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The drive is beautifully presented in a brushed aluminum material. I am a sucker for aluminum and Asus have finished this product to the highest standards, with a silver accented strip around the circumference.
The front is home to an eject button and a little LED to highlight drive activity. The rear has a mini USB connector port and an optional connector for a power adapter, which is not supplied.
From any angle, this unit exudes class and we love the overall appearance. We used a high intensity flash underneath the casing to highlight the slightly mottled surface texture. The unit is 141 x 143 x 14 millimeters and requires 5V/1.4A of power.
When the unit is powered up, a simple press of the button on the front opens the tray mechanism. It only opens a little way, you have to pull it the remainder, much like the drive on a laptop.
In the image above – we tested the drive with various systems, and you can see it resting on top of the Thermaltake Level 10 chassis (Bitfenix Colossus chassis is on the left, most of which is just out of view). The finish is very similar to the TT Level 10.
We found that the drive needed both USB 2.0 cables connected to get enough power for operation. Important to mention, especially if people only use the outermost header because with only one connected the drive door will open, but the unit won't be detected by the operating system.
Very nice indeed. probably be around £50 when it hits.
Ah lovely, shall pick this up. I liked the look of the bluray asus drive you reviewed months ago, but I dont need bluray in a portable drive and it was 150 quid. this should be a third of the price, if im lucky 🙂
I need one of these and hate hauling around adapters. any ideas when it will be available?
Will they make them in colors? I have a Sony laptop without a drive, but its red/pink. id like this to match.
I agree, looks like a perfect design. Hopefully they dont charge over the odds, sometimes asus go a bit nuts with pricing.
Thats a very pretty little drive. I need one also, hopefully the price is right..