intermittently. I have had this problem with other enclosures in the past (different makes). My other Rosewill works fine.
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Great quad-interface enclosure
Reviewed By: steagle on 1/21/2010
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
Pros: - eSata & FW800 for $60 - Fanless aluminum casing provides excellent cooling and no added noise - Sturdy, well built chassis holds drive tightly
Cons: - Moderately time consuming to install a drive w/ very small screws - You have to screw the stand on or the enclosure flops around in it - Not drive swap-friendly
Other Thoughts: I got the RX81 after getting frustrated with a very slow WD MyBook enclosure with FW400. The Rosewill installation took longer than expected - mostly due to using two different screwdrivers for the various screws - but it was fairly straightforward. As soon as I plugged in to my MacBook Pro via FW800, the increase in speed was obvious. I've got a WD5000AAVS inside (the original Caviar GreenPower drive) that is only around 5400 RPM, but it is significantly faster over FW800 than my previous 7200 RPM drive was over FW400. Design-wise the RX81 is no-nonsense and very utilitarian. Great machined aluminum. Just note that it is not conducive to swapping drives frequently - for that, get the Icy Dock MB559UEB.
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Excellent Enclosure
Reviewed By: Pavelbure on 1/10/2010
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Just a all round good enclosure. I have 2 of these and both work great. This does not have a fan, so I used a green WD drive in it. The drive is not constantly running so the enclosure really does not get hot. It may if it had a different drive in it, I'm not sure.
New egg has it listed as accepting drives up to 1.5 TB, I have a 2TB drive in mine and it works just fine. Newegg should update their info.
Cons: The EXTREMELY bright light on this. It can be disabled though. Just follow the cord from the light to the board, then just unplug it. It is a bit tough but not hard.
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Model
Brand
Rosewill
Model
RX81-MP-SC- SLV
Spec
Color
Silver
Size
3.5"
Material
Aluminum
Internal Interface
SATA
External Interface
USB 2.0 & 1394 & eSATA
Specifications
Chipset: Oxford OX934DSB
Hot Swappable: Yes
External Interface: eSATA x 1 port FireWire 800 (1394b) x 2 port FireWire 400(1394a) x 1 port USB 2.0 & USB 1.1 x 1 port
Material: Aluminum with internal metal chassis for optimized heat dissipation
External AC Adapter: DC +5V/2A, +12V/2A (UL, cUL, TUV approved)
Input: Universal auto-switching 100-240 VAC
Data Transfer Rate: eSATA up to 3.0Gbps FireWire 800 (1394b) up to 800Mbps FireWire 400(1394a) up to 400Mbps USB 2.0 up to 480Mbps USB 1.1 up to 12Mbps
Regulatory Certifications: CE,FCC, RoHS
OS requirement: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista Linux 2.4.1.0 or above Mac OS 8.6 above
Features
Real plug and play
Hot-swappable connection
Support up to 2TB HDD
Please NOTE: In order to enable HOT-SWAP function, please check to make sure the motherboard supports HOT-SWAP function. Otherwise, the hot swappable function won't be work as well. (Please refer back to motherboard user guide)
Physical Spec
Dimensions
8.86" x 5.31" x 1.37"
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts
1 year limited
Labor
1 year limited
Introduction
The RX81-MP-SC-SLV single drive from Rosewill gives you flexibility in external storage options. It can handle drives of up to 1.5 TB in capacity to handle all of your back up needs. The vented aluminum enclosure protects your drive and keeps it cool. The silver finish makes it a stylish addition to your desk.
The enclosure accepts 3.5" SATA hard drives and connects easily to your Mac or PC. Available interfaces include eSATA, USB 2.0 and FireWire, both 1394a and 1394b. An external power supply is included to keep the drive spinning without having to draw power from the bus.
Highlights
Fanless Aluminum Enclosure With a fanless design, the Rosewill RX81-MP-SC-SLV aluminum enclosure delivers optimal heat dissipation without annoying noise and tough, reliable hard drive protection.
3.5" SATA HDD Compatibility The Rosewill RX81-MP-SC-SLV enclosure is compatible with 3.5" SATA hard drives, providing an ideal solution for your external storage needs.
Quad Interfaces The Rosewill RX81-MP-SC-SLV combines four industry-leading external hard drive interfaces (IEEE 1394a, IEEE 1394b, eSATA and USB 2.0) for maximum performance and universal connectivity.
Reviewed By: wfbnadador on 3/9/2008
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
