[GanjaSMK]

I'm looking to buy a backup external drive and I want a few features:

I care about and want:

*Internally SATA II
*Externaly eSATA or eSATA/USB
*Completely enclosed
*500GB+
*75$ or less

I don't care about:

*How big the power cord is
*Active or Non-Active cooling
*Aesthetics

I would love if you guys could recommend me some deals for under 75$ that are either self contained or are a combination of dock+HDD. Thanks and links are very helpful if you're posting replies!

 

[macca_dj]

Have you thought about just buying the Enclosure (Sata with Esata) and then putting your own HDD in your self that way you have one that was designed to be taken apart and the HDD's replaced in ?

Plus then you can use Multiple HDD's in one drive (if you have them spare).

Ones like
http://cgi.ebay.com/I-ROCKS-3-5-esat...item4cebf617a8

http://cgi.ebay.com/Thermaltake-ST00...item3a5c66bb78

Or even a player
http://cgi.ebay.com/E-SATA-3-5-HDD-P...item35aa94a577

 

[GanjaSMK]

Thanks macca~

I have, yes! But I currently have two 500GB WD Blacks and nothing else spare except a Maxtor 160GB IDE drive. That IDE drive is being used in another computer for other backup purposes. I want a backup drive that I can keep solely as a backup drive. I just want two really important things : enclosed/eSATA connection. And I'd like to find that at 75$ or less for 500GB of external backup (all it will be used for).

 

[macca_dj]

This would probably fit the bill all though you might be able to find it cheaper on the postage ?

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-500-GB-USB-2...item2a01d107ca

 

[GanjaSMK]

Wow that just might be it. Nice find. Looks like it's from the 80's, sweetness.

 

[macca_dj]

Quote:

Originally Posted by GanjaSMK Wow that just might be it. Nice find. Looks like it's from the 80's, sweetness.

I thought it might have been from the Egyptian period,

Looks like the base of a Pyramid,

Looks really good though or is it just me ?

 

[GanjaSMK]

No it does, as far as I can tell. Not sure about the guts but it's got a WD Green inside (not the fastest but 7200RPM, good deal). The price is right. I send a message via eBay to see if I can swindle a deal... :-0

EDIT: The green was in a different one I looked at, this one has a Hitachi/IBM listed as the HDD! Either way, of no concern to me. I just want eSATA for the speed.

 

[macca_dj]

Yep I still think its quite a nice looking drive ( In a retro way ),
I have a few Esata drive caddies because of the back up systems I use not just on my PC's but other peoples so I went for the Hdd swappable set up instead,

You will have to let us know how it is when you get it because that looks quite a bargain.

 

[GanjaSMK]

Bump for anyone else that can find any other deals/ideas/combos ~ anything! Thanks!