Sweet HD/enclosure combo

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Sweet HD/enclosure combo

Posted By: Zach (24.249.152.11)
Date: Thursday, 21 February 2008, at 7:25 a.m.

So I got a wild hair up my ass and decided I *need* a 1 TB external HD for various reasons. I did quite a bit of research on the enclosure, mostly because I wanted it fanless and to support spinning down the HD b/c I want to leave it connected all the time. I finally settled on this guy: OX922-ICE-MP. Man this is a nice enclosure. It's got the rubber dampers to fasten the HD in place. Actually, this originally worried me a bit since there's no contact with the aluminum case, which means less efficient heat dissipation, but it doesn't seem to be a problem, at least not with the drive I'm using. It's got a solid build. It comes with every cable you could possibly need, including the 9-pin FW800 to 6-pin FW400. On the downside (and this is a stretch), it only works with SATAI/II drives, no PATA (but who really cares) and it has a power brick rather than integrated converter (but that goes for most 3.5" enclosures)
As for the HD, I wanted cheap-ish (1 TB is gonna be $$$ regardless) and a reputable name. So I was mainly looking at Seagates, then I stumbled on the Western Digital Caviar GP WD10EACS. It was <$260 w/ tax & 3 day shipping (took 1 day btw). This drive is soooooo quiet I can barely tell it's on. Even under heavy access it makes only a little noise.
Anywho, if anyone is in the market for a new enclosure or HD, I'd recommend either of these pretty highly.

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Message: : So I got a wild hair up my ass and decided I need a 1 TB external HD for : various reasons. I did quite a bit of research on the enclosure, mostly : because I wanted it fanless and to support spinning down the HD b/c I want : to leave it connected all the time. I finally settled on this guy: : OX922-ICE-MP . Man this is a nice enclosure. It's got the rubber dampers : to fasten the HD in place. Actually, this originally worried me a bit : since there's no contact with the aluminum case, which means less : efficient heat dissipation, but it doesn't seem to be a problem, at least : not with the drive I'm using. It's got a solid build. It comes with every : cable you could possibly need, including the 9-pin FW800 to 6-pin FW400. : On the downside (and this is a stretch), it only works with SATAI/II : drives, no PATA (but who really cares) and it has a power brick rather : than integrated converter (but that goes for most 3.5" enclosures) : As for the HD, I wanted cheap-ish (1 TB is gonna be $$$ regardless) and a : reputable name. So I was mainly looking at Seagates, then I stumbled on : the Western Digital Caviar GP WD10EACS . It was
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