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Re: Cheap Firewire Drive Enclosures
On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 09:03:07 -0000, "Ben McCormack"
<ben@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>I know a number of us have been looking into External Firewire drive=20
>enclosures. They usually come out at around =A330-=A350. Well I have=20
>found some for =A325.
>
>http://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk/acatalog/USB_Devices.html
>
>{AC 5058} 3.5" IDE HDD External Case
>
>=A324.99
I had one of these cases delivered yesterday, so can add a few notes
on my first impressions.
Pros:
Price (and blankdiscshop seem to have a good reputation for service).
Aluminium rather than plastic case.
Supports USB 2 and Firewire (and cables for both are included).
Apparently doesn't suffer from the 127GB limit - I have only tried it
with a 120GB drive, but the box claims it supports drives >250GB.
Cons:
A bit fiddly to put together - some evidence of cost-cutting in the
number of screws that have to be removed and the ease of getting them
to line up again.
External rather than internal PSU (although this could be regarded as
a plus if you prefer a compact enclosure rather than having it all in
one).
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