External HD enclosure help?

[X-Istence]

Hey guys,

I need an external HD enclosure for my 320 GB SATA drive I recently bought. It has to have an external interface of FireWire. I don't really care what it looks like, but something sleek would be nice.

So far I found one on NewEgg.com, however that supposedly does not support drives over 127 GB over FireWire?

Cheers!

 

[lancer]

Here is one that should work

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=3500SASP&cat=HDD

this looks like it may work, i put the wrong link before didn't read you wanted it for sata.

Tiger direct also has it for a little more if you don't trust the geeks.com website, i'm sure they are fine, but i never used them before.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1215800&CatId=1204

 

[X-Istence]

They don't have a FireWire external interface. They are USB 2.0 external interfaces.

 

[lancer]

man damnit you're right, back to the drawing board



ok this is it.....

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=1495717&sku=T13-

 

[X-Istence]

That is indeed one that would work. Bit on the pricey side . Will have to keep my eyes peeled.

 

[lancer]

X i think that is what you are looking for, i'm assuming as they are so hard to find that they are a rather new and so pricey product..... i'll also look some more.

EDIT, ok i've look everywhere, and that is the cheapest there is. they are usually about $100

You know usb 2.0 is about as fast as firewire you know, have you thought of that?

 

[X-Istence]

It seems that companies of external drive enclosures don't want to support FireWire anymore, while that is the only fast bus I have on my laptop, USB1 is too slow.

Maybe I have made a mistake by purchasing a SATA 320 GB disk ?

 

[kcnychief]

The Black Coolmax is the same one I have, great piece of hardware.

This one is a bit cheaper -

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=HD...d8d2c60efba891bfc72cedcbf8d7fc9f93da21568969d

 

[X-Istence]

The Black Coolmax is the same one I have, great piece of hardware.

This one is a bit cheaper -

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=HD...d8d2c60efba891bfc72cedcbf8d7fc9f93da21568969d

have you ever bought from them? How fast were they? If you had to return anything, how were they with returns?

There are so far only a few companies I trust with my money because they have made a good name for themselves. Newegg, Amazon, Apple, and Thinkgeek.

 

[kcnychief]

I have not bought from them, 'twas just the cheapest result I found on a quick Google search

that being said, back to the Coolmax - very high durability, I love the ability to swap between different interfaces - SATA/IDE/USB2.0 and Firewire.

You get what you pay for, and that enclosure is top notch

-edit-

I may also have a fetish for black hardware

 

[X-Istence]

EDIT, ok i've look everywhere, and that is the cheapest there is. they are usually about $100

You know usb 2.0 is about as fast as firewire you know, have you thought of that?

Yes, I have. My laptop, an iBook only supports USB1 (two ports) or FireWire (400, not 800). So I would like to go for the faster FireWire than the slow 12 Mb/s of USB1.

 

[X-Istence]

I have not bought from them, 'twas just the cheapest result I found on a quick Google search

that being said, back to the Coolmax - very high durability, I love the ability to swap between different interfaces - SATA/IDE/USB2.0 and Firewire.

You get what you pay for, and that enclosure is top notch

-edit-

I may also have a fetish for black hardware

Probably will go for the Coolmax anyways. Since it absolutely looks cool in Black.

Anyways, the link you gave me was not SATA so ewiz is gone .

 

[X-Istence]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817146057

is that the same one?

 

[kcnychief]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817146057

is that the same one?

Looks the same to me, I can veryify when I get home, maybe

Seriously, I think you'll be happy. Definitely the best enclosure I have ever had for that price range. You'd have to go $100+ to get something with comparable features for the value of the case material IMO.

 

[lancer]

yes it seems to be, good deal.

 

[lancer]

Looks the same to me, I can veryify when I get home, maybe

Seriously, I think you'll be happy. Definitely the best enclosure I have ever had for that price range. You'd have to go $100+ to get something with comparable features for the value of the case material IMO.

just as i said, i couldn't find anything else that supposes sata and firewire for less than $100

 

[X-Istence]

yeah, it is the same one, and at least it seems so looking at the specs. Bought it!

 

[X-Istence]

Just a quick update, got it all set up, plugged it into my Mac, formatted it and am now a happy camper with a 300 GB external HD, with the ability to upgrade at a later time.

Only thing I dislike, is the the front cover is not attached to the top metal, which leaves a gap. Going to change the front out with a wooden one when I get the chance.

 

[kcnychief]

Mine is all connected nicely, gimmie a picture of what you mean?

 

[X-Istence]

Here you go.

See the plastic is not neatly attached to the metal.