Introduction

It gives me a great pleasure to introduce to you Ineo Technology. Ineo Technology specializes in high tech enclosures and pc accessories. Today we were given a chance to review one of the signature products I-NA208U. I-NA208U is a business oriented unit which allows you to hold your business card along with a 2.5" hard drive. This unit is powered by USB and offers style as well as accessibility for its users. Lets take a closer look at I-NA208U and see what else it has to offer.

About the Product

Following information is taken from the ineo Technology website.

Model: I-NA208U
Features

Combination of Aluminum Alloy Enclosure and Leather Pouch
USB cable attached
USB Bus Powered
All-In-One Model
Truly Plug and Play
LED Status Indicators

Specification

Interface
USB 2.0 for SATA HDD
Supports
2.5” SATA I/II Hard Disk Drives
Data Transfer Rate
480Mbps
Support Plug & Play
Yes
Support Hard Drive Capacity
Up to 500GB
Material
Aluminum Alloy & Leather
USB Type
USB Extension Y Cable 90cm
System Requirements
Windows Me/98SE/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista, Mac, Linux
Instruct Light
Green and Red LED
Dimensions (D x W x H)
140 x 85x 13 (mm)
Warranty
One Year Limited Warranty

Package Contents

I-NA208U
Resource CD
User Manual
USB Extension Y Cable
Screwdriver

Now that we got basic information out of the way, lets take a closer look at I-NA208U.

Closer look

Front Shot		Back Shot

I-NA208U comes in a stylish packaging which reminded me of one of the other item we have reviewed in the past, Eagle Consus L- Series 2.5". The images on the case are very much vivid and do very good job describing the item inside. As mentioned earlier, I-NA208U is able to take any 2.5" hard drive so if you have a spare hard drive or planning to purchase one keep that in mind. I-NA208U does not come with a hard drive.

Top Shot		Bottom Shot

On the top and the bottom of the package we found some of the features and specifications of I-NA208U. Over all i have to say that the packaging was been more than descriptive for an average user.

Features		Out of the box

You can have up to 500 gb hard drive installed in I-NA208U. It could be used for storing important documents, images or just simple big files. I can see where this can come in handy. I-NA208U comes with everything you need to get up and going in just a few minutes. This unit comes with a manual so you cannot get lost in the installation.

Contents		I-NA208U Front Shot

I-NA208U comes with USB 2.0 extension cable and a screwdrivers for securing the hard drive in the place. Very thoughtful accessories. The actual unit is made out of aluminum alloy and leather. Combination of both gives this unit that prestige look.

I-NA208U Back Shot		I-NA208U Profile Shot

The actual unit is not very big, just about the same size as the 2.5" hard drive. It is rather slim too and fits in the pocket of a jacket.

USB Connector		Inside of the I-NA208U

The buckle in the front is actually hidden USB connector which could be extended for extended reach. I-NA208U also has an inside pocket for your business cards and perhaps some prospective customers. The stylish mesh covers the installed hard drive. But you can still see the hard drive inside of the unit.

Installed and Ready

Testing

HD Tach USB 2.0 8Mb vs 32Mb

Our standard benchmarking is done by HD Tach. HD Tach provides accurate reading of the transfer speeds of the connection and in this case would be a good benchmarking tool to use. Since the I-NA208U has only one connection we are going to be performing a USB 2.0 8Mb and 32Mb tests.

After the benchmark it appears that I-NA208U performs at the peak of USB 2.0 capabilities. An average read speed of 34.3.MB/s you should expect slower transfers on bigger files.

Conclusion

I-NA208U is a very well designed product which adds a personal touch to your style. If you like acceptability and working with style, this might be a right unit for you. You should choose what kind of external hard drive unit you need based on your needs. Over all I-NA208U has all that you might need in meeting room, a hard drive where you can store your power point presentation and room for business cards to give out. We did not find any performance issues with this unit and would like to place it in our highly recommended business gear class. Great job guys!

Some pros we found:

Small, compact and easy to use.

Silent and has great ventilation.

No external power required.

Stylish and has room for business cards.

Some cons we found:

None.