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ArkiStan
08-04-2008, 01:44 PM
I don't intend to do RAIDing of any sort. I just have several external drives and it would be nice to keep them together rather than having them both rolling around. The hard drives will be SATA and I only have USB 2.0 connections. Can anybody recommend a good enclosure that is reliable?

ArkiStan
08-04-2008, 07:54 PM
I've been browsing the enclosures at Newegg and this product, while quite pricey, seems to overwhelmingly stand out in terms of its function and ratings. anybody have any experience with it?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817332008

AMS VENUS T4U DS-2340UBK 3.5" USB 2.0 External Enclosure
http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/productimage/17-332-008-06.jpg


edit: woah... nevermind. it only supports IDE drives.

ArkiStan
08-04-2008, 11:31 PM
oh screw it. none of the dual-bay enclosures seem to have good reviews. i'm just gonna go with two single bay enclosures.

I'm going with the one below. It's slightly pricey, but has really good ratings and will be somewhat future proof with it's eSATA capability. And it looks nice. :) :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817173042

http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/productimage/17-173-042-18.jpg

Maarchk
08-05-2008, 02:00 PM
Just rackem stackem and packem. That way if one enclosure does get eaten by dog, the other one is ok. :)