Re: [H] Thermaltake Blacx
I got one from Amazon (love Amazon Prime!) and will report back on how it works, though it seems fine so far! :P BINO -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of JRS Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 12:50 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Thermaltake Blacx I have one, works great I used it to back my stuff up before I bought my new Terabyte NAS running Raid 1.. I gave up on tape a long time ago, especially now that terabyte drives are so damn cheap. :) I still use the Thermaltake for doing ghosts, copying users data, stuff like that.. Have not had any issues with mine at all.. -- JRS stei...@pacbell.net Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. From: Gary Udstrand g...@digitalwind.net To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 11:38:45 AM Subject: [H] Thermaltake Blacx Anyone have any experience with these? I was leaning towards the USB/eSata one along with a couple 1.5TB Seagates to back up my NAS.I plan on keeping one drive in my fireproof safe and the other will be shipped offsite. If I do this, what is the best way to store the drives? Static bags? Vacuum packed? Enclosures of some kind? I am not averse to spending a few bucks to protect the drives while they are in storage. Seems like a series of drives in a rotation is a lot better backup strategy rather than using tape http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Products.aspx?C=1346 -- -Gary
Re: [H] Thermaltake Blacx
On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 09:34:02 -0700 Bino Gopal binogo...@hotmail.com wrote: I got one from Amazon (love Amazon Prime!) and will report back on how it works, though it seems fine so far! :P I have three that need a home. Two USB and one USB/ESATA. Al
Re: [H] Thermaltake Blacx
In case anyone cares, Zipzoomfly.com has the THERMALTAKE ST0005U BlacX Plastic 2.5in 3.5in External Hard Drive Enclosure Retail for $23 after a $15 MIR. http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008418prodlis t=celebros Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of maccrawj Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:08 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Thermaltake Blacx There's a few vendors selling these including Icydock. If it was me I'd just use Ickdock's system where the trays are interchangable for internal external models. http://www.icydock.com/product/mb455spf.html http://www.icydock.com/product/mb561s-4s.html http://www.icydock.com/product/mb559us-1smb.html Gary Udstrand wrote: Anyone have any experience with these? I was leaning towards the USB/eSata one along with a couple 1.5TB Seagates to back up my NAS.I plan on keeping one drive in my fireproof safe and the other will be shipped offsite. If I do this, what is the best way to store the drives? Static bags? Vacuum packed? Enclosures of some kind? I am not averse to spending a few bucks to protect the drives while they are in storage. Seems like a series of drives in a rotation is a lot better backup strategy rather than using tape http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Products.aspx?C=1346
Re: [H] Thermaltake Blacx
Hmm, my safe is a Browning gun safe that is fire rated too 1200°/90 min.. Besides storing one on site in my safe I will have a duplicate that is going off site. ;-) g On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Winterlight winterli...@winterlight.orgwrote: At 11:38 AM 2/23/2009, you wrote: Anyone have any experience with these? I was leaning towards the USB/eSata one along with a couple 1.5TB Seagates to back up my NAS.I plan on keeping one drive in my fireproof safe and the other will be shipped offsite. If I do this, what is the best way to store the drives? Static bags? Vacuum packed? Enclosures of some kind? I am not averse to spending a few bucks to protect the drives while they are in storage. I stick mine in a ziplock freezer bag with a desiccant bag. Unless your safe is in the ground, in concrete you are better off putting the backup drive off site or in a safety deposit box. Here in Southern California we have lots of fires, and I have a friend that is a locksmith. After a recent fire in an expensive area of Santa Barbara, he got lots of calls to open fireproof safes. The only ones where the contents survived were in the ground. -- -Gary
Re: [H] Thermaltake Blacx
On Tue, 24 Feb 2009, Gary Udstrand wrote: Hmm, my safe is a Browning gun safe that is fire rated too 1200°/90 min.. Besides storing one on site in my safe I will have a duplicate that is going off site. ;-) g There is a difference between a safe designed to keep guns safe and a safe designed to keep computer media safe. Keep in mind that tapes are made of plastic. Even without melting, you get it soft and you lose what is stored there. A gun can handle 200 degrees no problem. 200 degrees with a tape and you're likely looking at useless tapes. Christopher Fisk -- Do not subscribe---I mean, you know, you cannot subscribe those views to me... George W. Bush, February 13, 2000 Comment made on NBC's Meet the Press. Mr. Bush was referring to whether or not he agreed with the views espoused by the chancellor of Bob Jones University. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
[H] Thermaltake Blacx
Anyone have any experience with these? I was leaning towards the USB/eSata one along with a couple 1.5TB Seagates to back up my NAS.I plan on keeping one drive in my fireproof safe and the other will be shipped offsite. If I do this, what is the best way to store the drives? Static bags? Vacuum packed? Enclosures of some kind? I am not averse to spending a few bucks to protect the drives while they are in storage. Seems like a series of drives in a rotation is a lot better backup strategy rather than using tape http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Products.aspx?C=1346 -- -Gary
Re: [H] Thermaltake Blacx
At 11:38 AM 2/23/2009, you wrote: Anyone have any experience with these? I was leaning towards the USB/eSata one along with a couple 1.5TB Seagates to back up my NAS.I plan on keeping one drive in my fireproof safe and the other will be shipped offsite. If I do this, what is the best way to store the drives? Static bags? Vacuum packed? Enclosures of some kind? I am not averse to spending a few bucks to protect the drives while they are in storage. I stick mine in a ziplock freezer bag with a desiccant bag. Unless your safe is in the ground, in concrete you are better off putting the backup drive off site or in a safety deposit box. Here in Southern California we have lots of fires, and I have a friend that is a locksmith. After a recent fire in an expensive area of Santa Barbara, he got lots of calls to open fireproof safes. The only ones where the contents survived were in the ground.
Re: [H] Thermaltake Blacx
Gary, ESD bags for sure. Segate now uses these cute little clam-shell drive containers. Perhaps you can get some of them from Seagate. Rotational drives can be problematic. You could do it by date, but that does NOT deal with the individual internal degradation of the drive. That is a real toughy! Best, Duncan At 13:38 02/23/2009 -0600, you wrote: Anyone have any experience with these? I was leaning towards the USB/eSata one along with a couple 1.5TB Seagates to back up my NAS.I plan on keeping one drive in my fireproof safe and the other will be shipped offsite. If I do this, what is the best way to store the drives? Static bags? Vacuum packed? Enclosures of some kind? I am not averse to spending a few bucks to protect the drives while they are in storage. Seems like a series of drives in a rotation is a lot better backup strategy rather than using tape http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Products.aspx?C=1346 -- -Gary __ NOD32 3881 (20090223) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
Re: [H] Thermaltake Blacx
There's a few vendors selling these including Icydock. If it was me I'd just use Ickdock's system where the trays are interchangable for internal external models. http://www.icydock.com/product/mb455spf.html http://www.icydock.com/product/mb561s-4s.html http://www.icydock.com/product/mb559us-1smb.html Gary Udstrand wrote: Anyone have any experience with these? I was leaning towards the USB/eSata one along with a couple 1.5TB Seagates to back up my NAS.I plan on keeping one drive in my fireproof safe and the other will be shipped offsite. If I do this, what is the best way to store the drives? Static bags? Vacuum packed? Enclosures of some kind? I am not averse to spending a few bucks to protect the drives while they are in storage. Seems like a series of drives in a rotation is a lot better backup strategy rather than using tape http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Products.aspx?C=1346
