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andre tchmil · 30th May 2006

A lot of these Aluminium Harddisk enclosures don't have a fan .
Is it reliable to mount a good brand of Harddisk in it , say WD 120G and use this as a DAW drive ?
I notice that these boxes get pretty hot on the outside .

30th May 2006	#1
andre tchmil Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: always on the move Posts: 741 Thread Starter	Firewire Aluminium HD enclosures , no fan, reliable ? A lot of these Aluminium Harddisk enclosures don't have a fan . Is it reliable to mount a good brand of Harddisk in it , say WD 120G and use this as a DAW drive ? I notice that these boxes get pretty hot on the outside .