I'm a newbie trying to consolidate all my hard drives, and I'm looking into external USB enclosures. Can I get some clarifications? Thanks in advance for any tips and help.
-) Do aluminum cases really not require fans?
-) I remember it was extremely dangerous to hot-swap a IDE HD rack, but are USB enclosures really hot-swappable as many sites advertise?
-) (legacy question) How painfully slow is transferring over USB 1.1? For instance, from your experience, the time it took to transfer...5 or 10 or X gigs onto an external HD.
-) are there any highly recommended or highly un-recommended chipsets/brands/models?
-) Does a DC power feed really increase the HD's life?
One of the many I looked at: http://www.imagestore.us/product.asp?pf_id=HY-3520USB-C
-) Do aluminum cases really not require fans?
-) I remember it was extremely dangerous to hot-swap a IDE HD rack, but are USB enclosures really hot-swappable as many sites advertise?
-) (legacy question) How painfully slow is transferring over USB 1.1? For instance, from your experience, the time it took to transfer...5 or 10 or X gigs onto an external HD.
-) are there any highly recommended or highly un-recommended chipsets/brands/models?
-) Does a DC power feed really increase the HD's life?
One of the many I looked at: http://www.imagestore.us/product.asp?pf_id=HY-3520USB-C