It’s a difficult time to be a PC case manufacturer. As more mainstream users choose notebooks over desktops, and the choice of high-powered gets broader and cheaper, there are fewer customers to go around. In the end, all you can do is innovate or price your product hard: with their new , Rosewill have concentrated most on the latter, with a few nods to the former.
The Conqueror impressed me. It's a relatively basic case, but that's not a bad thing here—the construction is all sound and fit was never a problem. You could house a hearty build in this enclosure, and with a standard top-mounted PSU bracket, PSU cable length won't be an issue. Rosewill handles cooling admirably, too, and it provides plenty of expansion options through the Conqueror's open drive-bay stack and multiple hard-drive cages.
Rosewill makes several external enclosures and the RX81-MP-SC-SLV we are looking at today is one of them. The enclosure will work with up to 1TB drives and can connect to your via eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB. The chassis is made from aluminum and optimized for heat dissipation.
Rosewill recently introduced the extreme 630W version of its Xtreme series of extreme power supply units. The Xtreme 630W version retains the quadruple 12V rails and extreme SLI readiness of its more powerful Xtreme siblings, while adequately powering most mid- to upper-mid-end rigs. ThinkComputers goes man and machine, power extreme, in this review of the Rosewill Xtreme 630W.
" The Rosewill R2-Raid external enclosure is a solid enclosure. Its flexibility to allow the user to use USB or eSATA comes in very handy. The various RAID levels are great for taking advantage of the benefits of RAID, whether that be speed or data integrity. The unit is well-built, and the brushed-aluminum finish matches that of higher-end cases. Installation is easy, and configuring the drives is easy, too. "
" Rosewill tac kles the low, low end of the cheap case spectrum with its $65 R5604-TBK chassis. But save for a few minor oopsies, the case makes for a breezy installation of all your computer parts. There’s nothing fancy about the R5604-TBK, no lights or other arcane mechanical trappings. It’s just a no-frills, screwless enclosure—you get an interesting industrial-style locking mechanism for the side panel, but that’s its most daring attribute. "
" Pricing for this model has a MSRP of an unsightly $189.99US as posted on the Rosewill web site, but online retailers are selling this power supply for about $80US. At this price point, it is one of the most inexpensive units available in the 600-700 watt range with similar features. As far as those features are concerned, this model comes with an efficiency rating of about 80-85%, has Active PFC (Power Faction Correction), protection from over-voltage, under-voltage, over-current, over-power and over-temperature. "
" There are so many hard drive enclosures out on the market today that it can be a tough decision on which model is right for you. We've reviewed several enclosures in the past, and while all perform their function, the Rosewill RX81-MP-SC certainly does it in style. Featuring USB 2.0, FireWire 400 & 800, and eSATA connections, the Rosewill enclosure offers supreme versatility."
" The Rosewill RNA-700W Notebook Cooler does just this. With two small fans that are powered by USB under a solid aluminum stand, air flow can be increased to the bottom of the chassis, cooling it the laptop and the components inside. Also, the notebook cooler is tilted at a slight angle which allows for the Rosewill to serve a second purpose, which is to improve the ergonomics of the keyboard. "
" The Rosewill RX82-U HDD Enclosure is solidly built and works very well for a USB enclosure. Looking around the Internet I could not find very many enclosures like this one with dual removable bays. The few enclosures that I did find were more expensive than this unit. I like how the tray design works, and I appreciate that more trays can be purchased if additional drives are needed."
