sorry to say that:
i do not recommend bus powered hard drives, if you have more then one on the bus (usb or fw) you get strange crashes or freeze effects because of the limited power available on the bus system!!!!!which causes hds to fail/corrupt
James
On 09/01/2010, at 7:15, James Devenish wrote:


Speaking of which,

Wishfully thinking, does any know of any economical, portable,
bus-powered external FireWire 800 enclosures for 2.5" hard drives?

James


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