loser look at the Viper
Today we will be looking at two 3.5” SATA hard drive enclosures from Hornettek: the Viper and Hover. While in the end they perform the same task, these units cater to different markets. We’ll be taking a look at each of their features, but first, here’s some background information.
About Hornettek
As one of the leading peripheral enclosure solution provider, HornetTek specializes in Storage and Multimedia External Enclosure solutions and we constantly offers state-of-the-art design of hard disk enclosure to provide user-friendly peripherals to consumers at all ranges.
HornetTek is a global peripheral enclosure provider with manufacturing facility located in China since 1999. We deliver high quality standard products at competitive price in which provide our customers has an excellent opportunity to be successful in the competitive International Enclosure marketplace.
Our reputation, experience, keen industry insight and power of direct manufacturing allowed us to surpass OEM and ODM requirements and provide our customers with superb value, high-quality-in-demand products.
Our R&D engineering team is accustomed to form a standard yet efficient new product development procedure to satisfy timely requirement from the market and with our experts on delivering the freshest technologies available. We are always in tune to what is hot in the market place by creating innovation product with competitive price value.
Overall, we will achieve our mission through excellence in product design, factory manufacturing and customer service.
Hornettek Viper:
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The Hornettek Viper is the more basic of the two products. It is made from rigid aluminum and finished in flat black.
Features:
· Universal fitting for 3.5″ SATA I/II HDD
· Hot swappable plug and play
· 3 piece design, top and bottom plastic, aluminum body
· Vertical Stand
· eSATA + USB2.0 dual interfaces
· LED Power Switch/ LED Status Indicator
· Back panel Power ON/OFF switch
· Supports the maximum capacity 3.5″ SATA I/II HDD up to date.
· Complies with eSATA interface, speed up to 3G/sec
· Operates at 480Mbps (USB speed)
While the Hornettek Viper does support hot swap in eSATA mode, it is important to note that the SATA controller must also support hot swapping in order for that feature to function.
The vertical stand is nice for saving desk real estate. It also dampens vibration and noise with hard foam material where the hard drive sits.
Specifications:
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Interface
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eSATA & USB2.0
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HDD Support
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3.5″ SATA I/II HDD
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HDD Capacity
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Support up to 2 TB
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Plug and Play
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Yes
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File Transfer
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eSATA at 3.0Gbps max/ USB at 480Mbps
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Vertical Stand
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Black plastic stand
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Material
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Aluminum with front and back ABS panel
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OS System Support
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Supports Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000 /XP/Vista, Linux 2.4.1.0 or above and Macintosh OS 8.6 or higher
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CE/FCC
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CE/FCC Approved
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RoHS
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RoHS
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This is all pretty much standard fair.
What’s included?
1.The Viper External enclosure
2.USB & eSATA Cable
3.12V 2A Power adaptor
4.User Manual
5.Plastic Stand
6.Screw Packs
Hornettek provides all that is required to assemble the enclosure with a hard drive. They even include extra screws!
The rear shows the Viper’s connections: USB 2.0, eSATA, and a 12VDC input for power. There is also a toggle switch to turn the unit on or off.
A Closer Look:
The power and activity LEDs are located near the top front and are blue in color. Hornettek struck the perfect balance with these LEDs. They are bright enough to see, but are not overly bright; they will not keep you up at night.
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