People.. it's a regular IDE drive... you can take it out.. put it in your PC, put in another enclosure, dance around it while chanting. Whatever you want. Nothing magical about it... cheap IDE Firewire enclouse and a standard IDE drive, Acom didn't do any engineering here.
I'm half expecting not to get the rebates and having to fight for them, but it's a good enough deal. I have smaller hard drives that I can hot-swap into the enclosure for backup purposes.
New Rochelle is bad enough even for rebates from reputable brands. Throw in a company that no one has ever heard of and seems equivalent to the likes of Newcom and HiVal, and it doesn't seem too reliable.
New Rochelle is bad enough even for rebates from reputable brands. Throw in a company that no one has ever heard of and seems equivalent to the likes of Newcom and HiVal, and it doesn't seem too reliable.
For all you folks complainting that you may not get a check, save a COPY of your filled out rebate form and UPC w/ receipt (i also save a copy of the ad). If anything happens and you dont get a check or a rebate decline letter, just go back to Compusa and ask for them for the rebate amount. I have never had a problem with compusa giving me a cash refund on the rebate amount when i show them all my paperwork.
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On a side note anyone notice that there are two different postmark by dates on the rebate form, it saids 11/20/02 on the front and 11/2/02 on the back... (not that I wait so long to send out my rebates but someone should slap their creative staff)
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On a side note anyone notice that there are two different postmark by dates on the rebate form, it saids 11/20/02 on the front and 11/2/02 on the back... (not that I wait so long to send out my rebates but someone should slap their creative staff)
good deal...im gonna go grab one...which to get though??? I have both on my pc, but my school only has usb2.0 but my friends have firewire.....
Couldn't pass this up...just picked up the firewire version. Have some second thoughts about purchasing the USB version because it seems that it may be more versatile...but it didn't have the 7200RPM drive, as if that is a critical issue with a device like this.
Now I need to figure out how I would use it. It seems like a very handle tool to exchange large amounts of data or have an off-site backup. 40gb of portable data for $50 AR is pretty impressive. Still, must confess this is something of an impulse buy. What other uses are there for this type of device.
Now I need to figure out how I would use it. It seems like a very handle tool to exchange large amounts of data or have an off-site backup. 40gb of portable data for $50 AR is pretty impressive. Still, must confess this is something of an impulse buy. What other uses are there for this type of device.
You want a use? A use!?
Ok, here's a use
Buy one of those 2.5 lb laptops without the CD-Rom drives.
Use this to install "CD-ROM" software to the laptop.
Or at least that's what I'm gonna do with mine.
I couldn't help but buy this. 40GB for $50 is good in and of itself (AND I HAPPEN TO LIKE IBM) but, boy oh boy, 2 firewire cables and a firewire enclosure too! WooT!
This will also be used as my "backup" drive. I.E. where I will store MP3s. (I got the firewire version, which should be faster. ) MP3s tend to take up lots of space on my (don't laugh) 6 GB hard drive, so now I can free up 4.5GB's of space. Also, I can now safely and cleanly reformat my computer for performance reasons and not have to worry about screwing up my files.
In addition, I wan't to figure out a way to slam in my DVD+-RW, which I doubt I'll be able to do (or want to do) unless I can somehow buy the bezel directly from the manufacturer.
OK, I'll shutup now.
Ok, here's a use
Buy one of those 2.5 lb laptops without the CD-Rom drives.
Use this to install "CD-ROM" software to the laptop.
Or at least that's what I'm gonna do with mine.
I couldn't help but buy this. 40GB for $50 is good in and of itself (AND I HAPPEN TO LIKE IBM) but, boy oh boy, 2 firewire cables and a firewire enclosure too! WooT!
This will also be used as my "backup" drive. I.E. where I will store MP3s. (I got the firewire version, which should be faster. ) MP3s tend to take up lots of space on my (don't laugh) 6 GB hard drive, so now I can free up 4.5GB's of space. Also, I can now safely and cleanly reformat my computer for performance reasons and not have to worry about screwing up my files.
In addition, I wan't to figure out a way to slam in my DVD+-RW, which I doubt I'll be able to do (or want to do) unless I can somehow buy the bezel directly from the manufacturer.
OK, I'll shutup now.
I have one and have to say... this is a *VERY* good deal. The case alone is worth $50. The IBM 7200rpm drive is worth another $40 and the two IEEE 1394 Firewire Cables are worth $10 or $15 EACH.
The USB is probably not quite as good (5400 rpm drive and a USB2.0 cable), but it is still a darn good deal as well.
picked up one of the USB ones today in houston...for anyone who cares the sugar land store had 4 firewire's out on the floor and 5 or 6 usb's
i was leaning towards the firewire but since i'd like to use this to swap files between multiple computers (most of which don't have firewire) i went with the usb
running at usb 1.1 speeds until my 2.0 card gets here in a few days...it took FOREVER to transfer 3GB of stuff
i was leaning towards the firewire but since i'd like to use this to swap files between multiple computers (most of which don't have firewire) i went with the usb
running at usb 1.1 speeds until my 2.0 card gets here in a few days...it took FOREVER to transfer 3GB of stuff
how does the usb model take standard drives? Both drives run off the power of (usb and firewire respectively),,, Firewire provides 12v over the line, but usb provides only 5.
How does this work when common drives require 12v?
How does this work when common drives require 12v?
hey lizardboy, have you tried playing an mp3 or something off the harddrive while having it plugged in usb1? just how long did that 3gb transfer take? thanks!
I'm curious about performance with USB 1.1 too. I previously thought the USB version worked only with USB 2.0
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have a USB 2.0 enclosure (was a 16x10x40 Liteon in it ..) took a 32x12x40 CDRW (Verbatim..i.e. Liteon..) ran the drive in internal (in my desktop..) got 600MB burn @ 4 mins..took it out of desktop ..placed in USB 2.0 enclosure..same burn rate/speed/time as internal under USB 2.0 ..under USB 1.1
took just under 15 minutes..i know it took about 17 or 18 minutes to transfer 2 files totalling 796MB
later i transferred a a 1.78GB file....that took forever
i've got to transfer some more files...i'll try and get an exact time of how long it takes
usb version has its own power cord...does the firewire have a power cord or does it get enough juice from the firewire cable ??
later i transferred a a 1.78GB file....that took forever
i've got to transfer some more files...i'll try and get an exact time of how long it takes
usb version has its own power cord...does the firewire have a power cord or does it get enough juice from the firewire cable ??
The enclosure (both the USB2 and the Firewire) have a power supply built into the enclosure. You plug in a standard PC power cable into the enclosure and the drives are powered from the power supply. Neither drive is bus powered.
Get the firewire and a cheap card, transfered a partition using partition magic that was over 12 gig full in less then 10 minutes (don't know exactly how long just know when I came back 10 minutes later to my suprise it was done).
Lee
Lee
i looked around yesterday - ordered a firewire pci card & a usb 2.0 pci card from compgeeks
firewire card was $9 (with coupon code - PM me if you need it)
usb card was $21.95...but it has 4 external & 1 internal port so i can get the front usb's on my case to be 2.0
(they have a much cheaper usb 2.0 card you can get for $10 or $15...but no internal port)
shipping was $6, no tax to texas
firewire card was $9 (with coupon code - PM me if you need it)
usb card was $21.95...but it has 4 external & 1 internal port so i can get the front usb's on my case to be 2.0
(they have a much cheaper usb 2.0 card you can get for $10 or $15...but no internal port)
shipping was $6, no tax to texas
Hey folks,
I tried to pick up one of the USB ones at the store yesterday and they were all sold out. I thought that I
was SOL. But, they have more online today. It'll just cost me $5 more for shipping. But, still a good deal
in my eyes.
Also, for the "case" discussions. I did the case thing with a spare cdrw drive and it was a 5 min job.
So, I have an external cdrw to share. It's much cheaper then buying a new external one. Like one
of the poster said, it's just a box with an IDE interface to usb/fireware. My case had it's own powersupply
and a little fan! Plug-n-play literally. Total install from box to live was probably 10 mins.
I feel sorry for all the suckers that are paying $100 extra for an external drive.
I tried to pick up one of the USB ones at the store yesterday and they were all sold out. I thought that I
was SOL. But, they have more online today. It'll just cost me $5 more for shipping. But, still a good deal
in my eyes.
Also, for the "case" discussions. I did the case thing with a spare cdrw drive and it was a 5 min job.
So, I have an external cdrw to share. It's much cheaper then buying a new external one. Like one
of the poster said, it's just a box with an IDE interface to usb/fireware. My case had it's own powersupply
and a little fan! Plug-n-play literally. Total install from box to live was probably 10 mins.
I feel sorry for all the suckers that are paying $100 extra for an external drive.
I was wondering that since it is not bus powered, does the firewire case accept a 4 pin or 6 pin firewire port. Reason I ask is because of the 900Z compaq laptop that I bought. I believe it comes with a 4 pin firewire port. Seen it in compusa and bb.
The usb Drive is a Western Digital WD400EB. Mine has a manufacturer's date Sept 20th 2002. I just needed a small drive and the price seemed ok. I plan to stick something else inside the box in the future.
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