What's a good external HDD to buy these days? (2.5" size)
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From: Ant on 11 Oct 2009 14:37 Question: Do 2.5" HDD enclosure for 2.5" HDDs exists? I recall that notebooks/laptops use this size. It would be nice to be able to have one that uses 2.5" size when I still have my old regular sized HD enclosure for the desktop size ones. -- "..., you ready for a little dumpster diving?" "Um... okay." "You know I don't mind getting my hands dirty." "I mean, maggots, wet trash, I am the first one in." "Okay, so what are you waiting for?" "Ants." (Chuckles) "Ants?" "Yes, I have got a problem with ants." "They are sneaky, and they are mobile, and when they get on you, even if you get them off..." "Okay, Calleigh, chill." --CSI: Miami (Wannabe episode; #218) /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Phil/Ant @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) | |o o| | Ant's Quality Foraged Links (AQFL): http://aqfl.net \ _ / Nuke ANT from e-mail address: philpi(a)earthlink.netANT ( ) or ANTant(a)zimage.com Ant is currently not listening to any songs on his home computer.
From: Rod Speed on 11 Oct 2009 15:34 Ant wrote > Question: Do 2.5" HDD enclosure for 2.5" HDDs exists? Yep. And the sata drive docking stations mostly accept both 3.5" and 2.5" sata drives. > I recall that notebooks/laptops use this size. Yes. > It would be nice to be able to have one that uses 2.5" size when I still have my old regular sized HD enclosure for > the desktop size ones. Yes, you can get both types of enclosures.
From: Ant on 11 Oct 2009 15:49 On 10/11/2009 12:34 PM PT, Rod Speed typed: >> Question: Do 2.5" HDD enclosure for 2.5" HDDs exists? > > Yep. And the sata drive docking stations mostly accept both 3.5" and 2.5" sata drives. > >> I recall that notebooks/laptops use this size. > > Yes. > >> It would be nice to be able to have one that uses 2.5" size when I still have my old regular sized HD enclosure for >> the desktop size ones. > > Yes, you can get both types of enclosures. Is there a such thing of having an enclsoure for both sizes (2 in 1)? -- "Where the sugar is, there will the ant be also." --Philippines /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Phil/Ant @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) | |o o| | Ant's Quality Foraged Links (AQFL): http://aqfl.net \ _ / Nuke ANT from e-mail address: philpi(a)earthlink.netANT ( ) or ANTant(a)zimage.com Ant is currently not listening to any songs on his home computer.
From: Ant on 11 Oct 2009 19:36 On 10/11/2009 4:33 PM PT, Ed Light typed: >> Question: Do 2.5" HDD enclosure for 2.5" HDDs exists? > > I have had bad experiences with several of them, but they were all IDE, > not SATA. Incompatibilities with my motherboard would cause Windows to > lock up if I tried to shut down with the drive attached, for instance. > My present enclosure behaves ok but the SMART info. cannot be read. > > I have a new 3 1/2" Western Digital Elements external drive that is > great, no problems at all, and the SMART data shows up (in Win XP, in > the HD Sentinel program). Perhaps their 2 1/2" drives will do that. You > should buy from a shop that will let you return it in case of > incompatibilities. > > Believe me, winding up trying lots of enclosures for a bare drive is no > fun, and can get expensive (return postage, restocking fees). Bummer. Is anyone else experiencing this too? -- "Any spoke will lead the ant to the hub." --unknown /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Phil/Ant @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) | |o o| | Ant's Quality Foraged Links (AQFL): http://aqfl.net \ _ / Nuke ANT from e-mail address: philpi(a)earthlink.netANT ( ) or ANTant(a)zimage.com Ant is currently not listening to any songs on his home computer.
From: Robert Nichols on 11 Oct 2009 19:48
In article <eqednf35tohQq0_XnZ2dnUVZ_uNi4p2d(a)earthlink.com>, Ant <ant(a)zimage.comANT> wrote: :On 10/11/2009 12:34 PM PT, Rod Speed typed: : :>> Question: Do 2.5" HDD enclosure for 2.5" HDDs exists? :> :> Yep. And the sata drive docking stations mostly accept both 3.5" and 2.5" sata drives. :> :>> I recall that notebooks/laptops use this size. :> :> Yes. :> :>> It would be nice to be able to have one that uses 2.5" size when I still have my old regular sized HD enclosure for :>> the desktop size ones. :> :> Yes, you can get both types of enclosures. : :Is there a such thing of having an enclsoure for both sizes (2 in 1)? You can get adapter brackets to mount a 2.5" drive in a 3.5" housing. The connectors are identical, so all you need is a mechanical adapter. But, if you're going to have a housing big enough to hold 3.5" drives, then obviously you'd need some reason other than physical size to opt for the more expensive and lower-capacity 2.5" drives. I don't think you're going to find a housing that accepts, e.g., four 3.5" drives OR eight 2.5" drives. -- Bob Nichols AT comcast.net I am "RNichols42" |