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Willie Wong wrote: |
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> Hi all, |
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> I am looking to purchase an external hard-drive for backing up data. |
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> I am looking for something that has >250G capacity (preferably |
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> around 300G so I have room to grow). My desktop does not have a |
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> firewire port, so it is essential that I can use a USB2 connection. |
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> (Of course, it is also essential that it works with Gentoo!) |
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> |
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> What do people recommend? |
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BYTECC ME-835U2F |
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Takes any size 3.5" drive that you want to install (the 400GB IDEs are a |
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good price/GB right now). All metal construction. Includes it's own |
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PSU inside and takes a standard PC cord. So you don't have to keep |
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track of an external AC/DC converter. Has both Firewire and USB 2 |
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connectors on the back. Has a power switch. |
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Best of all, it has an internal fan to keep the hard drive cool. |
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Takes about 10 minutes to assemble, just be careful not to pinch the 4 |
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HD power wires as you slide the unit back inside the case. The screw |
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mount inside the case passes within a few mm of where the HD power wires |
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tend to bend to. |
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(I've found it very difficult to find units with built-in PSUs and |
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adequate hard drive cooling combined with dual-interface designs.) |
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