-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Advice - Hard Drive External Case

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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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.
> :o)
> 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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