IDE to Firewire external enclosure for CD R/RW

[88]

Does anyone have any experience with the below listed enclosure? I plan on installing a Teac CD-W540E and connecting it to a Dell Inspiron 8100. Also if you have this enclosure do you happen to know if it has the Oxford FW900 or FW911 chipset, Newegg hasn't a clue.

External 3.5"/5.25" Hard Drive Enclosure (IDE to IEEE 1394) - ( Silver/Silver ). Oxford chipset. RETAIL BOX Fitting for CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD-ROMs, DVD-RAMs, and 3.5" Hard Drives, IDE to Firewire, interface. Plug and Play. Hot-swappable connection. Stackable casing. Retail Box. Please see images. --* Works With PC & Mac *-- Model#: ME-320F Special FedEx Saver Shipping $8.00
-See It! (image count 5 ) -Price Alert (N82E16817145306) $75.00


Link, just in case

 

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Originally posted by: 88
Does anyone have any experience with the below listed enclosure? I plan on installing a Teac CD-W540E and connecting it to a Dell Inspiron 8100. Also if you have this enclosure do you happen to know if it has the Oxford FW900 or FW911 chipset, Newegg hasn't a clue.

External 3.5"/5.25" Hard Drive Enclosure (IDE to IEEE 1394) - ( Silver/Silver ). Oxford chipset. RETAIL BOX Fitting for CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD-ROMs, DVD-RAMs, and 3.5" Hard Drives, IDE to Firewire, interface. Plug and Play. Hot-swappable connection. Stackable casing. Retail Box. Please see images. --* Works With PC & Mac *-- Model#: ME-320F Special FedEx Saver Shipping $8.00
-See It! (image count 5 ) -Price Alert (N82E16817145306) $75.00


Link, just in case

I know this $57 combo Firewire/USB 1.1 case works with the Teac CD-W524E. I have a Panasonic LF-D311SC in it right now. That case also uses the Oxford 911 Firewire chipset (not that it really matters for a ROM drive).

You may have to get a new cable to use the thing with your Inspiron though. The Dells come with 4-pin connectors I believe. The 4 Firewire devices I've gotten come with 6-pin cables. The cable should be around $15.

 

[88]

You sir are a gentleman, a scholar and a drinker of fine beers!

As for not seeing an advantage to the 911 with a ROM drive yes I agree but if I at some point use a HD in this thing I'm sure I'll be happy.

As for the cable I already had one priced at Newegg for $4 but this place doesn't seem to stock them.


Anyway thank you!