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Posted by Kenny on 02/24/06 21:02
Go for one with it's own mains power, don't depend on the USB port supplying
enough.
Also get one with a cooling fan in it since they appear to heat up a lot. I
had a drive in an uncooled one of these fail recently and have heard of
others.
Power it off when not in use, it helps keep it cooler.
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Kenny Cargill
"Paul C" <Paul Coulbourn> wrote in message
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> Okies. Sounds like a good idea. never knew that was possible. Will
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> Recomend any enclosures ?
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> On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:33:38 GMT, beavis <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
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>>In article <ag2uv1tvlses987lag0rr95evg372m9iec@4ax.com>, Paul C wrote:
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>>> Firewire or USB2 DVD drive enclosure ??
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>>> Iam just looking to put my DVD burner on the outside of my case. And
>>> have it portable as well.
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>>Firewire has better real-world performance with sustained transfers.
>>Both are probably adequate for a DVD burner, but given the choice, I'd
>>go with a Firewire enclosure. (Actually, I'd spend an extra few
>>dollars and get one with *both* ports, so I can plug it into pretty
>>much any computer. You never know when that might come in handy.)
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