Sorry, meant to send this to the list.
Bobby
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From: Bobby Heid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 8:45 AM
To: 'Hunter, Gary'
Subject: RE: [H] External HDD recommendations
Buy.com has this:
Best Seller
Western Digital Dual-Option Combo
At 20:01 9/5/2006, Hunter, Gary, wrote:
Hi,
I need to get an external enclosure for a 500GB drive. I haven't got the
drive yet so it could be IDE or SATA I'm flexible. I do prefer not to
have an external power supply but that's not a hard constraint.
Any recommendations?
I've got 2 of these:
No fan is bad idea in the long run.
W. D. wrote:
I've got 2 of these:
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=312100
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Yeah, if you intend to leave them on 24/7. If you only have it on
during use, no fan can work.
j maccraw wrote:
No fan is bad idea in the long run.
W. D. wrote:
I've got 2 of these:
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=312100
I disagree with this...
I tend to like the no-fan external HD setups, as long as they are a
direct contact aluminum case. I have over a half dozen deployed without
issues, including one attached to a co-loed server to data backups
(remote backups to the drive from outside the co-lo). 64F in
the ones I have with a tight fitting AL case get quite hot when left
running...
Harry McGregor wrote:
I disagree with this...
I tend to like the no-fan external HD setups, as long as they are a
direct contact aluminum case. I have over a half dozen deployed
without issues, including one
All I know is that both my 7200 RPM drives would go
offline randomly and
were extremely hot to the touch when running in
Speedzter 3 enclosures
which are aluminum. Open the cases or set them,
sealed, in airflow from
a 80mm fan, all was well.
For the past 2 years I have been blaming MS Firewire
At 02:11 PM 11/09/2006, j maccraw wrote:
No fan is bad idea in the long run.
How long a run? I've been running an 80GB 7200 for over a year with
no problems thus far. (I test it about once a month.)
T
I bought 2 speedzter cases 7200RPM maxtors in 2003,
started screwing
up after the 1st year via firewire. A few months ago I
attached them to
a GX260 via USB and had the same problems. One is
dead, the other works
via USB as long I leave cover off, dunno about
firewire side.
On the other hand
I'm wondering if you found the wrong link on their site...if those
drives go dead while in warranty, you can RMA a replacement just by
providing serial numbers. You can also purchase extended warranties,
too. $15 for one drive to go from 1 year to 3.
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Wds warranty
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 7:19 AM
To: 'The Hardware List'
Subject: RE: [H] External HDD recommendations
I have found this helpful:
The official external ENCLOSURE thread
http://www.fatwallet.com/t/28/496281
I just bought
never had a problem with WD replacement, EVER. or Maxtor.
Seagate charges for advance replacement and Hitachi NO advance replacement.
At 05:31 PM 9/6/2006, Hunter, Gary Poked the stick with:
Wds warranty policy sucks though on anything but raptors/scsi. I had 2
400g new drives go dead. Did the
.
Thanks
Gary
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Behalf Of jmaccraw
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 10:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [H] External HDD recommendations
Whatever you get don't trust the you don't need a
fan line
: Re: [H] External HDD recommendations
OK, understood though you could add a removable tray to it and still
have 3 slots for extra online storage. This is where I am heading ASAP
but looking for an 8 bay version if possible.
Hunter, Gary wrote:
That cetainly looks nice, but I'm really after
LOL, *smacks head* duh! ;)
Hunter, Gary wrote:
Yea I really like it but I want something that I can
easily take into
work as well, this wouldn't fit in my laptop case
;-)
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 9:02 PM
To: The Hardware List
Subject: [H] External HDD recommendations
Hi,
I need to get an external
Unless it's a laptop drive you'll need an external power supply.
I have two of the cheap CompUSA aluminum enclosures and could not be
happier with them.
Hunter, Gary wrote:
Hi,
I need to get an external enclosure for a 500GB drive. I haven't got the
drive yet so it could be IDE or SATA I'm
That cetainly looks nice, but I'm really after a single HD unit to use
for backups.
Thanks
Gary
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Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 10:14 PM
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Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 7:19 AM
To: 'The Hardware List'
Subject: RE: [H] External HDD recommendations
I have found this helpful:
The official external ENCLOSURE thread
http://www.fatwallet.com/t/28/496281
I just bought this for a client from
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 7:19 AM
To: 'The Hardware List'
Subject: RE: [H] External HDD recommendations
I have found this helpful:
The official external ENCLOSURE thread
http://www.fatwallet.com/t/28/496281
I just bought this for a client from
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Ruset
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 8:16 AM
To: The Hardware List
Subject: Re: [H] External HDD recommendations
Unless it's a laptop drive you'll need an external power supply.
I have two of the cheap CompUSA aluminum enclosures and could
WD usually offers extending the warranty for $15
Fry's had 400gb Seagates in the add yesterday for $100, was tempted
8-)
At 02:25 PM 9/6/2006, Hunter, Gary Poked the stick with:
Western digital actually make a 500GB version for $250 which seems an OK
price, but it only has a 1 year warrenty. So I
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From: FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:43:30
To:The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: RE: [H] External HDD recommendations
WD usually offers extending the warranty for $15
Fry's had 400gb Seagates in the add yesterday
At 08:49 PM 06/09/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wds warranty policy sucks though on anything but raptors/scsi. I had
2 400g new drives go dead. Did the check at their website and the
only thing offerred to me was a discount on
That's never happened to me. Everytime I get an RMA immediately,
To: The Hardware List
Subject: Re: [H] External HDD recommendations
Wds warranty policy sucks though on anything but raptors/scsi. I had 2
400g new drives go dead. Did the check at their website and the only
thing offerred to me was a discount on other drives And even with
discount it was more
Hi,
I need to get an external enclosure for a 500GB drive. I haven't got the
drive yet so it could be IDE or SATA I'm flexible. I do prefer not to
have an external power supply but that's not a hard constraint.
Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance,
Gary Hunter
Consulting Engineer - Core
Whatever you get don't trust the you don't need a fan line for metal
cases 7200RPM+ drives.
Addonics has a nice 4 bay JBOD case but it is pricey:
http://addonics.com/products/raid_system/ast4.asp
Hunter, Gary wrote:
Hi,
I need to get an external enclosure for a 500GB drive. I haven't got
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