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On 8/15/06, Ian Kabeary <omega21@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> I like my Vantec Nexstar 3 enclosure. Try for one of them, they are cheap, |
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> flexible in capacity and nice to look at. |
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> Works in Gentoo just as easily as a Jumpdrive. |
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> ~Ian |
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If you are looking to buy the drive and enclosure separately, I too |
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can recommend these, but only in the 3.5" size. The 2.5" one I had |
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corrupted every large file I wrote to it. Of course since you are |
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looking for >250G, you are not looking at 2.5", but whatever you get, |
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I recommend testing thoroughly with some md5sum verifications. |
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You can find this same enclosure under several different brands. The |
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most important thing IMO is to make sure that the DC power input has |
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separate 12V and 5V pins. The enclosures with a simple round 12V DC |
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power input do not provide enough power for large drives. |
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Of course if you buy the Seagate/WD/Buffalo with the drive |
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pre-installed, you don't really have to worry about the power. You |
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can safely ignore the button, it won't impact the drive's |
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functionality in any way. |
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-Richard |
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