External eSata case

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Any recommendations on external eSata cases? I had a look through the ones OcUK sell but not sure what to go with.

I want something that I can plonk the 3.5" drive in to and it will plug in the eSata port on the back of my PC!
 
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-004-BT&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=72

That's as good as any. It'll take both IDE or SATA drives but if you want to use eSATA you'll need to use a SATA disk. Only issue is that to swap to USB you need to open it up and swap a cable over.

EDIT: Actually, check out the IcyDock one towards the bottom of the page, it's come down in price a fair bit. It's the one I use and it lets you jump between eSATA and USB without doing anything to the unit.
 
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The Akasa Integral is what I got just a few days ago to go with a new Samsung 1TB F1 hard disk. The build quality on the enclosure is very nice and I had everything up and running in just 5mins. It comes with a little transparent plastic stand too.

I can post a pic of it's rear later when I get home.

Edit: http://www.kainzy.org/DSCF0358.JPG
 
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Kainz said:
The Akasa Integral is what I got just a few days ago to go with a new Samsung 1TB F1 hard disk. The build quality on the enclosure is very nice and I had everything up and running in just 5mins. It comes with a little transparent plastic stand too.

I can post a pic of it's rear later when I get home.
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second that, very good, also if you want to switch form esata to USB, there is a switch on the back, no need to open it up
 
get yourself an icybox 390 series, just got myself one, for £20 new

eSata (and sata power connector!) / usb2 + wall power lead.


freakin bargin, looks nicer than all other external drives too
 
I just had a look at a review of the 390 series and it looks great. I was looking at the 290 series (2.5") last week and thought they look rather nice too!
 
farooqm, pm me if i forget to get back to you tomorrow, it'll be arriving at my work, so i can tell you then what comes in the box :)
 
Cheers, appreciate your help will PM you tomorrow.
The posts you made here and elsewhere really helped me make my mind up. I was like this before :confused: :confused: :confused: and now I'm like this :cool: :) :D.
 
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