VOX V1 750GB External Hard Drive

Rob Williams · 03-20-2008, 02:09 AM

External hard drive enclosures are a dime a dozen... kind of. VOX's solution delivers similar features as the others, such as USB 2.0 and FireWire connections, along with some backup software. In the end though, what should be a killer offering proved to be a very mediocre one.

You can read Greg's full review here and discuss it here!

sbrehm72255 · 03-20-2008, 02:03 PM

Price and build quality are extremely important for a external drive (I have my own software I'm used to) and it seems that this unit falls a little short.

Greg King · 03-20-2008, 09:58 PM

Price is a huge concern of mine and unless you get the thing at Buy.com, your going to essentially be paying more money for less quality.

I kind of feel bad for Vox actually. Well, I want to feel bad for them, I really don't feel all that bad at all. They are undoubtedly getting their gear from somewhere in china and being a newer company, they are starting cheap. This ends up hurting them because the first impression people get of them is the V1... a shoddy enclosure with a very good drive inside.

08-25-2008, 10:39 AM

Do a web search on VOX rebates before making any purchasing decisions on "after rebate" pricing.

_If_ you ever see a rebate check, there's a good chance it will bounce. (See the slickdeals forums for discussions on VOX)

03-20-2008, 02:09 AM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	VOX V1 750GB External Hard Drive External hard drive enclosures are a dime a dozen... kind of. VOX's solution delivers similar features as the others, such as USB 2.0 and FireWire connections, along with some backup software. In the end though, what should be a killer offering proved to be a very mediocre one. You can read Greg's full review here and discuss it here! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

03-20-2008, 02:03 PM	#2
sbrehm72255 Tech Monkey Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Back Woods of MO Posts: 785	Price and build quality are extremely important for a external drive (I have my own software I'm used to) and it seems that this unit falls a little short. __________________ Mountain Mods U2 UFO Chassis / Gigabyte EP45T Extreme / Intel Q6600 / Kingston DDR3 1375 2 x 1 gig + Patriot DDR3 1600 2 x 1 gig / Sapphire HD4870 Toxic / Seagate 7200.10 250 / Lite-On SATA DVD RW / OCZ Game XStream 700w / Soyo 24" LCD / Ubuntu 7.10. Cooling: CPU Loop: Thermochill PA120.3 Radiator / Swiftech MCP655 Pump / Swiftech APOGEE GTZ / "T" Line GPU Loop: Swiftech MCR120 / Swiftech MCP350 Pump / Swiftech MCW60 / Swiftech Micro Rez.

03-20-2008, 09:58 PM	#3
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	Price is a huge concern of mine and unless you get the thing at Buy.com, your going to essentially be paying more money for less quality. I kind of feel bad for Vox actually. Well, I want to feel bad for them, I really don't feel all that bad at all. They are undoubtedly getting their gear from somewhere in china and being a newer company, they are starting cheap. This ends up hurting them because the first impression people get of them is the V1... a shoddy enclosure with a very good drive inside. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

08-25-2008, 10:39 AM	#4
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	Beware the promise of VOX rebates Do a web search on VOX rebates before making any purchasing decisions on "after rebate" pricing. _If_ you ever see a rebate check, there's a good chance it will bounce. (See the slickdeals forums for discussions on VOX)

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