Recommend to me an external enclosure

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Glenn

I'm looking for a USB2/Firewire400 enclosure for hard drive. I think I
want a 5.25" since it has a cooling fan, but loudness should be a
factor. The price point is up to $60. I also want 48 bit LBA support,
hard drive support up to at least 250GB and it must come with both data
cables, and a non "wall-wart" power connector would be good.
 
Look here:

http://www.dealsonic.com/exen.html

I picked up the PM-525U2-PCS on this page:

http://www.dealsonic.com/plumax.html

.... and I've had good luck with it. It comes with the necessary cables
(USB only, in this case, since it's not the firewire combo listed
elsewhere).

Nice thing about these is there's no adapter hanging on the receptacle;
the power supply is built in, and there's a ball bearing fan. Not
absolutely silent, but pretty near.

Price for mine was about $26, but the firewire combo unit is around $42.
Shop away.
 
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