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Post Date: 2009-12-02
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    Posted: 02 Dec 2009 at 4:24pm
Hi,
 
I want to buy a HDD and put it in an external e-sata enclosure for a backup drive.  I was going to go with this one (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073&Tpk=wd5000aaks) which is western digital blue and it is the same I currently have in my PC.
 
 
Was even thinking of using the black in my PC and using the blue as the back up.
 
Also, any recomendations on the enclosure?  Just needs to be e-sata for me.  Was thinking of this one (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371008&cm_re=antec_external_enclosure-_-17-371-008-_-Product)
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There is not going to be that much of a difference but the black does have 32MB of cache, so it would be a little faster.

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Yeah probably just best to go with another blue if it isn't any more reliable.  My blue seems plenty fast. 

Anyone with any e-sata enclosure recomendations?  Is an internal fan a good thing or just not needed?
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you always want a fan in an enclosure.

don't know much about this one.

one of the members here has one of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817709026 and highly recommends it, looks good to me.

personally I have to many external enclosures so I'm going for a multi HDD external with hotswap.

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Posts: 733 		  Quote AndydViking Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 02 Dec 2009 at 5:54pm
How about those docking stations?  Any good?  Was thinking that they are a less permanent solution.
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they are ok, have not worked with them much, I always like my HDDs covered a bit.

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Posts: 733 		  Quote AndydViking Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 02 Dec 2009 at 7:26pm
Yeah.  I'm really liking that one you suggested DST4ME.  I'm 99% likely to go with it.

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Posts: 36758 		  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 02 Dec 2009 at 7:31pm
well just so we are clear, this is the one I'm going with myself, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817198028

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Posts: 733 		  Quote AndydViking Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 02 Dec 2009 at 7:37pm
That looks awesome but is way above my needs.  thats almost another tower in itself lol.  Have fun with it.  I'm going with your first recomendation.
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Good luck , just so you know, thats how everybody gets started, you make one external and use, next thing you know you got 8

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