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SATA - USB Hard Drive Enclosures?
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:06 pm
by XCoalMiner
Does anyone have a good sourece for 3.5" USB hard drive enclosures with a SATA interface to the drive? To be exact here, inside the enclosure the drive interface is SATA, and outside is a USB 2.0 interface (not to be confused with some new enclosures that come with both USB and "eSATA" as the external interfaces, see
here, scroll down).
I've looked at the usual sources (NewEgg, ZipZoomFly and TigerDirect), and have found maybe two or three of them. All high priced, am looking for other sources.
Here's a place with one that's around the corner . . .
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 2:46 am
by f1reverb
from me and is very reliable . . .
http://www.cablenbits.com/EXTERNAL-ENCL ... o_usb.html
You could also use one of these instead (I'm getting one tomorrow) . . .
http://www.cablenbits.com/USB-STUFF/USB ... APTOR.html
I already use the USB 2.0 > IDE (without the case).
"External Storage With ESATA" article at Toms Hard
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:39 pm
by BigWarpGuy
http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/04/17/ ... l_storage/
"Most users do one of two things when their PC runs out of hard disk space: they either add an additional drive or rely on external storage with a USB 2.0 or Firewire connection. However, both options have their disadvantages, since installing a new drive can be a cumbersome process, while external hard drives do not offer the same level of performance as that of directly attached Serial ATA (SATA) or UltraATA. However, external SATA (eSATA) is a worthy alternative. ... "
http://www.thecus.com/index.php
http://www.thecus.com/products_over.php ... e4d74b0db5