Metal Gear Box Raid 3.5" Ext. USB2.0+FW 800+1394A HD Enclosure

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3500MGBR Metal Gear Box Raid 3.5" External USB2.0+Firewire 800+1394A Hard Drive Enclosure

$110 - coupon code of drop10off = $100 shipped
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Product Specifications:
Chipset: Custom Oxford 924 FW800 (1394B) / FW400(1394A) and USB 2.0 (1.1 Backwards compatible) Chipset
Interfaces Supported: FireWire 800 (1394B)
FireWire 400 (1394A)
USB 2.0 (1.1 Backwards compatible)

RAID / JBOD Support: Configurable RAID function for 2 drives (RAID 0 using striping or spanning or Non-RAID)

Port Configuration: FireWire 800 - (2) 9 pin ports
FireWire 400 - (1) 6 pin port
USB 2.0 - (1) "A" port

Maximum Data
Transfer Rate: FireWire 800 - 800Mbps (or 100MB/sec)
FireWire 400 - 400Mbps (or 50MB/sec)
USB 2.0 - 480Mbps (or 60MB/sec)

Support H.D.D: Two 3.5" SATA-I or SATA-II Hard Drives (1.5Gb/s) Hard Drive not included.
Identical hard drives recommended (same manufacturer, capacity and RPM)

Macintosh System
Requirements: FireWire 800: Macintosh with FireWire 800 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI FireWire 800 card. FireWire 800 requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later.
FireWire 400: Macintosh with FireWire 400 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI FireWire 400 card. FireWire 400 requires Mac OS 8.6 or later.
USB 2.0: Macintosh with USB 2.0 3rd party PCI FireWire interface card running Mac OS 10.1 or later. USB 2.0 requires Mac OS X 10.1 or later.
USB 1.1: Macintosh with USB 1.1 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI USB 1.1 card. USB 1.1 requires Mac OS 8.6 or later.

Windows System
Requirements: FireWire 800: Windows system with FireWire 800 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI FireWire 800 card. FireWire 800 requires Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP.
FireWire 400: Windows system with FireWire 400 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI FireWire 400 card. FireWire 400 requires Windows ME, 2000 or XP.
USB 2.0: Windows system with USB 2.0 3rd party PCI FireWire interface card running Mac OS 10.1 or later. USB 2.0 requires Windows ME, 2000 or XP.
USB 1.1: Windows system with USB 1.1 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI USB 1.1 card. USB 1.1 requires Windows ME, 2000 or XP.

Software: No software needed, plug'n play

Power Supply: 100-240v 50/60hz US/International Auto Switching
External Case Dimensions: 24.5cm x 14.0cm x 8.3cm (LxWxH)
Drive Weight
(no accessories): Approximately 3.0 pounds (1.36kg)

 

[jcenters]

METAL GEAR!

 

[Ns1]

Anybody have experience with this device?

 

[OctaneZ]

Too bad it doesn't appear to do RAID 1.

 

[TicoAz]

Cheaper at mwave.com

Even with shipping:

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/sku...2&CartID=done&nextloc=

And I would stay away from that store like the plague
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