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nachito
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_ 		11. August 2006 @ 23:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i want more space in my pc but i have no empty slots to put harddrives in so im thinking of buying a external harddrive enclosure that can hold up to atleast 4 harddrives i am concerned about the speed and the temperature because i am gona use this as my storage for my FTP site which i have up 247, i do not want to conect it usb or firewire but with sata cables is this possible since its an external enclousre?i will be real appreative if someone can point me in the right direction :D
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Retro_rc
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_ 		14. August 2006 @ 12:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
use this to build external hdds
at the same quality or better than the ones u buy fully installed

http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/201/42/
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josh99
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_ 		14. August 2006 @ 13:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i would say an external hard drive using usb will be great
there was a very good discound on a 300GB for 129$ << really nothing
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He_Man
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_ 		14. August 2006 @ 13:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
in the uk u can get a seagate 250gb for £79.99
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josh99
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_ 		14. August 2006 @ 13:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
300GB for 129$ (canadian dollars) will be cheaper.
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He_Man
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_ 		14. August 2006 @ 13:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i was saying for people in the uk
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DoubleDwn
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_ 		14. August 2006 @ 13:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Whatever you do, avoid Lacie drives. They are the worst external drive ever made. Avoid them like the plague.

~Rich
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Retro_rc
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_ 		14. August 2006 @ 14:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes the seagate barracuda series 320 gigs for ~$100 US
at newegg

but check the reviews as it maybe overheating so not suitable to run 247
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8pcx9
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_ 		14. August 2006 @ 16:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have Western Digital
They run very smooth and quiet and are affordable
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Retro_rc
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_ 		16. August 2006 @ 03:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Also A good replacement policy

edit:is it possible to report an offensive post on the ADS and give them a permanent BAN !!!
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@Retro_rc - if you got something to report, just hit the 'offensive report' button for the offending post, and we'll see the report. But let's let this thread get back on track thanks
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bustafree
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_ 		16. August 2006 @ 09:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
since you want to have your harddrive on 247 and are concerned with the speed you should check out these drives i dont really know much about them but they look great, 4 Drive SATA Case Kits comes with Two 80mm cooling fans keep the components cool. They have exactly the same performance as internal SATA!because its actually conects internaly to pci host cosd with jumper cables so no slow usb or firewire. i am not really sure if they actualy work good but im thinking of buying one of them my self.

http://www.macgurus.com/productpages/sata/satakits.php
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s3a
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_ 		16. August 2006 @ 12:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the best external hdd that I would recommend would be to build it yourself by buying a maxtor, western digital, or seagate hdd and putting it in a cheap OEM case, saves both money and you get very good quality (not to mention, you can make it internal whenever you feel like it)!

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My 250 GB External HDD is a internal Western Digital PATA HDD with 8 MB of cache in a XXX Case (not...its not porn, it just says XXX on the case).
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Retro_rc
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_ 		16. August 2006 @ 15:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
as in the guide i linked
it says cheap ones r very fragile
havn't tried them myself but
BTW that guiude is a bit old so the prices really differ now than the ones mentioned
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