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