Problems? See this thread at archive.org.
i was thinking of buying an external hdd such as wd passport series, a model of 250 or 320 GB size... but then i occured to me that these have two problems...
first of all the drive is far harder to access should the guarantee end or another offer of probably 750GB+ drives would hit the shelves for a penny or less
secondly i heard (been told by the retailer's staff) that these drives are not that good - they break a lot, and the cases get really wrecked... all the polished beauty of the case disappears soon with the usual use (in poland they sell them without any case/sleeve).
taking these into account, plus adding the fact that one needs to carry the plugs, leads etc. i'm more inclined now to get myself one small 2.5" 5400rpm hdd and put it into a case of my choosing... so now, which parts should i choose to do it properly
i'm looking for a silent and very light on the power (to work on the single usb-cable power) hdd: 5400rpm, 2.5", 250-320GB (preferably 320GB). then a case, smallish enough to be almost as light and small as those passports, to fit inside the drive (and have it working well - both power related problems, size of the drive and its fitting inside the case, acceptance of the big size - for the moment about 320GB but in future maybe something larger), preferably not very glossy and with a built-in usb cable (eg. as in icy box ones) but with an extension Y-cable in the set (for those older systems). any extra ports (eg esata or firewire) would make it only more expensive therefore not needed - usb2.0 will suffice.
what's your opinion and proposition?
external 2.5" hdd case
Discussion in 'Accessories' started by mkarwin, Dec 13, 2008.
