I've got one of those shells, although it doesn't have a fan in it. It's
worked fine so far and was certainly cheaper. I bought it because as much as
I love computers and software, I _hate_ hardware. Everytime I open my case
up my stress levels skyrocket.

-rc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: brobborb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:22 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: "External Hard Drives"
>
> Hey guys my co-worker just came across this product.  
> basically, it's the shell of an external hard drive.  It has
> circuitry and a fan inside, NO DRIVE.  You just put your own
> IDE drive in there, and save money!!  A regular external hard
> drive costs more per GB.
>
> I was wonderin if any of you guys have used these types of
> products and if there are any heat issues.  I assume external
> hard drives were built for being in an enclosed case, whereas
> this "shell" just has a fan for cooling.  Anyone ever opened
> up an external ahrd drive and see what it was made of? :)
>
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