My experience is that vented metal fanless models like Speed Metal, in
which four sides are wire mesh, last just as long as internal CPU case
mounted drives do.
I should have been clearer.It is not the drive that fries. It is the
interface card. Probably a static charge issue as the external
I can find some all in one, but I was hoping for the option to swap
drives without buying two full enclosures.
I find that I'm replacing enclosures every year or two. Eventually they
fry.
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I don't believe you'll ever fulfill your wish list as stated.
Multiple drive enclosures all have fans because of concentrated heat
build up. If you want fan-less you have to go with a multiple single
enclosure models such as Speed Metal etc. but I have never seen a single
enclosure (a
... to find a hard drive with a decent (3-5 years) warranty
compatible with a fanless firewire enclosure with a similar
warranty. Yet it is proving to be so. Any thoughts on why?
I can find some all in one, but I was hoping for the option to swap
drives without buying two full
Plastic fanless enclosures fry because of poor heat dissipation because
plastic is more of an insulator than a conductor.
My experience is that vented metal fanless models like Speed Metal, in
which four sides are wire mesh, last just as long as internal CPU case
mounted drives do.
db
Tom
