If I was doing this I would buy the USB interface separately from the HD. The price is excellent and you get better assurance of upgradeable of the HD, should you need it.
I recently got a Sabrient USB-DSC5. This talks USB to your computer. I tested it with Ubuntu 7.10. It provides SATA and IDE interfaces (conveniently for both 3.5" and 2.5" HDs). I assume, but have not tested, that you can only connect one HD at a time with it. I have not tested it extensively. For instance I don't know the speed other than to say that it felt fast. But I've used it to connect a SATA DVD player and also a 1TB HD. I used it's power supply to drive these devices. I think I paid $24 or thereabouts. This devices does not provide a case, so it may not suit you. I used it "naked". -- Allen Brown http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown > > I thought I'd pick the collective EugLUG brain before hitting the stores. > > CRITERIA: > > Usage: tmp backup for repairs (myself and friends), 2nd backup for the > road. > It would be nice to put an OS on it to boot from; maybe even multi-boot, > but it's not intended for production usage. > > Capacity: given my current needs I'd say 500 GB would be more than plenty, > but I'm not sure if I'll feel the same near the end of its live cycle. > > Speed: any (really) significant differences between leading models? > > Robustness: known/reported failures; good/bad brand names? > Warranty: years? -- actual claim/service experience? > > Integrated, proprietary annoyances (like U3 mini-OS on SanDisk USB sticks) > would be a turn-off > > Personality: usually I'm not interested in the 'largest metrics at the > lowest price' -- I am happy to pay a couple extra $$/year for customer > satisfaction and quality over the life time of a good product. > > So even if you don't have an answer to all of the above questions I'd > appreciate your comments. > > - Horst > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
