[Novalug] External Enclosures - Choice?

[Igor Birman]

I like the Microcenter ones, they hava a SATA for $25:

http://microcenter.com/byos/byos_single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0239855

Not sure about the AC cord, and it is 3.5" - 5.25" would work with CD/DVD drives if that's what you are looking for.

Igor

david at zakar.com wrote: A brief look on Newegg reveals that 5.25" SATA enclosures (which is  
what you seem to need) are running for about $50+ on Newegg. If you  
can drop back to IDE, you'll save yourself a good bit of cash.

Also, I'll briefly advocate using IEEE-1394, aka Firewire, for your  
interface, instead of USB2. There are a lot of chipsets that do  
USB2<->IDE conversion, a few of which are problematic, but for  
Firewire, it seems like most folks use TI's excellent Oxford 911 or  
924 chips, both of which I can personally attest to working quite  
nicely in Linux, at least for hard drives.

-DMZ

Quoting "Roger W. Broseus" :

> This is an old topic but I can not find anything in the archives: after
> having purchased an external enclosure that failed from the git-go
> (luckily, Newegg made up for it w/ a refund, including S&H), I'm looking
> for recommendations for an external HD. What I'd like to see, in
> rank-order (sort-of):
>
> Works w/ Linux outta the box, USB 2, of course
> no driver installation (Linux as well as Win)
> 2-pronged plug - preferably with out a transformer on the cord
> ease of installing an HD - easy to open case, easy to install drive
> fan (unless you've got experience with one that doesn't over heat w/o a fan)
> quiet
> no garish lights (three's some UGLY stuff out there)
> price
> accomodate CD/DVD reader/burner
> sata compatible
>
> Gimme make and model; comments/opinions. Thanks.
>
> --
> Roger W. Broseus
>
>
>
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