Re: Re: Cheap Firewire Drive Enclosures

[Ho Yin Ng <yahoogroups@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I personally get the blue firewire cases as they are cheaper.

Though I am sure you can used the newer silver ones, though I would expect=
=20
these to be more expensive.

However saying this everyone is probably going to go on an ebay spree
and=20
push the prices up.

Bummer wish I had kept my mouth shut!

:-p

Ho yin

At 16:06 08/09/2004, you wrote:
>Ho
>
>So what Drive case is it?
>
>ben
>
>--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Ho Yin Ng <yahoogroups@h...> wrote:
> > Hummm ...
> >
> > No .. my La Cie External Firewire drive has an internal power
>supply.
> >
> > I just buy old LaCie firewire drives off ebay for about =A320
strip
>out the
> > HD and put a newer bigger one in it.
> >
> > I have a good quality case for a cheap price!
> >
> > Ho yin
> >
> > At 14:52 08/09/2004, you wrote:
> > >I think you will find that even the expensive Lacie drives
have an
> > >external power supply.
> > >
> > >Ben
> > >
> > >--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, David Leftley <ukha@d...> wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 09:03:07 -0000, "Ben
McCormack"
> > > > <ben@t...> wrote:
> > > > >I know a number of us have been looking into
External Firewire
> > >drive
> > > > >enclosures. They usually come out at around
=A330-=A350. Well I
>have
> > > > >found some for =A325.
> > > > >
> > > >
> ><<http://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk/acatalog/USB_Devices.html>http://www.bl=
a=20
> nkdiscshop.co.uk/acatalog/USB_Devices.html>http://www.
>bl
> > > ankdiscshop.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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