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DGDevin
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 Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:54 am Post subject: Enclosures for external drives |
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Having finally retired my three-year-old machine I want to use the two
drives (Seagate 200gig) in outboard enclosures for backup and storage. Any
thoughts on brands or models? Are the ones that do not have a cooling fan
okay? I'd prefer one that powered off when the computer is turned off too,
that seems to make sense. One drive will be used to back up a PC and one a
Mac, thanks for any helpful tips. |
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John Weiss
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:59 am Post subject: Re: Enclosures for external drives |
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"DGDevin" <dgdevin@invalid.invalid> wrote...
| Quote: | Having finally retired my three-year-old machine I want to use the two
drives (Seagate 200gig) in outboard enclosures for backup and storage.
Any thoughts on brands or models? Are the ones that do not have a
cooling fan okay? I'd prefer one that powered off when the computer is
turned off too, that seems to make sense. One drive will be used to back
up a PC and one a Mac, thanks for any helpful tips.
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If the enclosure doesn't have a fan, it should be only used intermittently,
like for backups. It should also be aluminum so it can dissipate heat.
If you are going to permanently connect it to the computer and run
continuously when the computer is on, it should be actively cooled.
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DGDevin
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:28 am Post subject: Re: Enclosures for external drives |
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"John Weiss" <jrweiss@nospamattglobal.net> wrote in message
news:4632b8c3@kcnews03...
| Quote: | If the enclosure doesn't have a fan, it should be only used
intermittently, like for backups. It should also be aluminum so it can
dissipate heat.
If you are going to permanently connect it to the computer and run
continuously when the computer is on, it should be actively cooled.
Search Newegg, Buy.com, and other online vendors for user ratings.
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Thanks for the advice, I was leaning towards something with a fan for that
reason, heat being the enemy of electronics.
Newegg doesn't get any more of my business, my first and last order with
them was a real pain in the butt, they acted like they were doing me a
special favor to allow me to return a defective item. I had to bark at them
to get them to pay return shipping on a product that was DOA out of the box,
they actually told me that really it was the mfg's responsibility and they
didn't have to take it back at all blah blah. That's the sort of customer
service that sends me to another dealer. |
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Stephen
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:40 pm Post subject: Re: Enclosures for external drives |
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:54:55 GMT, "DGDevin" <dgdevin@invalid.invalid>
had a flock of green cheek conures squawk out:
| Quote: | Having finally retired my three-year-old machine I want to use the two
drives (Seagate 200gig) in outboard enclosures for backup and storage. Any
thoughts on brands or models? Are the ones that do not have a cooling fan
okay? I'd prefer one that powered off when the computer is turned off too,
that seems to make sense. One drive will be used to back up a PC and one a
Mac, thanks for any helpful tips.
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Get a miniStack V2.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/FWU2MSV2/
It'll work with either a pc or a mac.
Stephen
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kony
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 12:29 am Post subject: Re: Enclosures for external drives |
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:40:07 GMT, Stephen <yes@its.invalid>
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| Quote: | On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:54:55 GMT, "DGDevin" <dgdevin@invalid.invalid
had a flock of green cheek conures squawk out:
Having finally retired my three-year-old machine I want to use the two
drives (Seagate 200gig) in outboard enclosures for backup and storage. Any
thoughts on brands or models? Are the ones that do not have a cooling fan
okay? I'd prefer one that powered off when the computer is turned off too,
that seems to make sense. One drive will be used to back up a PC and one a
Mac, thanks for any helpful tips.
Get a miniStack V2.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/FWU2MSV2/
It'll work with either a pc or a mac.
Stephen
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.... as would anything with (USB or firewire) ports each
system needs. The ministack looks interesting and a nice
compliment to the miniMac (though frankly, I'd MUCH rather a
miniMac were a mere inch taller so it could just hold the
drive inside), but it is certainly sold at a price premium.
Today you can get an external WITH the 200GB drive inside
for that price, or even lower with occasional
promos/discounts/rebates/etc. |
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