External Hard Drive Enclosure

[jmw1137]

I did some searches and came up with a few good enclosures but some of the posts were from 2 years ago so thought I'd see if there's anything new since then. I looked on New Egg but didn't see exactly what I want...maybe I'm dreaming but this is what I'd like:

- 3.5" HD Enclosure
- USB 2.0 (would take firewire if needed)
- Fan (hopefully quiet)
- Goes into standby mode after a while or has a power button

Does this exist?

[Mark]

i have one of these enclosers with a 250GB WD drive in it and i find the firewire is slightly faster than usb2, not sure if does standby, i use it for backups and don't run it all the time.

it is very quiet and seems like a well built unit.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817145657

[Cypher]

It's funny mention this. I just ordered one of these from Newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822161825

This should help allot for personal and business back-ups.

[Mark]

It's funny mention this. I just ordered one of these from Newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822161825

This should help allot for personal and business back-ups.

what's up with it having 2 firewire ports ?

does that mean you can plug 2 PC's into it at once ?

[jmw1137]

Mark:

Thanks....exactly what I'm looking for...now I need to see if I can find something similar for a little less...or that somewhere else for cheaper. Was hoping to stay around $40 for it.

Cypher:

Thanks for the link but I'm just looking for an enclosure...not a full external hard drive.

[Cypher]

what's up with it having 2 firewire ports ?

does that mean you can plug 2 PC's into it at once ?

Looks like I won't find out. A check didn't clear I deposited in that account so I had to cancel the order.

There'll be other deals.

Try checking cheap stingy bastards and gotapex. They have good deals there.