Lindy ME-720U2SI: Internal IDE, External S-ATA And USB 2.0
Contents
- 1. Requiem For Floppy Disk, CD And DVD Storage
- 2. Hard Drive Enclosures
- 3. Icybox IB-355-U: Flashes When Transmitting
- 4. Icybox IB-355-U, Continued
- 5. Icybox IB-350UE-BL: Cool Design With Blue Lighting Effects
- 6. Icybox IB-350UE-BL, Continued
- 7. Icybox IB-350US: Comes With A Fast Serial ATA Converter
- 8. Icybox IB-350US, Continued
- 9. Kingwin's KH-350U Goes Disco
- 10. Kingwin KH-350U, Continued
- 11. Lindy ME-720SI: Serial-ATA Goes External
- 12. Lindy ME-720U2SI: Internal IDE, External S-ATA And USB 2.0
- 13. Lindy ME-720F2U2: Pricey IEEE1394b Enclosure
- 14. Lindy ME-720F2U2, Continued
- 15. MaPower Combo MAP-H31C2: Heavy And Expensive
- 16. MaPower Combo MAP-H31C2, Continued
- 17. MaPower Warps MAP-KC31U2G: Flashy Design
- 18. Sharkoon's Rocketpod: Complicated Assembly
- 19. Sharkoon Rocketpod, Continued
- 20. Vantec Nexstar NST-350UF: Flyweight At 240 G
- 21. Vantec Nexstar NST-350UF, Continued
- 22. Cheap Adapter Solutions For Purists
- 23. ARP Hi-Speed Adapter, Continued
- 24. HWShop4U USB/IDE Converter Offers No Power Supply To The Board
- 25. The Wiebetech Combodock Offers An Aluminum Enclosure With An IEEE1394b Connection
- 26. Wiebetech Combodock, Continued
- 27. Benchmark Results
- 28. Evaluation
- 29. Our Recommendations
- 30. Technical Data
12. Lindy ME-720U2SI: Internal IDE, External S-ATA And USB 2.0
Another external enclosure with a Serial ATA connector is the ME-720U2IDE, which also supports USB 2.0. But on opening it, it's clear that it won't take an IDE hard drive. A bridge controller converts the IDE signal into something the Serial ATA interface can understand. The USB 2.0 port provides more flexibility; although it only manages 17 MB/s on average, most computers have it. Using a Serial ATA cable, our IDE hard drive reached a respectable 37 MB/s.
One enclosure fits all at Lindy
An IDE hard drive fits in here
Both USB 2.0 and Serial ATA can be used
Disappointing performance with USB 2.0 (click to enlarge)
Serial ATA would have been better, but USB 2.0 does the job by any measure (click to enlarge)
Accessories
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