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    2.5" Enclosure Recommendations

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ingen, Sep 28, 2008.

  1. ingen

    ingen Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi All,

    I am currently in the process of upgrading my 100GB Seagate in my T61p to a 320GB Seagate i just ordered (as well as clone the old drive to the new one), i searched the internet for some help but found out that Seagate themselves don't know which enclosures work with their DiscWizard.

    Which brings me to my question - has anyone successfully used DiscWizard (or it's sister programs) to upgrade their lappy's HDD, and have an enclosure they would recommend? Thanks!
     
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  2. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    This enclosure is good, is in stock and has a good rating as well.

    I have no experiece with DiscWizard, or Seagate drives, but I don't see why there has to be a specific, compatible enclosure to be used with that software.
    However there is a small guide here regarding HDD Cloning.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=3385292&postcount=7
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=3787273&postcount=2

    If you think that an enclosure might cause problems, you can check out this USB to SATA/IDE Cable/Adapter.
     
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  3. ingen

    ingen Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks - i didn't see why the enclosure would matter either, but it was brought up elsewhere, i figure asking before buying wouldn't hurt :).

    I immediately checked Newegg as well ;), and may end up getting the Vantec one, just because users have been posting on/off success pairing the Rosewill with a 320gb, as they only claim to support up to 250GB.
     
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  4. Andy

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    The Vantec is fine as well. But the enclosures are not physically limited to a certain HDD size. I run a 320GB HDD in a $5 enclosure from ebay. :D

    If there are complaints regarding it, stick to the one you consider good for your HDD. :)
     
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    Gotei 13 Notebook Evangelist

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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    I bought a Vantec enclosure its been good to me.

    I dont think you can go wrong with buying an enclosure.
     
    flipfire, Sep 28, 2008
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  7. Jaycee8980

    Jaycee8980 Notebook Deity

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    Technically, enclosures really do little than protect the HDD casing from being exposed.

    Whether they be plastic or metal, there is little difference. HDD's tend not to heat up all too much when outside of a casing (Desktop or Laptop) so the thermal dissipating qualities of the casing material really do not matter all that much although in most cases, metal is more durable then plastic etc.

    If your worrying about an HDD fitting, just get an open ended enclosure or a simple USB to Serial ATA/IDE connector :)
     
    Jaycee8980, Sep 28, 2008
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