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**HAL9000** · 01-04-2005, 09:55 AM

basically looking for;

-- 5.25"/3.5"

-- Support for 200+ GB HDD and DVD-RW's

-- Built in QUIET fan (cos if I'm using the HDD in it, it's going to be on for quite some time)

-- ALUMINUM enclosure only (same reason as above, too handle heat efficiently)

-- Firewire AND USB2.0 connectivity (Why? Cos even if you favor one of the two, the DVD-RW's in the market are pretty picky 'sometimes' about the connection you're using and I'm not looking for new coasters)

-- SHOULD LOOK GOOD (this is personal, but it helps if there isn't an ugly bit of machinery that isn't on your desk, right?)

-- OPTIONAL - can stand upright with an included base stand

01-04-2005, 09:55 AM	#10
HAL9000 Red-eyed Moderator Staff Premium Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 17,575	basically looking for; -- 5.25"/3.5" -- Support for 200+ GB HDD and DVD-RW's -- Built in QUIET fan (cos if I'm using the HDD in it, it's going to be on for quite some time) -- ALUMINUM enclosure only (same reason as above, too handle heat efficiently) -- Firewire AND USB2.0 connectivity (Why? Cos even if you favor one of the two, the DVD-RW's in the market are pretty picky 'sometimes' about the connection you're using and I'm not looking for new coasters) -- SHOULD LOOK GOOD (this is personal, but it helps if there isn't an ugly bit of machinery that isn't on your desk, right?) -- OPTIONAL - can stand upright with an included base stand __________________ -At Ford, quality is job #1, job #2 is making them explode. ~Norm MacDonald, SNL News -Switching to Glide..Balancing in my head..inside of me... taking the glide path instead.