Introduction

Got a laptop hard drive laying around? Why not put it to use with a new product by Eagle, Consus L-Series 2.5" SATA to USB External Storage System. Consus L-Series is a very stylish product, which is designed to provide an enclosure to a 2.5" SATA drives. Today we are going to take a look at Consus L-Series and see how well it performs in a day to day operations.

About the Product

The following information is taken from Eagle's web site.

Features
  Works with 2.5" SATA notebook hard drive
  Turn your hard drive to USB pocket drive instantly!
  Integrated USB cable (no messy wires)
  Great for business travelers or professional users
  Reinforced chassis is practically torsion free
  Supple fine grain leather
  Nickel plated for enhanced wearability
  USB bus powered (no bulky AC adapter)

Specification
  Internal Interface: SATA
  External Interface: USB 2.0
  Transfer Rate: 480mbps (USB)
  Supported Hard Drive: SATA (Serial ATA-150 / Serial ATA-300)
  Power Source: Powered USB bus (5V)
  Certification: FCC, CE Certified
  Microsoft O.S. Support: Vista / XP / 2000 / ME
  Others O.S. Support: Mac OS 9.0 or higher
  Dimension: 5.1"(L) x 3.5"(W) x 0.6"(H)

Package Content
  L-Series external storage system
  USB 2.0 extension cable
  Resource CD
  User Guide
  1 Year Limited Warranty

Now that we got specifications out of the way, lets take a closer look at Consus L-Series.

Closer look

Overhead shot		Eagle logo

Consus L-Series comes in a very unusual and stylish box. The actual unit is exposed and covered by a thin plastic casing. On the top of the box i quickly found the Eagle's logo and the name of the item i was holding.

Back shot		L-series

On the back of the box i found specifications of the Consus L-Series and some pictures describing the item. Eagle made sure that a person who is about to buy this product knows what they are buying.

Seal		Opened box

Consus L-Series box is sealed with a plastic seal. This ensures that no one has tempered with Consus L-Series. Opening Consus L-Series was easy. Just a few pulls and everything came out.

Contents		Size comparison

The Consus L-Series box contains a drivers cd, USB cable, instructional manual and the actual enclosure. The size comparison to the actual hard drive is in the picture above. As you can see the the size of the Consus L-Series is not that much bigger than the actual sata 2.5" hard drive.

Installation		Installation

The installation was rather easy. Just a few screws and everything falls in to its own place. The enclosure is made of nickel plated aluminum which make a very stylish and durable design.

L-Series back shot		L-Series front shot

On the back of the Consus L-Series there are some bar codes. I am not entirely sure but i think these bar codes are for manufacturing purposes only. The front of the Consus L-Series is made of a fine grade leather for extra stylish design.

USB connector		Ready for testing

The front latch opens up and you find a short USB cable connector. Consus L-Series comes with an extension cable so you can use Consus L-Series in a hard to reach USB spots.

Testing

HD Tach

We have tested the Consus L-Series with HD Tach and we got 34.2 MB/s on average speed. This is a normal speed for a USB 2.0 enclosure.

Conclusion

It gives me a great pleasure to give Consus L-Series an A+ for a great product. I really have no concerns for Consus L-Series. Very solid design and award winning looks going to take Consus L-Series to the top. For most of us performance is important, but not as much as the looks. The ease of the installation and the simplicity of use really makes this product worth of purchasing. What i thought was very cool was that the Consus L-Series has a hidden usb connector. A definite winner!! 10/10!!

Some pros we found:

Simple and easy to use

Easy to install

Very stylish

Some Cons we found:

None that we could find.