FW: [SLE] Need Hardware Storage Device Info

From: Greg Wallace (jgregw_at_acsalaska.net)
Date: 03/31/05

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Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:03:48 -0900

    On Wednesday, March 30, 2005 @ 11:10 AM, I wrote:
    >On Wednesday, March 30, 2005 @ 3:43 AM, Kevan Farmer wrote:
    >>On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 19:16:32 -0900, Greg Wallace <jgregw@acsalaska.net>
    wrote:
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> On Tuesday, March 29, 2005 @4:48 PM James Knott wrote:
    >>> >Greg Wallace wrote:
    >>>
    >>> >> My SuSE Linux machine is a desktop with one hard-drive slot. I need
    to
    >>> >> attach storage via an External USB connection. So, I'd need a rack
    that
    >>> can
    >>> >> be set up that way.
    >>>
    >>> >The USB external cases aren't that expensive. They'll do all you want.
    >>>
    >>> Well James, looks like maybe I didn't look hard enough the first time I
    went
    >>> web searching. I found a hard drive caddy with a removable rack that
    >>> appears to do all I want for $59.98 + $19.99 for the second tray!
    >>>
    >>>
    http://www.coolgear.com/productdetails1.cfm?sku=USBG-DKUS1&catid=315,131,168
    >>> &cats=
    >>>
    >>> Others had mentioned hard drive caddies, but when I looked at a few the
    >>> first time around, I didn't see that they did what I needed. I just
    didn't
    >>> quite get how the worked.
    >>>
    >>> Thanks,
    >>> Greg W
    >>>
    >>>
    >>That's exactly the sort of thing that I use but in the PC itself. The
    >>only difference is that this one has a USB interface and an exterior
    >>box. That price looks a bit hefty to me. I would have thought a max'
    >>of about $20US. They retail for about £10UK.

    >>--
    >>Take care.
    >>Kevan Farmer

    >>34 Hill Street
    >>Cheslyn Hay
    >>Staffordshire
    >>WS6 7HR
    >Kevan:
    > $200? But this one is only $59.98 + $19.99 = $79.97. The only thing
    >I'm wondering is why it's so much less expensive than the Wiebetech that
    >would cost $219.90. Seems like there has to be some significant
    >difference,
    >but the Coolgear device certainly sounds like it does what I'm needing.

    >Greg W.

    Looks like the Wiebetech device has the following advantages over the
    Coolgear device (and maybe more that I'm not aware of)

    1) Supports SATA as well as ATA drives
    2) Provides dual Firewire 800 ports (daisy chainable)
    3) Can handle up to 400 GB drives (vs 320 GB for the Coolgear device)

    I'm thinking the Coolgear model will probably be fine for my needs for much
    less money.

    Greg W 

    


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