Vizo Luxon External HDD Enclosure

Rob Williams · 03-22-2006, 12:05 AM

Vizo is a new company that's making a mark on the peripheral market. Their Luxon hard drive enclosure is one of the reasons they are making that mark, and we are going to find out why.

After reading the review here, feel free to discuss it in this thread!

Jakal · 03-22-2006, 01:46 PM

Niiiice! I love the look of it. As you mentioned, the ventilation would be a drawback if someone was using it constantly. Firewire was another option that would have been nice to see as well. I like the all aluminum construction and the SATA option. With SATA becoming the standard it's good to see the company including that in their product.

Did they mention it supporting SATA 1 or 2? I don't see a reason to put a SATA 2 drive in an encosure when you'll lose the speed of it, but I'm curious.

Rob Williams · 03-22-2006, 01:55 PM

Nope, just SATA 1.

05-16-2006, 02:07 AM

After reading your review, I have decided to purchase the Vizon Luxon, however, was unsuccessful. Has Vizon contacted you with an update to an e-tailer selling the Luxon? Thanks for your feedback.

Rob Williams · 05-16-2006, 11:35 AM

I'll contact them and find out. I'll let you know as soon as they get back to me.

Rob Williams · 05-17-2006, 12:33 AM

Daiwa

Apparently a Canuck site, but I have never heard of them. They are going for a premium too.. $65CND, or around $57US. That's not exactly a bargain :|

05-17-2006, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob Williams

Daiwa

Apparently a Canuck site, but I have never heard of them. They are going for a premium too.. $65CND, or around $57US. That's not exactly a bargain :|

Thanks for taking the time to follow up for me. I appreciate the effort. The price is a bit steeper than what I wanted pay for an enclosure. Gives me less buck to work with for purchasing an HD to put into it.

After researching a bit more, I become interested in purchasing the following Lian-Li EX-127. But still is a bit higher cost, although this model has a built in fan. I keep telling myself that a good enclosure is important to protect the precious data that it houses. Maybe I just throw in some extra cash. Any thoughts?

madmat · 05-17-2006, 04:39 PM

I saw a Seagate 160Gig ATA drive with free Ultra external USB enclosure for $59.99 at Radio Shack the other day but now it's just showing the drive for that price but oddly enough it's listed in the "External HDD" section...

05-17-2006, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madmat

I saw a Seagate 160Gig ATA drive with free Ultra external USB enclosure...

This sounded like a good deal. After looking over some customer reviews of the Ultra enclosure, I got some negative vibs w/ regards to this enclosure and it does not support SATA drives. I'm set on getting the Lian Li EX-127.

madmat · 05-17-2006, 11:14 PM

True but as a $60 combo it's hard to beat. It's not like USB 2.0 or firewire can feed data faster than an ATA drive can handle.

I've read good things about the Ultra enclosure too, there's no telling how proficient the people having problems were.

04-08-2007, 01:41 PM

I recently bought one of these beauties and I have to say they're good. But I have this problem, the review says that the LED turns purple when there is read/write activity on the HDD but mine just stays blue.

Any ideas?

Rob Williams · 04-08-2007, 02:15 PM

Hmm, I wish I could verify anything. This was a while ago. There is a picture in the review that shows it lit up purple, so you might want to e-mail them. Or, hopefully another Luxon owner will come around and put doubts to rest. I really can't remember anything from that review :/

03-22-2006, 12:05 AM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Vizo Luxon External HDD Enclosure Vizo is a new company that's making a mark on the peripheral market. Their Luxon hard drive enclosure is one of the reasons they are making that mark, and we are going to find out why. After reading the review here, feel free to discuss it in this thread! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

03-22-2006, 01:46 PM	#2
Jakal Tech Monkey Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Missiskippy Posts: 634	Niiiice! I love the look of it. As you mentioned, the ventilation would be a drawback if someone was using it constantly. Firewire was another option that would have been nice to see as well. I like the all aluminum construction and the SATA option. With SATA becoming the standard it's good to see the company including that in their product. Did they mention it supporting SATA 1 or 2? I don't see a reason to put a SATA 2 drive in an encosure when you'll lose the speed of it, but I'm curious. __________________ Intel C2Quad Q9400 @3.6Ghz \| Asus PM5Q Deluxe \| OCZ Reaper HPC PC2-8500 8GB \| XFX Black Edition 260/216\| knobs are great for twisting, turning, squeezing and pulling... especially your own..... that's how doors open \| Chaos Havok: grrrr im lagging me \| <@Deathspawner> I wish I was in Windows :-/

03-22-2006, 01:55 PM	#3
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Nope, just SATA 1. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

05-16-2006, 02:07 AM	#4
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	Any update as to US retailer? After reading your review, I have decided to purchase the Vizon Luxon, however, was unsuccessful. Has Vizon contacted you with an update to an e-tailer selling the Luxon? Thanks for your feedback.

05-16-2006, 11:35 AM	#5
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	I'll contact them and find out. I'll let you know as soon as they get back to me. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

05-17-2006, 12:33 AM	#6
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Daiwa Apparently a Canuck site, but I have never heard of them. They are going for a premium too.. $65CND, or around $57US. That's not exactly a bargain :\| __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

05-17-2006, 04:39 PM	#8
madmat Soup Nazi Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: No soup for you! Posts: 1,636	I saw a Seagate 160Gig ATA drive with free Ultra external USB enclosure for $59.99 at Radio Shack the other day but now it's just showing the drive for that price but oddly enough it's listed in the "External HDD" section... __________________ M4N82 Deluxe Phenom II 940 Black Edition quad core @ 3.5Ghz 2x1 gig OCZ PC26400 Platinum, 2x1gig GSkill PC26400 EVGA GTX260 Buncha drives, Some other stuff, Even more stuff, If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. --Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine Sign Me!

05-17-2006, 11:14 PM	#10
madmat Soup Nazi Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: No soup for you! Posts: 1,636	True but as a $60 combo it's hard to beat. It's not like USB 2.0 or firewire can feed data faster than an ATA drive can handle. I've read good things about the Ultra enclosure too, there's no telling how proficient the people having problems were. __________________ M4N82 Deluxe Phenom II 940 Black Edition quad core @ 3.5Ghz 2x1 gig OCZ PC26400 Platinum, 2x1gig GSkill PC26400 EVGA GTX260 Buncha drives, Some other stuff, Even more stuff, If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. --Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine Sign Me!

04-08-2007, 01:41 PM	#11
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	I recently bought one of these beauties and I have to say they're good. But I have this problem, the review says that the LED turns purple when there is read/write activity on the HDD but mine just stays blue. Any ideas?

04-08-2007, 02:15 PM	#12
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Hmm, I wish I could verify anything. This was a while ago. There is a picture in the review that shows it lit up purple, so you might want to e-mail them. Or, hopefully another Luxon owner will come around and put doubts to rest. I really can't remember anything from that review :/ __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

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