Gary, As a follow-up... I just got the unit in today and I am formatting the drive in it as I write this. It seems to be built well. There is a fan in it that is parallel to the hard drive, kind of like they are on graphics cards. It is very quiet.
It also says in the booklet that it supports up to a 400GB drive. I think I might get one of these for myself at some point. LOL. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 1:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] External HDD recommendations That's a nice write up thanks. That enclosure however only supports up to 250GB though :-( Newegg have a lot of enclosures and I think that FAQ gives me enough info on the chipsets to make a semi informed decision. Thanks Gary -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [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 www.ZipZoomFly.com (isn't that a stupid name?). http://www.apricorn.com/product_details.php?ID=332 http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=103007 It had a rebate that went out on 8/31. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [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 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
