SATA external enclosure

What do you think of this sata-to-usb enclosure?

http://www.pc-store.gr/images/super/exterst2316sata.jpg

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:36:05 +0100 (CET), Rookie
<rookie@hates.spam> wrote:

>What do you think of this sata-to-usb enclosure?
>
>http://www.pc-store.gr/images/super/exterst2316sata.jpg


Just from a picture it's a bit hard to say much.

It's good that it has a fan if you'd be running it for more
than a few minutes at a time but the fan looks cheap and
integrated into the frame which means it may have short life
and be a problem to replace when it fails.

If you buy it and it has a sleeve bearing in the fan, be
sure to relube that fan periodically.

On Nov 27, 3:36 am, Rookie <roo...@hates.spam> wrote:
> What do you think of this sata-to-usb enclosure?
>
> http://www.pc-store.gr/images/super/exterst2316sata.jpg

I mean, what's different except the colour/pattern? That fan looks
like a keyring accessory! I've had my external for over a year now,
running along with my pc. No fan. I live in Scotland with ****ty cold
temps, tho'. My external doesn't even feel warm.

"Rookie" <rookie@hates.spam> wrote in message
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> What do you think of this sata-to-usb enclosure?
>
> http://www.pc-store.gr/images/super/exterst2316sata.jpg
>
Looks nice, wonder why it says ATA on the end ?.