Firestack 200GB (2x100GB) External Firewire HDD Only $279.00

[DoPeY5007]

Linky (http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=fs200)





http://www.compgeeks.com/images/300x300/HDD-FS200-unit.jpg


200 Gigabytes!!! That's right, 200 Gigabytes!!! We proudly introduce the Firestack 200 Gigabyte External Firewire hard drive! This sweet setup uses an external dual firewire case with two 100 Gigabyte 7200RPM hard drives preinstalled. Plug it into any standard firewire port and you (um, we mean your family and friends) are humming along with 200 Gigabytes (hey - that's almost one fifth of a terabyte!) We think that this is one cool drive - and we are confident that you will too!


Features/Specifications
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Two 100GB Hard Drives (200GB total capacity) preinstalled into an...
- external firewire case (note: the drives are seen by the system as...
- two separate 100GB hard drives)

Hard Drive Features:
Formatted Capacity: 100GB (each drive)
Spindle Speed: 7,200RPM
2MB Buffer (each drive)
Seek Time: 10.9 ms (average)
Track-To-Track Seek Time 2.0 ms (average)
Full Stroke Seek 21.0 ms (average)
Average Latency 4.2 ms (nominal)
Hard Drives are Refurbished

Firewire Case Features:
Two External Firewire (IEEE 1394) Ports
Power Switch / LEDs on Front (note: LED's not hooked up)
Power is autoswitching 90-264 AC A 50/60Hz
Supports: Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP and MAC
Case in New

Firestack 200GB Includes:
One Case
Two preinstalled 100GB Hard Drives
Driver CD
Power Cord
One Firewire (IEEE-1394) Cable

NOTES:
The Hard Drives are seen by the computer as two separate 100GB Hard Drives
LED's on the outside of the case are not hooked up (there is no place to...
- connect them on the drives)
Hard Drives are refurbished / Firewire Case is new

Product Requirements
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Available Power Outlet
One Available Firewire (IEEE 1394) Port
CD-ROM Drive (To load Drivers)
Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP or Macintosh with Firewire support

[ribitch]

WOW, thats amazingly cheap!!!

i have a single firewire drive csae right now with a 10GB drive in it. once i get some cash i will get something bigger. there is a enclosure out there that has a diagnostic lcd on it. i want it so badly

[Hoser]

Can't you make this a dynamic disk within WinXP so that it appears as a single 200GB drive?

[NuTs62]

am i the only one that hates the fact that its refurbished drives?

[ribitch]

Originally posted by NuTs62
am i the only one that hates the fact that its refurbished drives?

for the price, you cant expect the drives to be new. this price is similar to a 80GB FW drive.

refurbished drives are inspected more than a normal drive is. most dead drives arent refurbished. refurbised items usually tend to be returns.

for the price you cannot complain.

[NuTs62]

Originally posted by Hoser
Can't you make this a dynamic disk within WinXP so that it appears as a single 200GB drive?

yup :)

[ribitch]

hmmm, soft raid?

i know its possible with OS X, but what about you windows users?

[Calequendi]

yea.. it's possible to stripe/raid0 in windows 2K/XP.. what i want to know though is on single firewire drives.. do they need external power? /thats the thing i hate about my external usb 2.0 120... i have to plug it in to a power source

[Hoser]

This site has an external Firewire/USB 2.0 case for $94.96. Here's the picture and info:

http://www.firewiremax.com/firen.html

http://amspencer.net/images/firewire usb drive.jpg

Portable storage solutions are certainly easy enough to come by, but finding a portable storage solution that also has enough zip to make it convenient practically takes a miracle. This 3.5-inch external hard drive enclosure supports USB and FireWire - two fantastic interface solutions that keep customers computing without the same hassles that other portable solutions have. With the USB 2.0 interface, this unit will tranfser data at rates up to 400Mbytes per second, and with FireWire, this unit will transfer files at a rate of 400Mbytes per second. The USB and FireWire case is also 100% Plug-and-Play and hot-swappable, so those customers with die hard portable solution needs can use more than one case to quickly and easily turn all of their drives into portable storage.

- Firewire and USB Combo 3.5" HDD enclosure
- Clear Translucent Body w/Transluent Blue Faceplate and Accents
- Takes IDE Hard Drives
- Fully compatible with USB2.0 and IEEE 1394a standard
- Two (2) Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports (in back)
- One (1) USB port (in back)
- Plug and Play
- Transfer rate : Firewire up to 400Mb/s, USB 2.0 up to 480Mb/s
- Backwards compatible with USB 1.1
- Cross platform between Windows and Mac OS
- Bootable drive supportive for Macintosh system in Firewire connection
- Automatic configuration without ID selction or terminator
- Light and Handy for portable use
- Hot Swappable
- OXFORD 911 and ISD (in system design)
THE FASTEST COMBINATION FOR MAC AND PC VIDEO EDITING HIGH BAND-WITH APPLICATIONS

- Includes: One USB 2.0 Certified High-Speed A-B cable , One Firewire IEEE 1394 -
6-pin to 6-pin cable,
Driver (on CD), Power Cord
- Power Brick (100-240v~ 50-60Hz 1A (+12v 1.5A & +5.0v 5A Output))
Approximate External Dimensions: 5 3/4'' W x 8 3/4'' D x 1 5/8'' H

COMPATIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS
* ATA-33 or above/IDE 3.5-inch Hard Drive (20/30/40/60/80/100/120/160GB) * Yes this is a unit that will work with the maxtor 160GB drive * Firewire equipped Macintosh or PC's * USB equipped Macintosh or PC's * Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP * Mac OS 9.x or higher

There's also another enclosure there for $84.98 that's also Firewire/USB 2.0.


Here's another one: http://www.svcompucycle.com/me3i13firexd.html

http://amspencer.net/images/firewire drive.jpg

-Supports CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM & 3.5 " Hard Drives
-Works with both PC and Mac
-Plug and Play
-Hot-swappable connection
-Support PC windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP and Mac OS 8.6 or above
-AC input: 100 - 240V DC output: +5V/+12V
-Stackable casing
-Dimension : L265 x W165 x H55 mm
-IDE to IEEE 1394 firewire

This one's $49.99. There's also a USB 2.0 version for the same price. The total price would be about $56 shipped.

Since a lot of us may have drives sitting around looking for a home, this may be a better solution.

[Littlejason99]

Unless someone finds out the brand name of the hard drives in question, I think I would skip on this deal. With my luck they would be a pair of IBM Deathstars... :(

[By-Tor]

If only this unit had an Ethernet connection...

I've been looking for a relatively small, monitorless NAS device that's not too expensive.

[DoPeY5007]

Originally posted by By-Tor
If only this unit had an Ethernet connection...

I've been looking for a relatively small, monitorless NAS device that's not too expensive. :stupid:


yeah I really want a NAS!!! :drool:



I dont wanna have a PC connected to it, just the LAN!

[Littlejason99]

Well, if you want a NAS... get an old SNAP server on eBay and drop in some bigger hard drives... ;)

Here's a good article at ProCooling (http://www.procooling.com/articles/html/hack_a_snap__server-_joe___10_.shtml) on how to do it.

[NuTs62]

I'm not sure how much NAS servers usually cost, but check here (http://65.241.40.23/brochure/nas3000.html) . I'm almost certain that you don't have to purchase the HD's from them, you can put your own in. Their main site is Einux (www.einux.com)

[zoomee]

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