Thursday, August 2nd 2018
ASUS Announces FX External HDDs With Aura Sync RGB Capabilities
If you've been dreaming of an external HDD that could sync its RGB goodness with that of your PC case for the ultimate in bling synchronicity, ASUS has you covered. Its new FX external HDD lineup does just that - deliver a Strix-like design with a very angular base, with detailed accents etched onto the brushed aluminum enclosure. And did I mention there is full AURA Sync support?
The FX external HDDs boast of secure 256-bit AES encryption and data compression, and has a built-in back-up software solution. Connection (both for data transfer and AURA Sync) is done via a USB 3.1 Gen1 x 1 connector via the ASM1153E controller. The FX external HDDs measure 128 x 80 x 16.3 mm and only weigh 145 grams in 1TB and 2TB capacity, while the EHD-A2T model provides 2TB of storage.
Source:
ETeknix
The FX external HDDs boast of secure 256-bit AES encryption and data compression, and has a built-in back-up software solution. Connection (both for data transfer and AURA Sync) is done via a USB 3.1 Gen1 x 1 connector via the ASM1153E controller. The FX external HDDs measure 128 x 80 x 16.3 mm and only weigh 145 grams in 1TB and 2TB capacity, while the EHD-A2T model provides 2TB of storage.
26 Comments on ASUS Announces FX External HDDs With Aura Sync RGB Capabilities
Say you got bit by the RGB bug and now have at least a few fans and LED strips laying around unused. Toss all that in your aging B system with no RGB board headers and treasure the reactions when you plug that novelty external drive in.
The scourge must spread to new bodies!
1) Screws for mobo and case
2) Power cable for PSU
3) Uncovered chipset on mobo
4) I am out of ideas anyone?
:toast:
Shoot me.
Anyway, if this is priced $25+ more dollars than a normal 2.5" drive. Well, they can keep it. I'll just buy an enclosure and a HDD separately.
The controller + a few lights ain't making it worth it. I think they should try and make computer cases again, but they would screw it up by having the case suffocate due to RGB and closed off front. Kind of like what IN WIN did.
Yeah i am not a rgb fan and nothing in my pc accept from gpu has any rgb.
An external harddrive now with rgb, no thanks.
www.hardocp.com/news/2018/08/02/how_to_add_rgb_lighting_your_rgbs
RGB SATA cables
RGB BIOS speaker
RGB CMOS battery holder
RGB motherboard standoffs
And dozens of little 4-wire connectors running everywhere to power and control it all, so we can all happily spend the rest of our natural lives trying to hide them.
It would be only bad if they stored old Seagate drives. Or used WD Greens, those drives are absolute trash, I regret owning them, some of the Blue ones weren't so good either, I think WD has improved them since 2012-2013 and completely got rid of Green HDD's and use that name for their SSD's instead.
Honestly I can't speak for the 2.5" ones though, most are used for laptops or HTPC's. And they last pretty damn long (I have some 2.5" Samsung Spinpoints which are more than 5 years old and still going.), but I am unsure of speed degradation over-time though. Most of my personal experience comes down to 3.5" drives.
It would be a miracle to find a HGST in a pre-built enclosure I guess.
I'd almost rather Seagate be the OEM for something like this, if it brings the price down a little.
The only way to identify the drive you want by year, is by looking at the model numbers and cross-referencing them with the datasheets. Or usually just looking at the picture is enough. Cause' it's impossible to just look up the serial number without having the drive. Sometimes there is a case when they just put the new model sticker on an older drive, but newer makes should have casings or at least a top cover that has a different shape.
BTW, got an ASUS B250I Strix recently and I couldn't even find an option to disable RGB lights, which for some reason glows even in standby...
I guess it can only be disabled in "Aura" software?...
Good thing that it did not go into my PC. Same thing, but worse w/ laptops...
Samsung Sprinpoint (2015 and older), have a very sensitive G-sensor. It trips even if you sneeze near your laptop.
WD Blues are total garbage. Had one of them die in my enclosure. About a dozen dead ones in work laptops just this year (still under warranty, fortunately).
One died at work inside router/gateway... only 15-16mo old, bad sectors, took out internet, VPN and mail with it and caused lots of trouble cause it was set up by a previous admin who passed away this spring (no way to recover settings, accounts, passwords, firewall rules etc.).
Seagate is OK, but they tend to overheat, potentially causing future problems.
Hitachi for some reason are the most reliable ones... Have a bunch of them from 160GB to 1TB in my office, and even the ones with 10K-15K hours are still in perfect health. Mostly using those as test drives for laptops and PCs.