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jiaruigoh   09-27-2005 at 12:13:28 AM

I just switched to a laptop and wondering is it possible to connect my old sata drives to my laptop since most external cases i see uses IDE

thanks

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Codesmith   09-28-2005 at 11:58:14 AM
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There is a AMS DS3 DS-2316SU2BK Aluminum 3.5" SATA to USB2.0 External Enclosure at newegg.

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jiaruigoh   09-29-2005 at 01:49:16 AM
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is there anything special about this enclosure?

I noticed some reviews saying some enclosures have issues being recognized.

is there any really awesome enclosures?

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jiaruigoh   09-30-2005 at 07:17:42 AM
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*bump*

is there any external casing that is highly recommended for 3.5" sata harddrives?

thanks

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Codesmith   09-30-2005 at 05:23:59 PM
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Your probably won't be able to find anyone with first hand experience with SATA to USB enclosures.

There are a lot of high quality enclosures for IDE and IDE is cheaper than SATA, so there is not much demand. I could only find one enclosure.

There are simply more spare PATA IDE drives floating arround than there are SATA IDE drives.

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jiaruigoh   10-01-2005 at 06:09:50 PM
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I know that too. But the issue is I am moving to a laptop and my old desktop has 2 sata harddrives in it.

is there any site that deals with this or whatsoever?

-thanks

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jiaruigoh   10-09-2005 at 09:30:31 PM
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*bump

Does anyone have any special recommendation in manufacturer for external enclosures?

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4ryan6   10-10-2005 at 02:12:05 AM
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You could always use a SATA to IDE adapter, BUT ONLY IF THERES ENOUGH ROOM INSIDE THE ENCLOSURE, which there probably isn't.









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jiaruigoh   10-10-2005 at 02:49:58 AM
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and those adapters are often the same price as an average enclosure

do I hear more constructive comments? [:P]

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