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    External Enclosures with Card Readers

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by lumberbunny, Sep 2, 2006.

  1. lumberbunny

    lumberbunny Notebook Evangelist

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    lumberbunny, Sep 2, 2006
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    I have no experience with such devices. What exactly do you need in addition to the hard drive? The card reader or the extra USB ports?
     
    Fred from NYC, Sep 3, 2006
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    mattgonebad Notebook Consultant

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    I like the second enclosure and Western Digital Drives are probably the best. The 320 Gb is a good deal too
     
    mattgonebad, Sep 3, 2006
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  4. lumberbunny

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    Fred, I need the Compact Flash reader, mostly, but the USB hub will come in handy as well.
     
    lumberbunny, Sep 3, 2006
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    I personally like the first one because it supports more formats. I use xD and CompactFlash a lot, as well as SD. Took me forever to find a reader at a decent price that would handle both of those.
    What I'd ideally like is one of those that handles a 2.5" drive, so I can upgrade my soon-to-be laptop's internal hard drive to a 160 perpendicular or a hybrid or something, and still be able to use the included drive. But that's an eventual thing :)
     
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    Pita: Yeah, the only one I'm going to miss is the xD reader. Other than the ones you mentioned, I don't even know what devices use the others. Also, if you're looking for a 2.5" SATA enclosure, I've got one for sale in the For Sale forum.
     
    lumberbunny, Sep 4, 2006
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