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2nd November 2008
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| Gear maniac  Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Chicago, IL
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Thread Starter |  Good, Rugged External Hard Drive?
I'm creating a personal mobile recording rig using an SKB studio flyer 4U, and want to put an external HD in the back of the case. I just want something to live back there so that I don't always have to connect a drive every time I set up my system for recording/playback. I don't care if the HD has a wall wort or not since it will be staying in the case. My main concern is reliability and durability. Does anyone know of a good, dependable external drive that will be able to handle a few bumps while in transit?
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2nd November 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Brooklyn
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2nd November 2008
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| Gear addict Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Canada
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lacie rugged ??
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2nd November 2008
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| Gear maniac Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Chicago, IL
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2nd November 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: May 2006 Location: (visiting) Lake Elsinor
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Ive droped my seagate 300gig more than once its still spinning |
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2nd November 2008
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I like this (I dont have one) Antec Veris MX-1 3.5" USB 2.0/eSATA Ext SATA HDD Enclosure ANTEC INC MX-1 Put a 32meg Seagate 1tb drive in there! 
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2nd November 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: May 2006
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They might not be a good match in terms of capacity or price, but this is where SSDs really shine. They are (roughly speaking) shockproof. -synthoid |
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3rd November 2008
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| Gear maniac Joined: May 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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the Antec enclosure is good, but the new ones are NOISY. Whir, hum, all that. The first run was very quiet. $60 is also a bit too much for one. it is good to remember that you can use your own external enclosure, and choose the specific hard drive that works best for you. |
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3rd November 2008
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| Gear maniac Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Chicago, IL
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So I'm thinking about one of these two. Anyone think that one of them will do ok living in the back of a portable rack? 250GB OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro 7200RPM Ox... (MAU4S7250GB8) at OWC 250GB OWC Mercury Elite 7200RPM Combo... (OWCME2FW7250GBJ) at OWC |
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4th November 2008
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| Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2005 Location: New England
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I have both and never had a problem with each, but I would go with the Aluminum model. The plastic case is blocking heat from escaping from the drive on the other one. Also, the aluminum model is more "future-proof" with it's eSATA connection. See PDF attachment, in 3rd post down: Maxtor One-Touch vs OWC Mercury Elite external HD - comp.sys.mac.hardware | Google Groups |
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