RE: USB HDD Cases

["Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)" <haweste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Stuart,

I've never had a problem with CPC (I've had DOA goods, but never any
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es with replacing them) - the worst part about CPC is their crappy website
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!

However, the ones at Linitx look a bit better, and they're a few quid
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er too :-)=20
Do you have one? What do you think about the fan/no fan issue?

Cheers,

Tim.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Poulton
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> Not sure about the level of CPC's customer care, however=20
> Linitx do similar
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> http://linitx.com/product_info.php?cPath=3D79&products_id=3D519
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> Has to be said that customer care of linitx is superb.
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> S
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> On Tue, 2005-09-20 at 13:46 +0100, Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG) wrote:
> > Hi all,
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> > I know these have been discussed before, but maybe not this=20
> particular aspect.=20
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> > I'm after two cases to each house a 40-80GB HDD for backup=20
> purposes only (one on-site, one off-site). I've had a 120GB=20
> IOMEGA USB & Firewire on my desk at work for a while now, and=20
> this case includes a fan. This unit works just fine.
> > Most of the other cases I see now however, *don't* have a=20
> fan. Is this going to be a problem? Most cite "aluminium case=20
> for good heat dissipation" or similar, but does this really=20
> work in practice?
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> > Finally, does anyone have any direct experience of the Vaio
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> > similar looking cases that seem to go for around =A35 on eBay=20
> ?? (but with =A310-15 shipping from HK) What about these ones from CPC
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> http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=3DCS11727&N=3D=
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> > 11 (currently on offer at =A319.50+vat)
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> http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=3DCS11965&N=3D=
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> > 11 (ditto)
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> > Thanks,