PC Microstore is good, as Gary suggested. So are a number of others, such as NewEgg.com, geeks.com, and coolerexpress.com (who's selling a pretty BYTECC firewire enclosure right now for $46). And don't forget OWC (eshop.macsales.com), which is offering a very nice combo enclosure at an attractive price right now:
http://eshop.macsales.com/Item_Apple1.cfm?ID=5774&Item=OWCMEFWU2A6
I would suggest that as you shop for enclosures, keep an eye on a couple issues, one being the Panther compatibility: geeks.com warn that the otherwise nice model PENR-35FW that they sell "may be incompatible with Panther". Another issue being especially the power supply or AC adapter that is included. Many firewire and firewire/USB enclosures at present have the transformer outside the enclosure, as an external AC adapter, which keeps the internal heat low enough that no fan is necessary. (It can be difficult to find enclosures that offer fans, in fact.) But most drives nowadays don't really need fan cooling, and even say so. Especially for the kind of use you're planning. But for the 200GB drive, the power adapter must supply sufficient amperage. For example, the very pretty Argosy HD-360 enclosure that PC Microstore sells may NOT work with your drive! I have ordered this very enclosure, but found this note on the web about it:
http://www.argosy.com.tw/techsupport/hd360/hd360troubleshooting.htm
It will probably work for the 120GB drive I plan to install, but may not for yours. The icecube enclosure that OWC is selling will be fine, however. OWC also sells a nice MacAlly combo enclosure (PHR100AC), which they've recently told me has a 2A power adapter, uses the Oxford 911 chipset, and is fully compatible with Panther.
I'll let you know how things go for me, and look forward to your reports.
--Jim.
Gary K. Doty Sr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
try pcmicrostore.com On Friday, February 13, 2004, at 01:44 AM, markemmanuel wrote:I'm in the market to buy a firewire enclosure. I plan to install a 3.5" 200GB hard drive in it....
Any recommendations for the enclosure? Thanks. --markemmanuel
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