Topic: ext firewire HD

[Thomas]

I have seen some posts talking about using an external firewire case to house internal HDs.  if anyone can give me some more info on this i would really appreciate it.  i am a JB3 taper, and i have been making .shn backups for everything, and i like the idea of a HD better than a data disc for long term storage.  

Does anybody make one of these cases that can take more than one drive?  

could i buy more drives and swap them out of the same case when i need more space? (would this be safe, how would i store the drives that were not in use?)

thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
thomas

[radioboy1977]

i have one of these.  i think it's what you're looking for.

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=309695&pfp=BROWSE

[Uncle Jimmy]

Or, you could realize that the USB 2.0 speeds are a little faster and choose to go that route. Same product, essentially, but they come in either 2.0 or Firewire, or combo.

Also, try www.pricewatch.com and save about 1/2 of the suggestion above.

Good luck,
J----

[cpclark]

there all over ebay as well, i was thinking of getting one, as internal HD's are so much cheaper than ext. and i use a laptop, so it makes sense

[todd e]

thomas - just one question/point.

i too had the same idea of storing my audio on a firewire drive, instead of many discs.  then my roommate pointed out that you are still relying on 'optical media' with either option.  

i feel much better about storing the data on an optical disc and then storing it myself, than relying on a a drive which could be more sensitive to power surges or integrity loss.  it doesn't matter if it is a DVD or a CD or a harddrive, they are all optical (varying degrees of stability!)

hope this helps you out, even though you may still go the direction you mentioned.

[jpschust]

this gets discussed ad nauseum on tapeop.  here is one of the shorter threads on it:

http://messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopic.php?t=10055

[mgleason007]

thomas - just one question/point.

i too had the same idea of storing my audio on a firewire drive, instead of many discs.  then my roommate pointed out that you are still relying on 'optical media' with either option.  

i feel much better about storing the data on an optical disc and then storing it myself, than relying on a a drive which could be more sensitive to power surges or integrity loss.  it doesn't matter if it is a DVD or a CD or a harddrive, they are all optical (varying degrees of stability!)

hope this helps you out, even though you may still go the direction you mentioned.

A hard drive is NOT optical, it's magnetic.

As for storing the other hard drives when not in use... well, I would just use an external hard drive case  No seriously I would, they're not too expensive and you're not likely to find a better solution for less money (aside from screwing them into a bay in your case).

[todd e]

thomas - just one question/point.

i too had the same idea of storing my audio on a firewire drive, instead of many discs.  then my roommate pointed out that you are still relying on 'optical media' with either option.  

i feel much better about storing the data on an optical disc and then storing it myself, than relying on a a drive which could be more sensitive to power surges or integrity loss.  it doesn't matter if it is a DVD or a CD or a harddrive, they are all optical (varying degrees of stability!)

hope this helps you out, even though you may still go the direction you mentioned.

A hard drive is NOT optical, it's magnetic.

As for storing the other hard drives when not in use... well, I would just use an external hard drive case  No seriously I would, they're not too expensive and you're not likely to find a better solution for less money (aside from screwing them into a bay in your case).

thanks for the clarification.  i guess i should've asked for his source information before buying into the idea.  +T for helping.