Appreciate the reply Troth, I wasn't looking to put much
into a case as it
would seldom be used but you get what you pay for. My Dell
is limited to a
400 watt ps, so maybe I need a couple to put a few drives
in, you're
correct, power supply is a must. Fan, not so much since
limited use...
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From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth verizon.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 9:54 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Advice - Hard Drive External
Case
> Fan is not important, though always a good thing. Power
supply, in MY
> opinion, is a must. Apparently, not all the
manufacturers think like I do.
> 
> I have several hard drives in a AMS Venus DS3 external
case:
> http://tinyurl.com/zy6vv
>
> This one is actually is for a SATA drive, and connects
externally to your
> computer via USB or SATA. That is the reason for the
higher cost. The ones
> I use look exactly the same, except they're for IDE
drives, and they
> connect to my computer via USB only. These cost me $35
each from Newegg. I
> haven't bought one for awhile there, so not sure if
they still carry it or
> what. Didn't see it there now.
>
> And... these have a fan, external power supply, and the
case is aluminum
> for keeping the darn thing cool.
>
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> On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:47:55 -0500, rudy wrote:
>> I have a couple drives lying around, I need to get
an external
>> case for the new SATA to use as an extra boot. I
was looking on
>> ebay, I would not need it to stay on, so I
wouldn't think a
>> cooling fan is needed? What about a built in power
supply? If
>> anyone could link me to some, or if you need more
info..thanks Rudy
>>
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