WD to sell HD with clear case and red LEDs

[everman]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/30187.html

$449 for a 250gig external drive with a clear case and glowing red LEDs. Interesting, internal version sometime soon?

 

[bgeh]

wow, looks nice...........

 

[IanthePez]

so it's just the external case that's clear? If the actual hard drive was clear, then I'd be interested

 

[RyanM]

Any of you guys see that Maximum PC issue where the "Featured Case Mod" was a guy who, in addition to case mods, had MODDED HIS HD so that it had a clear window with LEDs inside? That was insane.

 

[everman]

I'm not sure if you can actually see the disks spinning or not, now that would be pretty cool.

 

[McCarthy]

It's just a drive in a clear external case. Like half of everything has been since the iMac fashion caught on. Cept this is clear, not just translucent.

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

If they sold, say, an 80 gig internal that had clear casing and LEDs inside for $150 I'd buy it in a flash... (if I had the dough )

That'd look so cool, you'd be able to see the platters and the heads working!

 

[GnomeCop]

cool, I'm in the market for a Firewire HD , but damn thats too expensive

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: IanthePez
so it's just the external case that's clear? If the actual hard drive was clear, then I'd be interested

Yeah, that's what I was hoping for. And how about a tiny LED on the tip of the read head too?

 

[hfhf6]

Psssh Thats nothing, check this

 

[hfhf6]

Psssh Thats nothing, check this

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

Psssh Thats nothing, check this

Wow, that's cool. That was what I was thinking of . Looks like a LOT of work and I'd probably mess up so I wouldn't ever try it on a drive that was worth anything. And I don't have the tools/supplies.

WD or some company should start making some . So what if it's only for a small niche market, it'd rock!