Specs:
Model: LUX-350SA-BK, LUX-350SA-BL, LUX-350SA-GY
Interface: USB 2.0 & SATA
Dimension: 210(L) x 125 (W) x 34 (H) mm

Supports: USB: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Mac OS 8.6 & Above
Serial ATA: Windows 2000/XP/Mac OS 8.6 & Above

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Features:
The Vizo Luxon has many great features, all of which I will cover in this part of the review.
The first feature, and also what is probably the biggest selling point of this enclosure is the IDE and SATA drive compatibility. Most the time you have to buy either a SATA enclosure if you have a SATA drive, or an IDE enclosure for an IDE drive. There are very few enclosures on the market with dual interfaces allowing you to put any kind of drive in them. Not only does this let you easily swap out drives if you're using it to transfer data for other people, but it leaves the door open to upgrade drive interfaces in the future without needing to buy a new enclosure as well. Whatever interface you're using is easily setup inside, as the IDE, molex and SATA connectors are all on short interchangeable cables. So you simply need to plug in the correct cables for the specific type of drive that you are using.

  
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Along with the two internal interface choices, you also have the option of two interfaces between the enclosure and your PC. The first is using the included USB cable and plugging into an available USB port on your computer. The second way it can be done is using the SATA-S plug on the back. Included with the enclosure is a SATA bracket which plugs into a SATA header on your motherboard and mounts in a rear slot on your case. This extends your internal SATA connection to the rear of your computer providing the best possible connection for maintaining transfer speed to your external drive. Also included is an external SATA cable for connecting the SATA-S plug on the rear of the enclosure to your rear mounted SATA connection. Being able to interface directly with the motherboard will eliminate any bandwidth loss due to using a USB connection. This option can also be used when an IDE drive is installed in the case, however it's speed is limited by that of the external drive itself (so don't think your IDE drive will suddenly get faster just because it's plugged into a SATA plug :)

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Installation:
Installation of a drive in the Vizo Luxon enclosure is very easy to do. Depending on the type of drive you use (SATA or IDE) you have to chose the correct connectors (all included) and plug them into the drive as well as the circuit board in the enclosure. The enclosure easily pulls apart so you're left with the U shaped outer piece and the section the drive gets fastened to. I like how the drive is screwed onto the plate using the bottom screw holes on the drive. This provides a firm hold on the drive and will eliminate any unwanted sounds as a result of the drive vibrating. All that's left to do once the drive is wired up is to put the two pieces back together, put in the case screws and it's ready to go! Finally, you just need to interface it with your computer using either the USB or SATA cables provided, as well as plug in the power adapter.

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When installing the drive you'll want to be careful to read the jumper sticker on the bottom of the internal drive tray. There are two jumpers on the circuit board of the Luxon, depending on the style of drive you are using (IDE or SATA). Failure to set these jumpers properly will result in the enclosure not working and the drive will not appearing in Windows.

I was very impressed with how well everything went together. I've worked with some drive enclosures in the past where getting the drive fastened and putting the enclosure back together can be a bit of a struggle, but the Luxon went together like a breeze with no problems at all.

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Testing:
To test the Luxon enclosure I ran a simple speed test of the hard drive and compared the results to an identical test I ran with the drive in a Vantec external enclosure as well as the drive being mounted in the computer directly.

Testing System:
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (Socket 939)
Motherboard: Biostar NF4UL-A9
Memory: 512mb Dual-Channel OCZ Premiere Series
Internal HDD: Western Digital 160gb SATA II (WD1600JS)
External HDD: Western Digital 160gb IDE
Video: XFX GeForce 6600GT PCI Express
Power Supply: Silverstone ST60F 600W
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2

Results:
Internal Test Result: 96.3 MB/s
Vantec Test Result: 35.1 MB/s
Vizo Luxon Test Result: 35.2 MB/s

As you can see, the speed results of the Vizo Luxon are nearly identical to that of another high-end enclosure on the market. Working with the speed of USB transfer one can only expect speeds up to the threshold that USB is capable of transferring data at, and the Luxon is definitely right there.

As well, when powered on as seen in the picture above, there is a very large LED bar. When in normal operation this bar is a solid blue colour, however when read/writing it will flicker to a more purple colour.