Quick question about icybox

[Gromm]

Ok so after my external messed out, I'm in the market for a new external. Looking around the forums, and ocuk, it seems my only options are:

Western Digital MyBook Premium ES 500GB eSATA 3Gbps / USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (WDG1SU5000E)

Or

A Samsung SpinPoint T 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD501LJ) and an Icy Box External Enclosure IB-360AStUS SATA + USB Combo - Black/LED


Similarly priced, which should I choose? I like the idea of being able to add/remove internal drives to the icybox. Will I be able to use eSATA with the icybox (with a SATA - eSATA cable). Would it just be simpler to get the MyBook?

This will just mainly be used for backup data, I have around 150gb of RAW photo files, Photoshop files, Flash files etc that I'd like to preserve and keep safe.

So yeah, advice welcome!

 

[fobose]

Seems to be a lot cheaper to get the Mybook, considering you will be needing to buy a eSATA cable for the icybox if you dont want to use the provided SATA cable + PCI bracket (you plug the PCI bracket on to a SATA connector on your mobo).

 

[Gromm]

You have to get an eSATA cable for the MyBook to work as well though, unless that isn't what you mean

 

[lsg1r]

get the icybox, seriously its just plug 2 cables in, screw in the hard drive and then refit - easy, can't really go wrong to be honest (assuming all works)