Drive Reviewer and Moderator Wes Novack, has just completed his look at an external drive enclosure from ADS Tech. This device is called a dual link drive kit because it can support both an optical drive or even a hard disc drive as well. The unit is versatile in that it can handle USB 1.0, USB 2.0 and Firewire interfaces. Pretty handy.
|  Key features:
- Add Multi-Gig Storage To Your PC or MAC
- Instantly Enhance almost any IDE Hard Drive; ATA-100, ATA-133, or ATA -6 Drive
- Convert your DVD, or CD Drive to Firewire or USB 2.0
- Supports Drives Up To 250 GB
- Convert Your Internal Hard Drive to USB 2.0 or Firewire
- Super Fast & Reliable external storage
- Make your DVD-Recordable Drive Portable
- Intech's SPEEDTOOLS UTILITIES for MAC OS 9.X and OS X
- Plug in the drive & it mounts automatically. Adding a drive is fast & easy!
- Hot Swappable - Real Plug & Play for your External Drives
- Includes Pop-Out front bezel to cover a hard drive, or remove for CD Drive installation
- Supports sustained data transfer rates up to 35 MB/Sec.
- Power Supply - Supplies both 5 Volt and 12 Volts to your drive.
- Silent Ball bearing fan to keep your drive cool and running smooth.
- Micro-Slot security protection. Keep your drive from walking away.
- Compatible with Anchor Pad and Kensington Micro-Slot Locks.
- Lighted rear power toggle switch
- Hard Drive activity light
PYRO1394/Firewire key features: - Converts drives to External Firewire Drive; Support for IDE Hard drives (UDMA 33/66 or ATA100/133), CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, or DVD-R/DVD+RW
- Stackable and Daisy-Chainable
- Provides (2) Two 400 Mbits/sec ports
- Connect one port to Host computer
- Use second port for daisy chain to a second drive, your Digital Camcorder, Scanner or PYRO Web Cam
Supports: - ATA-100*, ATA 133* and ATA 6* Drives
- Up to 250 GB drives
- ATA '“ 3.5" and 5.25" IDE, Ultra DMA/33 or 66 Hard Disk drives
- ATAPI - CD-ROM/CD-RW, DVD, DVD-RAM (* ATA-100, 133, 6 drives will not run at respective speeds)
Includes
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- Dual - Link Drive Kit Enclosure
- 6' USB 2.0 cable
- 6' Firewire cable
- Flat ribbon cable (ATA-100)
- Screw kit for installing hard drive or CD
drives
- Removable bezel cover for hard drive
installations
- External Power Supply
- CD Includes: Drivers, SpeedTools Utilities for Mac from INTECH Software
General Specifications:
- Enclosure Size: 6.75" (W) x 2.3" (H) x
9.25" (L)
- Power Supply: Switching power supply
- Power Input: 110-240 50/60 Hz
- Cooling Fan: Ball Bearing Fan w/ dual fan
guards
- Safety: UL, CUL, FCC Class B, CE
- Product Part Numbers and Descriptions: DLX-185/ UPC 7-57887-18500-8
Be sure to check out Wes's review and even stop by and say hello. He has had to do some work with this ADS device that is outside our usual realm of optical drives as it required testing hard disk performace in and out of the ADS. When you are done reading, head on over to this forum thread and give us some feedback! These guys like to hear what you have to think, as that's the only way we know if we are doing the job right. We are definately open to suggestion!
Source: CD Freaks
