GMG Inc.
has been providing a variety of drive enclosures since 2000. Galaxy
Metal Gear Box provides several external drive enclosure designs with
an emphasis on USB 2.0, Firewire (IEEE 1394), and SATA interface
technologies. They are utilizing their enclosure expertise to expand
their product portfolio and are now offering Digital Media gateway products.
We will be taking a look at the 5202 Galaxy series in the near future
that offers internal drive support for either a standard 5.25" Optical
drive or a 3.5" hard drive based on the SATA standard. A variety of
interface options are available including Galaxy's first eSATA
implementation.
Our review today centers on the Galaxy Metal Gear Box series of
enclosures with our unit featuring a SATA/USB 2.0 interface. Unlike our
recent review of the ICY DOCK MB559US-1SMB that featured an eSATA
interface, our Galaxy unit uses the standard SATA interface. While
performance is very similar between the two units the question of
portability comes into play from a performance aspect.
The Galaxy unit ships with a SATA bracket that connects to an
internal SATA port on the motherboard. This is basically a fixed design
concept unless you have the ability to run a SATA cable directly to the
motherboard port from the enclosure. Of course you can still utilize
the USB 2.0 port if you are on the go, but the Galaxy enclosure defeats
the performance and portability advantages of eSATA equipped systems.
However, the unit is priced around $30 and is really designed for the
user that needs to quickly add an external drive to a system. This
allows the user to take advantage of the SATA interface for its
inherent performance advantages but it can also serve in a pinch as a
portable drive via the USB 2.0 interface. Let's now find out how
Galaxy's most popular SATA drive enclosure performs today.
has been providing a variety of drive enclosures since 2000. Galaxy
Metal Gear Box provides several external drive enclosure designs with
an emphasis on USB 2.0, Firewire (IEEE 1394), and SATA interface
technologies. They are utilizing their enclosure expertise to expand
their product portfolio and are now offering Digital Media gateway products.
We will be taking a look at the 5202 Galaxy series in the near future
that offers internal drive support for either a standard 5.25" Optical
drive or a 3.5" hard drive based on the SATA standard. A variety of
interface options are available including Galaxy's first eSATA
implementation.
Our review today centers on the Galaxy Metal Gear Box series of
enclosures with our unit featuring a SATA/USB 2.0 interface. Unlike our
recent review of the ICY DOCK MB559US-1SMB that featured an eSATA
interface, our Galaxy unit uses the standard SATA interface. While
performance is very similar between the two units the question of
portability comes into play from a performance aspect.
The Galaxy unit ships with a SATA bracket that connects to an
internal SATA port on the motherboard. This is basically a fixed design
concept unless you have the ability to run a SATA cable directly to the
motherboard port from the enclosure. Of course you can still utilize
the USB 2.0 port if you are on the go, but the Galaxy enclosure defeats
the performance and portability advantages of eSATA equipped systems.
However, the unit is priced around $30 and is really designed for the
user that needs to quickly add an external drive to a system. This
allows the user to take advantage of the SATA interface for its
inherent performance advantages but it can also serve in a pinch as a
portable drive via the USB 2.0 interface. Let's now find out how
Galaxy's most popular SATA drive enclosure performs today.
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