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AMS VENUS DS-2512B2BK Aluminum 5.25" USB 2.0 External Enclosure - Retail
$33.99
- Model #: DS-2512B2BK
- Item #: N82E16817145652
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3250824A 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM
$103.00
- Model #: ST3250824A
- Item #: N82E16822148100
$34 is a good for an external. wish it was firewire though
rich
Then look for that model with the firewire, they have itOriginally Posted by richisrich
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I got a 300GB Maxtor DIamond something with a 16MB buffer for $112 after shipping. Then I found way better deals after looking for another 30 seconds.
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fIREwire can really only out perform on the MAC.. PC's arent as big as a difference and do carry it fast but its so hard to notice since its measured in megabytes and if your transforming big amounts of data continously, you may see a bigger result.
external drives seem like a great idea
that is, until you actually use them and lose a few hundred GB of files
yes, because internal drives never fail and cannot lose your files ever.
Software RAID 5 with external drives will keep physical problems from damaging data, though you are still fuxored if a virus gets your system or you noob it up and format the wrong volume.
DILLIGAF
You missed the point.. The USB EXTERNAL Housing.. And then a INTERNAL drive that goes into it.
AMS VENUS DS-2512B2BK Aluminum 5.25" USB 2.0 External Enclosure - Retail
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3250824A 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM
shawners who are you referring to?, use quotes please
Lehk is absolutely right in his rebuttle, all drives fail, non shall pass
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I think notbob and lehk was refering to buying a standard external drive rather then an internal with a housing on it.
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Those venus enclosures are great.
Have 6 so far, and no probs.
I haul mine around all the time, even today
Try carrying 400 DVDs in cases, 2 of these removable enclosures and cabling, power
a cake of blank DVDs, and an overstuffed laptop case.
I look like a techie homeless guy.
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hehe got a pic? ;)
my point was that the externals have shitty power supplies, crappy chipsets, crappy fans, run hotter and generally wreck hard drives faster than your computer can
not to mention spotty driver support and no customer service if you do have a problem (and using a hdd case can void your warrantee)
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