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Title: TSKB: External HD enclosures
Post by: tractor on March 24, 2009, 06:56:51 PM

Looking for a new case that supports 1TB HD's and has eSATA connections.

Anyone have any good recommendations?

Title: Re: TSKB: External HD enclosures
Post by: Gordon on March 24, 2009, 09:10:57 PM

I have two of these and love them.  temp stays pretty cool and the esata works great.


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

Title: Re: TSKB: External HD enclosures
Post by: Gordon on March 25, 2009, 01:28:30 AM

oops.  just saw the black one is sold out.  they have it in silver as well.  I actually have one of each.  same thing, different color.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817173043

Title: Re: TSKB: External HD enclosures
Post by: phanophish on March 25, 2009, 10:07:11 AM

I have one of these.

Looks great, better build than many of the externals.  I'm using it with a Seagate 1.5 TB drive to house the complete Phish archive....


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013LRLUM

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41X4it2CCIL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)

Title: Re: TSKB: External HD enclosures
Post by: tractor on March 25, 2009, 02:08:29 PM

Thanks for all the suggestions.  I plan on ordering the one from amazon.

Any eSATA PCI cards that have more than two eSATA inputs?  I have only seen ones with two inputs.

Title: Re: TSKB: External HD enclosures
Post by: phanophish on March 25, 2009, 02:13:57 PM

Not that I know of but you can get a eSATA multiplier.

This site has good info, maybe not the best prices....

http://www.sataport.com/

Title: Re: TSKB: External HD enclosures
Post by: JasonSobel on March 25, 2009, 05:35:56 PM

check newegg.com for PCI cards with multiple eSATA ports... there's a few of them.
here's just one example:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815342001 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815342001)

Title: Re: TSKB: External HD enclosures
Post by: tractor on March 25, 2009, 06:25:28 PM

I have one that has two slots, I was seeing if there was a card out there that had more than 2.  Thanks for the link though.

Title: Re: TSKB: External HD enclosures
Post by: 69mako on March 26, 2009, 04:17:00 AM

I have one of these and couldn't be happier with it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817347017

I'm able to daisy-chain it with other firewire enclosure.  It also have usb and esata ports.  Plan to buy another when I get my 1TB drive.

Mako