[krisneph]

Hi I want to purchase a Firewire enclosure and a drive.

This is what I'm thinking of

IDE compatible
Aluminum Case
USB 2.0 and Firewire
Supports up to 350 gigs
and it's a 3.5" (which is the standard size right?)
Here's the Link
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-308&depa=0

I'm having trouble chossing between a Seagate 200 gig and some other brand
that seems like a no name brand (forgive my ignorance) the other one is a 250 gig

Heres the Seagate
http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4008252

and heres the other one
http://shop1.outpost.com/product/3700356

what do u guys think will the Seagate be that much more reliable?

or should I go for the most space I can get. (I'll need it for video)

How do I know if the encloseure has the Oxford 911 bridge chip?

It doesn't say in the specs

[Kenneth]

First link doesn't work.

[tooki]

I've always liked Seagate drives, but other models have been competitive and often more widely available.

A year or two back, all the drive manufacturers dropped the warranties on their consumer drives from 3 years to one.

That changed recently. Seagate just announced that they now offer a five year warranty on all their consumer drives, too.

Nobody else does, and that is a very substantial difference.

Go for the Seagate.

tooki

[Hous68]

Whatever you do, stay away from the Coolmax CD-510B-Combo.
Newegg link
I have an older version of this enclosure and it works great (no drivers needed). But I just picked up a second one and it isn't recognized by OSX (I have already sent one back and have tried the replacement with the same results).

To revive this thread, does anyone have a recommendation on a 5.25" FW/USB2 enclosure? Or even a straight up 5.25" FW enclosure?

[EmmEff]

Any comments on the Macally PHR100AC? I like the physical appearance of it. They're stackable. How noisy are they?