Introduction

I would like to thank CaseKing.de for supplying the review sample.

CaseKing is one of the few companies out there, which will not just sell anything. They only offer hardware that performs well and is of high quality. The shop offers quite a few exclusive parts and devices from all around the world and it is also the official distributor for a long list of well known manufacturers. Their assortment has grown greatly in recent years, while great service and support is still a very important part of the shop philosophy. The website may be in German, but due to great demand, an English version is in the works. We received the very successful Cooler Master Stacker 832 and the brand new NZXT HUSH from them. CaseKing is also a distributor of A.C. Ryan products and we received the new AluBox LAN from them.

Specifications

The entire AluBox Series is quite extensive. The Alubox LAN variant is available for both IDE or SATA drives. For an overview of all connectivity combination of the series, check out the website of A.C. Ryan. Some other very interesting drives are the AluBoxDuo which can hold two drives which you may even RAID together in some of these enclosures. Let's take a look what the A.C. Ryan AluBox LAN has to offer:

• connect to PC via USB2.0
• connect to directly to network via LAN 10/100
• for all 3.5" IDE harddisk up to 10000 RPM and 1024 GB
• True HotSwap Plug-n-Play
• 1.8mm solid aluminium
• Horizontal Stackable or Vertical
• Dimensions : 205 x 125 x 30mm
• Weight : 545g