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Recommend an External HDD Enclosure
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jointhedarkside
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Ive got a Vantec enclosure. Love the design and its brushed aluminum face. I have the 2.5" version. It comes in a few different colors. I've been carrying it everywhere and dropped it once, my HD is fine.
Link for ref: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817145133
Link for ref: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817145133
For my next enclosure I am looking at this
Thermaltake N0012US Aluminum & Plastic 3.5" Silver USB 2.0 & eSATA External Enclosure - Retail
Thermaltake N0012US Aluminum & Plastic 3.5" Silver USB 2.0 & eSATA External Enclosure - Retail
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I have two of the Vantec cases. One is a 3.5" and one is the 2.5". Both work great, and made very very well, and don't get very hot either.
The Vantec looks pretty nice. The link above seems to be an older model since it doesn't have eSATA. Is this the Vantec you're talking about : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392018 ?
crazyjeeper
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I have a Galaxy Metal Gear Box which I am quite happy with. The metal side actually touches the drive acting as a heatsink, so the entire thing never gets that hot.
I have an Icy Cool tool-less model and really like it. It is fairly well made and super quick and easy to get the drive in and out. It doesn't have any active cooling, but seems not to get too hot - its sides are flat aluminum and are fairly snug against the drive. it also has some ventilation. It is quite compact, durable and the best part for me is how quick and easy it is to swap out drives. It has USB and E-sata (comes with an E-sata adapter for your machine too fyi).
i bought a really cheap seagate IDE laptop drive from bestbuy and mated it with a $15 iRocks usb enclosure:
one edge has blue LEDs to indicate it is powered on, the other edge has red LEDs to let you know when data is being transferred. the brushed aluminum finish is nice and the super bright LEDs are, um, super bright and what not.
one edge has blue LEDs to indicate it is powered on, the other edge has red LEDs to let you know when data is being transferred. the brushed aluminum finish is nice and the super bright LEDs are, um, super bright and what not.