Results 1 to 4 of 4

Thread: HD Enclosure (firewire) - advice needed ASAP :)

  1. #1
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Posts
    388
    Thanks
    1
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    • Bruno's system
      • Motherboard:
      • MSI MEG Ace Z490
      • CPU:
      • i7 10700k
      • Memory:
      • Crucial Ballistix - 16Gb (2x8)
      • Storage:
      • 1x 1Tb SSD, 2x 500Gb SSD & 2TB HDD
      • Graphics card(s):
      • RTX 3080 FE
      • PSU:
      • Corsair RMX 750w
      • Case:
      • Fractal Meshify S2
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell S2721DGFA

    HD Enclosure (firewire) - advice needed ASAP :)

    I need to find my flatmate an external firewire HD enclosure as he needs a massive HD for editing a film he's doing asap. What's the best for quality, price etc.? Is there any issues with them or should he spend the extra (and it seems a fair whack) getting a proper external HD? He has a lacie one, but it was really expensive.

    Thanks in advance for the advice,

    Bruno

  2. #2
    Homestarr Mod
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Posts
    3,863
    Thanks
    17
    Thanked
    31 times in 28 posts
    alot of the time its the size of the drive which pushes cost up/down. for instance i have an external drive which is small then a floppy disk and has 20g and cost around £100. for the same price you could get a bigger drive with alot more gb space on it say 80gb, but i needed the portability of my tiny drive so i paid for that feature.

    the Lacie drives are very good and they have been manufacturing them for a good many years. the main thing to look out for is heat. if you can buy one with exhaust fans etc then this is best. the Maxtor range used to have heat problems but i believe the new range is alot better. also look to see if they have a power switch on the drive which most newer drives have rather than just powering down with the computer.

    if you can afford it go with Lacie, if not get a new range of Maxtor's drives.

    if you cant afford that get an external fire wire/usb2 case and put a drive inside. which works equally well.

  3. #3
    HEXUS webmaster Steve's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2003
    Posts
    14,283
    Thanks
    293
    Thanked
    841 times in 476 posts
    Scupa has it on the nail there really.

    Though I must just say I'm pleased you've opted for firewire over USB2 (what? me? biased? NEVER!)
    PHP Code:
    $s = new signature();
    $s->sarcasm()->intellect()->font('Courier New')->display(); 

  4. #4
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Posts
    388
    Thanks
    1
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    • Bruno's system
      • Motherboard:
      • MSI MEG Ace Z490
      • CPU:
      • i7 10700k
      • Memory:
      • Crucial Ballistix - 16Gb (2x8)
      • Storage:
      • 1x 1Tb SSD, 2x 500Gb SSD & 2TB HDD
      • Graphics card(s):
      • RTX 3080 FE
      • PSU:
      • Corsair RMX 750w
      • Case:
      • Fractal Meshify S2
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell S2721DGFA
    Looks like he's going for the 250GB maxtor.... thanks for the info.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. 1&1 - Advice needed
    By Kimo in forum General Discussion
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 23-02-2004, 10:46 PM
  2. HELP - advice regarding purchase needed
    By silentphoenix in forum General Discussion
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 20-02-2004, 11:31 AM
  3. External 3.5" HDD enclosure USB2 or Firewire
    By aeonf242 in forum Retail Therapy and Bargains
    Replies: 13
    Last Post: 05-01-2004, 09:01 PM
  4. laptop repair advice needed plz
    By DizMatt in forum PC Hardware and Components
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 18-11-2003, 02:33 AM
  5. TV card advice needed
    By Slick in forum Graphics Cards
    Replies: 22
    Last Post: 29-08-2003, 02:57 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •